KALIMAS AND DUAS

O Allah (SWT)! We implore You to bless Muhammad(SAW)and the progeny of Muhammad(SAW)! This modest work is a compilation of information which I wish to present purely seeking Your Pleasure. I present it to Your servants; so, O Lord, I plead You to enable us to benefit there from in seeking your forgiveness and blessings. You are the One who answers all prayers. Please forgive me for any mistakes that I have made in this compilation. Imam Akmal M. Muhammad

KALIMAS

"Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim!"
(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful!) (1)

"As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu wa maghfiratuh"
(Peace be upon you and mercy and blessings and forgiveness of Allah)(2)

"Subhan Allah!"
(Glorification to Allah) (3)

"Al-hamdulillah!"
(all Praise is due to Allah alone) (4)

"Allahu Akbar!"
(Allah is most Great) (5)

"La ilaha illallah!"
(There is on god but Allah) (6)

"Subhan Allahi wa bihamdih!"
(I glorify Allah and I celebrate His Praises) (7)

"La haula wala quwwata illa billah!"
(There is neither might nor power except with Allah) (8)

"La ilaha illallahu wahdahu la sharikalahu ahadan samadan."

Lam yulid wa lam yulad wa lam yakulahu kufuwan ahad!"
(There is no god but Allah, the One and Only, He is without partners, the One, the Eternal, He begets not, and nor is He begotten and there is none like unto Him) (9)

DUAS

Seeking Allah's Forgiveness

O Allah! You are my Lord. There is no got but You, You did create me, I am your servant and I stand by my covenant and promise the best of my ability . I seek refuge in You from the evil which I have committed. I acknowledge all the blessings You have bestowed upon me and I confess all my sins to You. Please forgive me for You alone has power to forgive all sins. Amin. (10)

"Rabbi-inni Zalamto Nafsi-Faghfirli"

"O my Lord! I have indeed wronged my soul! Do Thou then forgive me!" Qur'an (28:16)

An Invocation For Forgiveness

O Allah! I have done great injustice to myself, and there is nobody who forgives except You, so please forgive me with forgiveness from You, and be merciful to me, as You are the Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful! Amin. (11)

Uprightness of Both Creed and Life

Lord! I plead You to forgive my sins,

Improve my temperament,

Make my sustenance good,

Make me contented with what You bestowed upon me,

And do not permit my heart to covet that which You have decreed I will never have! Amin. (12)

Khatimatul-Fara
(Conclusion Bringing About Ease)

Lord! I plead You for an everlasting belief,

And I plead You for a submissive heart,

And I plead You for useful knowledge,

And I plead You for a true conviction,

And I plead You for an upright creed,

And I plead You for sound health that withstands any tribulation,

And I plead You for a perfect health,

And I plead You for a continuous health,

And I plead You to grant me to be grateful to You for such health,

And I plead You to spare me from being in need of others! Amin. (13)
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SWT = Subhanahu Wata'ala = Glory be to Him, the Most High. Say this after you say Allah (SWT) or any of His other Names.

SAW: Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam: May Allah's peace and blessing be upon him. This should be said openly or silently after saying or hearing or writing or reading the name of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

We should dhikr and seek Allah's(SWT) forgiveness much!

Dhikr means remembrance. For a Muslim dhikr means remembering Allah (SWT). We should dhikr often. If we could dhikr every second of every minute of every day of every week of month of every year of our lives we would not have dhikred enough! Please dhikr often; this will purify your heart, insha'Allah!

Al-Tirmithi has stated that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (SAW) once and said, "O Messenger of Allah(SAW)! Islam's legislation seem to me to have become numerous; so, could you please teach me something I should uphold to?" He (SAW) answered, "Keep your tongue wet by mentioning the Name of Allah." WP 24

The Messenger of Allah (SAW) has said, "Allah surely loves one who persists and who keeps repeating his plea to Him." WP 27

Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as) is quoted saying, "Allah, the Praised and Exalted One, hates to see people persist in pressing one another regarding an issue, but He loves to be persistently asked. Allah loves to be pleaded to grant of what is with Him. WP 27

The Messenger of Allah (SAW) has said, "The best of supplication is seeking Allah's forgiveness."

He (SAW) has also said, "Whoever upholds seeking forgiveness of Allah, He shall find a solution for each and every problem he faces and the removal of the cause of his distress, and He shall sustain him from whence he does not expect." This tradition has been reported by Ibn Abbas (as).

Note: We should seek Allah's forgiveness even when we are not aware of any wrong doing by us. We commit wrongs often and we are not aware of them. Praise Allah (SWT) much and seek His forgiveness much!

Explanation of Kalimas and Duas

1. We should say this before whatever we do that is halal. We should recite this before reciting the Qur'an. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said; "Whoever wishes to win this life and the life to come has to recite it at the beginning of whatever he does." greeting, or (at least) of equal courtesy, Allah takes careful account of all things." Qur'an "Anything of any significance which is not initiated with it is incomplete unblessed, and it will not bring bliss." When say this before things we want to accomplish Allah (SWA) bless us to successful, insha' Allah.

2. Try this as a reply to a greeting given to you by your follow Muslim. Allah (SWA) says, "When a (courteous) greeting is offered you, meet it with a greeting still more courteous, or of equal courtesy. Allah takes careful account of all things." Qur'an 4:86. As an example: As salaamu alaikum. As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah. As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. As salaamu alaikum rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu wa maghfiratuh!

3. Tasbeeh (to say subhan-Allah). Honoring Allah and precluding Him from all that is ascribed to Him is called Tasbeeh. Subhan Allah means praise of Allah. Subhan means pure and chaste but it implies pure from what is ascribed to Him. He is above all that can be conceived. He is beyond all that can be ascribed to Him. He is greater than what can be conceived or expressed. It is in this sense that Subhan means pure and chaste and Subhan Allah thus means holiness and glorification to Allah. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, "One who makes Tasbeeh, praises Allah Almighty, a hundred times will receive rewards better than one who recruits a hundred men for Jihad in the way of Allah."

4. All praises are due to Allah. Thanking Allah! The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said. "One who says hamd, praises the Almighty Allah, a hundred times, will receive rewards better than one who provides as many as one hundred horses fully equipped for Jihad,"

5. Takbeer: to say Allahu Akbar. "The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, "Anyone who recites the takbeer, glorification of Allah Almighty, a hundred times, will receive rewards better than one who sets a hundred slaves free."

6. Tahleel: to say La ilaha illallah. The Messenger of Allah (SAW), "One who says La ilaha illa-Allah a hundred times becomes the best in deeds of all other people on that day except those who said more than that."

7. The Messenger of Allah (SAW) was asked once about what is the best to say, "Say what Allah chose for His angles and true servants to say, which is, Subhan Allahi wa Bihamdih. He (SWA) has also said, "Anyone who says Subhan Allah wa Bihamdih a hundred times each day, all his sins will be removed even if they were as many as meerschaum."

8. Narrated Abu Musa Al-Ash 'ari: The Prophet (SAW) started ascending a high place or hill. A man (amongst his companions) ascended it and shouted in a loud voice. "La ilaha illal-lahu wallahu Akbar." (At that time) Allah's Apostle (SAW) was riding his mule. Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "You are not calling upon the deaf or an absent one." and added, "O Abu Musa (or, O 'Abdullah)! Shall I tell you a sentence from the treasure of Paradise?" I said, "Yes." He said, "La haula wala quwwata illa bil-lah." Bukhari 418

9. Insha'Allah will bless you much for reciting this as much as many hundreds of blessings each time.

10. "If somebody recites this invocation during the night, and if he should die then, he will go to Paradise (or he will be from the people of Paradise). And if he recites it in the morning, and if he should die on the same day, he will have same fate." Bukhari 335

11. Bukhari 338

12. Imam Ali ibn Abu Talib (as) is quoted saying that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) has asked him, "Shall I give you, O Ali, the equivalent of [the fortune of] five thousand she-camels and teach you five words wherein the uprightness of both your creed and your life in this world are embedded?" He (as) said, "Yes, indeed, O Messenger of Allah (SAW)! Please do teach me!' the Messenger of Allah (SAW) instructed him to recite thus, "Lord! I plead You to forgive my sin, improve my temperament, make my sustenance good, make me contented with what You have bestowed upon me, and do not permit my heart to covet that which You have decreed I will never have." This tradition has been recorded by Ibn al-Najjar in his Tarikh. WP 56

13. This supplication is called khatimatul-faraj, i.e. one which concludes a state of distress by bringing it to its termination, and it is narrated by Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (as) who quotes his ancestors, peace be upon them. Gabriel (as) said, 'O Muhammad! I swear by the One Who sent you to bear the Message of Truth, no member of your nation invokes Allah thus except that his sins will be forgiven if they were as many as meerschaum, or as much as the dust of the earth, and Allah will not face any member of your nation who knows this supplication by heart except that Paradise becomes eager to receive him, and his spot [where he will stand on the Day of Judgment] will seek Allah's forgiveness on his behalf, and the gates of Paradise will be opened for him and the angels will call upon him and say, "O servant of Allah! Enter from any gate you like!" WP 62

WP = "Weapon Of The Prophets" by El-Sayed Rachad El-Moussaoui, PhD

Speech at interfaith prayer service at Unity Center of Light in Bowie, Maryland USA

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, The Most Merciful!
I greet everyone with Peace!

Allah is an Arabic word meaning: “The God”.

The short meaning of Islam is Peace; but the best meaning is “entire submission to the Will of Allah”.

If we submit entirely to Allah's Will then we would truly have Peace. A person who submits to the Will Allah is called Muslim. A Muslim is one who is trying to submit to the Will of Allah.

Everyone is born Muslim, i.e., man is born with the innate desire to submit to the Will of the Creator!

This is the month of RAMDAN. Today over one and half billion Muslims are fasting for the Pleasure of Allah.

Ramadan is the lunar month in which the Holy Qur'an was brought down from the highest heaven to the lowest heaven and reviewed to Prophet Muhammad by the Angel Gabriel, the messenger angel; it took twenty three years for the entire Qur'an to be revealed to him.

The reason for the Qur'an at this time is that man had gone far astray of Allah's teachings to man. Man had mixed His words with falsehood and was worshiping idols.

Therefore, the Qur'an is not only for Muslims, but is for all Mankind!

The Qur'an is not part of Allah's creation, but is Allah's speech!

Allah is speaking directly to Mankind!

Allah is giving Mankind good news and a warning!

The good news is that if man worships only Him and seek Allah's Pleasure in every thing he does, man will enter paradise on the day of Judgment.

The warning is that if man chooses not to obey Allah and worships Him any way he thinks is okay than he is destined to the Hellfire.

In the Qur'an Allah is telling Mankind exactly how He wants man to worship Him.

Allah says: "There is no god worthy of worship but Allah; and Muhammad is Messenger and Prophet." Muslims accept and love all 124,000 of Allah's prophets with Prophet Muhammad being the last.

Allah wants all of us to believe this and act on it by accepting Islam as our way of life or religion.


Let is pray!

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Say: He is Allah, The One and and Only,

Allah, the Eternal, Absolute,

He begets not nor is He begotten, and there is none like unto Him,

Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the Worlds;

Most Gracious, Most Merciful, Master of the Day of Judgment.

You do we worship and Your aid we seek.

Show us the straight way; the way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace; those whose portion is not wrath and who go not astray.

O Allah! Bless everyone here to seek your Pleasure by by submitting to Your Will in Islam!

Amen