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His supplication for the seventeenth of the
month
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
There is no god save You, Dispeller of every distressed person. There
is no god save You are giver of all honour and disgrace. There is no god
save You, Wealth for the needy. There is no god save You, Strength for
every weak. There is no god save You, Who eases every torture. There
is no god save You, Fulfiller of needs. There is no god save You, the
Master of all goodness. There is no god save You, the Object of every
desire. There is no god save You, Remover of calamities. There is no
god save You, Knower of Everything hidden. There is no god save You,
Knower of every Secret. There is no god save You, Present at every
secret whisper. There is no god save You, Dispeller of every calamity.
There is no god save You, before Whom everything is humble. There is
no god save You, of Whom Everything fears. There is no god save You,
before Whom everything is submissive. There is no god save You, to
Whom everything is inclined. There is no god save You, of Whom
everything is fearful. There is no god save You, on Whom depends the
existence of everything. There is no god save You, to Whom is the
return of everything. There is no god save You, on Whom is the
dependence of everything. There is no god save You, the One with no
associate, the One, Matchless, Allah, for Your is the absolute Kingdom,
all praise is for You. You bestow life and You cause the people to die.
You are Ever-living, death touches You not, within You control is every
good. You are Powerful over Everything. There is no god save You, the
One, there is no associate with You the (only) One, Needless, beget
You not nor You are begotten. There is none like You, You have neither
taken a spouse nor a son. There is no god save You, existing before the
existence of everything and will survive everything. There is no God but
You, Our Lord will remain Constant with no decay forever and
everything will perish. There is no god save You, the Ever-living,
Self-subsistent, neither slumber nor sleep seizes You, Constant in
Justice. There is no god save You, the Mighty, the Wise in decision.
There is no god save You, the Matchless originator of the Heavens and
the Earth, the Lord of the great Arsh, All merciful, the Benefactor,
Glorious and Gracious. There is no god save You, the Forbearing, the
Generous. There is no god save You, the High, the Sublime. And glory
be to Allah the Lord of seven Heavens and the seven Earths and things
in them, between them, underneath them, the Lord of great heavenly
Throne. And praise be to Allah! The Lord of the Worlds! I bear witness
that there is no god save Allah, the One with no partner. For Him is the
absolute Kingdom and for Him is all praise. He gives life and causes
death. He is Ever-living, death touches Him not and under His control is
all good. He is Powerful over everything. I bear witness that there is no
god save Allah, the One with no associate, the One, Unique, Needless,
Allah, with no spouse or a son and there is none like unto Him. I bear
witness that there is no god save Allah, the only One with no associate.
Bearing of such a witness I hope deliverance from Hell-fire. I bear
witness that there is no god save Allah, the only One with no associate.
Bearing of such a witness I hope entry to the Paradise. I bear witness
that there is no god save Allah, the only One with no associate till the
mountains stand firm after their destruction and even after that forever. I
bear witness that there is no god save Allah, the only One with no
associate till the soul remains in the body and after its departure
therefrom and even after that forever. I bear witness under all
circumstances forever, during health before, illness and after health that
there is no deity but Allah, the One with no associate. I bear witness
under all circumstances forever, during my youth before old age and
during old age after youth that there is no god but Allah, the One with no
associate. I bear witness under all circumstances forever, during the free
period before the period of occupation and during the period of
occupation after the free period that there is no god but Allah. I bear
witness under all circumstances forever, during the performances by my
hands and when there is no performance by my hands that there is no
god but Allah, the One with no partner. I bear witness under all
circumstances forever, during the period my ears heard and when they
heard not anything that there is no god except Allah, the One with no
associate. I bear witness under all circumstances forever; during the
period my eyes saw when they saw not anything that there is no god but
Allah, the One with no associate. I bear witness under all circumstances
forever, during the period my tongue uttered anything and when it
uttered not anything that there is no god but Allah, the One with no
associate. I bear witness under all circumstances forever, during the
period before my entry into the grave and during the period after my
entry into the grave that there is no god but Allah, the One without
associate. I bear witness during the night when it enshrouds and during
the day when it shines that there is no god but Allah, the One with no
associate. I bear witness in the Hereafter and in world that there is deity
but Allah, the One with no associate. I bear witness that there is no deity
but Allah, the One with no associate, a witness that may be my treasure
of protection from the terror of the Day of Judgment. My witness that
there is no god save Allah, the One without a partner, is a confession of
Truth with all sincerity. The witness that there is no god but Allah, the
One without an associate, is a witness also my ears, eyes, flesh, blood,
hair, skin, nails, brain, bones, nerves and by everything my legs carry.
With my witness that there is no god but Allah, the One with no
associate, I hope from Allah at the departure of the soul from my body to
keep my tongue perfect in its action of uttering words till my life ends
with good deeds. Accept this invocation, O the Lord of the Worlds!