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You remember Me, I will remember you (Surah Baqarah: 52).......

In fact, Allah remembers more those who worship Him than they remember Him.

Under the verse And Allah's remembrance is the greatest (Surah Ankaboot:45)

Know! Only with the remembrance of Allah do the hearts gain contentment (Surah:28)

And supplication is the most superior form of worship.(Al-Kafi, vol.2, p. 466)

have not created the Jinns and mankind except to worship Me.(Surah Zaariyaat: 56)

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DU-A'A AL MASHLOOL http://duas.org/mashlool.htm
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This du-a'a known as "supplication of the youth stricken for his sin," is quoted from the work of Kaf-ami and from Muhaj al Da-wat by Sayyid ibn tawus.
Imam Husain (as) related that once on a cold, wintry night he accompanied his father Hazrat Ali (as) to the Sacred Mosque of the Kaaba and performed the circumambulations. The night was pitch dark and there was no one there except his father and himself. Every one was asleep. Presently, they heard a mournful voice of some one reciting the following poem:

"O Thou that answereth the prayers of the disconsolate in the depth of darkness; O Thou that wardeth off the baneful influences of calamities and diseases. Lo, those who surrounded the Kaaba sleep and wake up; But Thou, Exalted be thy Name, never sleepest. Forgive me by the Grace of Thy Bounty and Thy Mercy. O Though towards whom all creation bows down in this Sanctuaary! If Thy Mercy be not such as giveth hope to the transgressors, Then who is there to take pity on the sinners by His Bounty?"

Imam Husain (as) related the rest of the story:

My father sent me towards the man who was reciting these lines of poetry and I brought him with me into his presence. Hazrat Ali (as) asked his name and he said, "My name is Manzil Ibn Lahiq. In my youth I was persisting in sin, while my father used to guide me towards repentance. But I heeded him not. Instead of listening to him I used to beat him. Now it came to pass that my father had kept some money hidden away from me. One day I found it and was going out with the money, to spend it on my follies, when he stopped me and tried to take it away from me, but I twisted his wrist and ran away with the money. Thereupon my father kept a fast and went and performed the rites of the Sacred Mosque. Then he lifted up his hands and prayed that God may inflict upon me the disease of paralysis. Hardly had he done so when I was struck with paralysis and my father went back to his home. I then besought my father to pray for my recovery in the same place where he had prayed for my affliction. My father, in his infinite love and kindness, granted my request and we both set out towards Mecca, but as my ill-luck would have it, on the way thither my father's camel suddenly took fright and he was thrown from its back and killed in a moment. Now I am left to spend the rest of my days in this condition, helpless and forlorn, and people taunt me, saying that I am being punished for courting my father's displeasure."

On hearing the sad tale, Hazrat Ali (as) was moved by pity and compassion and taught him the following prayer and said: "Perform the ablutions and recite this prayer tonight". He did so, and the effect was miraculous! Next morning when he came to my father, he was perfectly cured and carried the text of the prayer in his right hand and exclaimed, "Really this prayer is the 'Isme Azam' because when I lifted up my hands and read this dua several times, a deep sleep fell upon me and I dreamt that the Holy Prophet MOhamed (pbuh&hf) came and massaged my body with his own hands. When I woke up, I found that the illness had completely departed from me. May God reward thee, O Amir ul Momineen (as) for this miraculous prayer." In view of the above mentioned incident, this dua is called prayer of the paralytic.

Imam Husain (as) continues to state that this dua contains the Isme Azam. Whoever recites it will be relieved of sorrow; cured of illness; his debts will be paid up; his poverty will be changed to prosperity; his sins forgiven; his defects hidden; and he shall be granted safety and security from all evil, whether from Satan or from any worldly potentate, and if any of God's obedient servants recite this prayer, the mountains can be moved from their place; the dead can be restored to life and water can be turned into ice thereby. Hence this prayer has come to us as a source of rejoicing and I (the translator, I think) have learnt it from my father. Imam Husain (as) further directs that this prayer should never be recited in a state of impurity or pollution. This prayer is also referred to as "Dua-e-Khizr".

Recite this dua'a after Isha salat. It brings countless blessings. All your legitimate desires will be fulfilled. It drives away poverty and sickness. Sins are for given. Debts are cleared. Enemies become friends.
Domestic affairs are set aright.
Disputes are settled in your favour. Prisoners are set free mental worries disappear. Prosperity, sound mind and healthy body stand by you at all times.
Mercy and forgiveness of sins are the main advantages the almighty Allah makes available if this dua'a is recited regularly. Recite it on Fridays.
The effective prayer is undoubtedly an inspired work. Any one who is acquainted with the soul-stirring experience of great religious thoughts cannot help seeing in these immortal words of Hazrat Ali (as) the dazzling light of Universal Truth.

 

DU-A'A AL KUMAYL http://duas.org/kumayl.htm TOP

Kumayl Ibn Ziyad Nakha'i was a confidant amongst the companions of Amir al Muminin, Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (A.S.) and this sublime Du'a was first heard from the beautiful, though anguished, voice of Imam Ali. According to Allama Majlisi (on whom be Allah's Mercy) Kumayl had attended an assembly in the Mosque at Basra which was addressed by Imam Ali in the course of which the night of the 15th of Shaban was mentioned. Imam Ali said-"Whosoever keeps awake in devoutness on this night and recites the Du'a of Prophet Khizr, undoubtedly that person's supplication will be responded to and granted. When the assembly at the Mosque had dispersed, Kumayl called at the house where Imam Ali was staying, and requested him to acquaint him with Prophet Khizr's "Du'a". Imam Ali asked Kumayl to sit down, record and memorise the "Du'a" which Imam Ali dictated to Kumayl.

Imam Ali ibni Talib taught this dua'a to his very close companion, Kumayl ibni Ziyad.
Allamah Majlisi says that this dua'a reached Imam Ali through prophet Khizr.
It should be recited during the night of the middle of Sha'-ban and every Thursday night. If not possible recite once a month on any Thursday night, or once in a lifetime.
To seek fulfillment of legitimate desires recite it after obligatory prayers till your desires are fulfilled.
It keeps sa fe from the intrigues of enemies, multiply means of livelihood, and sins are for given.

DU-A'A AL TAWASSUL http://duas.org/tawassul/tawasul.htm TOP

Shaykh Tusi says, in his book Misbah, that imam Hassan bin Ali Al Askari wrote this dua'a for Abu Muhammad who requested him to teach him the proper way of reciting salawat. Allama Majlisi has mentioned this dua'a on the authority of Ibn babawayh who confidently says that there is no
difficulty or problem that this dua'a does not solve.
The merciful Allah is beseeched in the name of and for the sake of the Holy prophet and his Ahl ul Bayt. It is known as "quick-fulfillment-of-all-legitimate-desires" dua'a.

DU-A'A A'DEELAH http://duas.org/adeelaa.htm TOP

This dua'a contains the articles of faith. Every faithful must recite this dua'a regularly to drive away Shaytan, and to remain firm in the true faith.
A dying faithful, in the last moments of life, should recite this dua'a, or , if it is not possible, ask someone else to read it aloud for him or her, so as not to be misled by doubts which may come into the mind, or not to be depressed emotionally, because these forces together with the misleading suggestions of Shaytan, more often than not, in the last hour of life, make man die a death of an infidel or hypocrite.

DU-A'A AL SAMAAT http://duas.org/simaat.htm TOP

Shaykh Tusi, Sayyid ibna Tawus and Kafami report that this dua'a, according to Muhammad ibn Uthman Umri, a reliable represetative of Imam Sahibuz Zaman, was taught by Imam Muhammad bin Ali Al Baqir and Imam Jafar bin Muhammad Al Sadiq.
Allama Majlisi says that all the pious religious scholars used to recite this dua'a.
Shaykh Kafami says that this dua'a contains izmi az am (the great name of Allah).
Imam Muhammad bin Ali Al Baqir advised the faithfuls to recite this dua'a as it brings the downfall of the enemies of Ahl ul Bayt.
Imam Jafar bin Muhammad Al Sadiq said that Allah taught this dua'a to prophet Musa to overcome his enemies.
Recite this dua'a daily.
This dua'a is particularly recited after Isha salat of Friday night and after Asr salat of Friday.
It should be recited every Thursday night.
It is the most reliable safeguard against enemies. To seek fulfillment of legitimate desires this dua'a dua'a is very useful.

DU-A'A YASTASHEER http://duas.org/yastasheer.htm TOP

Ibna tawus in his book Muhaj al Dawat and Kafami in his book Misbah narrate this dua'a on the authority of Imam Ali ibna abi Talib who learned it from the Holy Prophet.
The Holy Prophet advised him to recite this dua'a regularly, whether in prosperity or poverty, till death, because it unveils the secretes of creation and divine strategy.
Words can not describe its merits. Intelligent can not describe its meanings. N o sooner someone begins to recite it, Almighty Allah send blessings, and his mercy surrounds him, peace and tranquillity descend upon him.
The sound of this dua'a moves to and from around the arsh, its direct destination. All his desired are fulfilled. His needs are taken care of.
He gets freedom from wants and is kept safe from hardships and misfortunes. His mind opens up new dimensions of contemplation.
On the day of judgement he will be received by Allah with respect and honour.
It cures insanity if recited before a mad man.
It relives pain of childbirth if recited before the expectant mother.
It recited on forty Fridays consecutively all sins are forgiven.
It cures sickness and disperses sorrows. For him who recites it before
going to sleep Allah appoints one thousand angels to pray for him till morning. He who recites it and dies within 24 hours it treated like a martyr.

AKHAS'SI S'IFAATIKA http://duas.org/akhasi.htm TOP

It is a small but very compact dua'a. As its meaning tell us the reciter asks for every thing he needs in this world, and will be in need of on the day of judgement.
All pious religious scholars recite this dua'a at the time of tawaf of Ka-bah.

DU-A'A A'Z'MUL BALAA http://duas.org/azbala.htm TOP

Kafami says in his book Baladul Amin that if a wrongfully confined prisoner recite this dua'a he will soon be set free.
If a person find himself surrounded by misfortunes or intrigues he must recite this dua'a to come through tight situations, deadlock and crises.
This dua'a is attributed to the living Imam Sahibuz zaman. It brings immediate help from our living imam.

DU'A'A T'ALABIL H'AWAA-IJ
Imam Ali bin Husayn zayn al Abidin is the author of this dua'a.
It is recited on Fridays.
To seek fulfillment of the legitimate desires recite this dua'aat the time of sunset.

DU-A'A A'AFIYAT http://duas.org/aafiyat.htm TOP

Imam Ali bin Husayn zayn al Abidin is the author of this dua'a.
It is recited to thank and praise Allah whenever one receives His bounties and favour.
Recite this dua'a after Fajr salat. It will keep you safe from all evils and misfortunes till next morning.

DU-A'A H'IFZ'I EEMAAN
It is our faith in one concise short dua'a. Make your children learn it by heart as soon as they are able to pronounce bismillaahir rah'maanir rah'eem.
Recite this dua'a daily because it is a declaration of our faith, what we believe and whom we follow.
It brings countless blessings for us in this world; and on the day of judgement will serve us as PASSPORT TO PARADISE.

DU-A'A MI'-RAAJ
Allama Kafmi has written this dua'a in his book Misbah, on the authority of Imam Ali ibna abi Talib who learned it from the Holy Prophet.
The Holy Prophet said: "Allah will have mercy on him who keeps this dua'a as a tawid, and recites
it a great deal. He will forgive his sins and the sins of parents and his children, bestow on him countless blessings, keep him safe from misfortunes, multiply his ea rnings, and cure his ailments."
Top improve and develop memory write the (Arabic) text of this dua'a on a clean piece of paper with saffron, wash it with pure water and drink it.
Hang the written (Arabic) text of this dua'a (like a tawid) around the neck of children to keep them safe from wild and poisonous animals, and the evil of witchcraft and jinn.
It is reported that at the time of mi-raj the Holy Prophet saw this dua'a written at the last post, qaaba qawsayn aw adnaa. The almighty Allah informed him that whoso recites this heavenly dua'a or keeps it written on his person, will get countless blessings.

DU-A'A ILAAHEE KAYFA AD-O'OKA TOP

Imam Ali bin Husayn Zayn al abidin is the author of this dua'a.
To get immediate acceptance of your supplication, in less time than the flash of an eye, recite this dua'a 100 times, preferably on Thursday, after praying 2 rakat salat, and 15 durood (salawat) before and at the end of this dua'a, and beseech the almighty Allah to fulfill your legitimate desires, wants and needs.

DU-A'A NOOR http://duas.org/noor.htm TOP

It is reported in Muhaj al Dawat by sayyid bin Tawus that bibi Fatimah Zahrah taught this dua'a to Salman. The Holy Prophet had given this dua'a to his daughter with instruction that whoso recites it daily, in the morning and evening, remains safe from fever.

DU-A'A NAADI ALI http://duas.org/nadali.htm
It is reported through reliable sources that when all the notable companions of the Holy Prophet failed to make headway at Khaybar, Jibrail came with the text of Naadi Ali and asked the Holy Prophet to call Ali through this. The Holy Prophet accordingly recited this divine revelation, and Mawla Ali who was staying at home because of an eye infection, came and conquered the fort of Khaybar.
Naadi Ali, both large and small, are very affective for all purposes, particularly to overcome enemy, to come through tight situations, to withstand crises, to avoid accidents, and to have freedom from danger.
It is also recited for sufficient means of livelihood, for prosperity and overall welfare.
In the battlefield warriors recite Naadi Ali to get better of the attacking opponents.
To bring an important and urgent task to successful completion recite it 7 times.
Recite 18 times over a glass of water and drink it to cure any type of disease.
Before going to meet a person or a group of persons who hold the key to your problem recite it three times, insha'Allah, the outcome will be in your favour.
Recite it 20 times if you want your debts to repaid within reasonable time.
Recite it 10 times daily if you are childless and desire to have a child.
Keep a glass of water in front of you. Recite 5 times and make the expectant mother drink the water. The delivery will be easy and painless.
A sure protection against enemies and misfortunes if it is written on paper and put on the right arm.

Dua Ya Man Azhar al Jameel TOP

Here the Holy Prophet (SAW) said to Gabriel: What is the virtue of these words? Gabriel said: Far away! Far away! It is something impossible, for if the angels of seven heavens and seven earths gather to describe its virtues till the Day of Judgment, they are not able to describe a single
part of it.?
Therefore when a man says: O You who reveal the beauty and conceal the ugly, God covers up his defects and has mercy on him and makes him look beautiful on the Day of Judgment and covers his defects with a thousand veils in the world and the hereafter.
And when he says: O You who do not take the wrongdoer to task and do not tear the veil, God will not take him to task on the Day of Judgment and on the day all veils are torn, God will not tear his veil.
And when he says: O You who are Great Forgiver, God will forgive his sins even if they are as much as the sea foam.
And when he says: O You are of great forbearance, God will forgive him such sins as theft, drinking wine, and other sins.
And when he says: O You who have pardon abounding, God will open seventy gates of Mercy to him in a way that he will be overwhelmed by God's Mercy till he dies.
And when he says: O You who have opened Your hands for mercy, God opens His hands of Mercy to him.
And when he says: O Hearer of all whisperings, O You to whom all complaints are made, God will give him rewards as many as given to every afflicted and unaffiliated, every losing and sick as well as destitute and every one affected by calamity till the Day of Judgment.
And when he says: O Possessor of great favor, God will make him noble as prophets.
And when he says: O You who give blessings to Your servants when they do not deserve it, God will grant him rewards as many as the number of those who have thanked His blessings.
And when he says: O our Master, O our Lord, God will say: My angels! Be witness that I forgave him and I will give him rewards as many as those being in paradise and Hell, the seven heavens and the earths, the sun, the moon, the stars, drops of rain, sands mountains, dews and throne.
And when he says: O our Guardian, God will make his heart replete with faith.
And when he says: O the Goal of our desires, God will give him the love of all creatures on the Day of Judgment.
And when he says: I beseech You O God not to make my being ugly with Fire, God will say: My servant has asked Me to free him from Fire. O My angels! Be witness that I set him, his parents, his brothers, his household, his children and his neighbors free from the Fire and accepte his intercession for a thousand others who deserved the punishment by fire and saved them from it.
O Muhammad! Teach this Dua only to men of piety. Do not even teach it to hypocrites, for it is a Dua which God will answer. This is the Dua recited by the men of Beite Mamoor (an edifice in the fourth or seventh heaven as sacred as Kaaba) when they circumambulate it.

DU-A'A SABAASAB http://www.duas.org/sabaasab.htm TOP

This Dua’a is accredited to Imaam Saahibaz Zamaan (A.S.). It is recited to drive away The enemy, to dispel the spell of magic or sorcery, and to seek fulfillment of desires, material as well as spiritual.

It is a tested and approved supplication. It is better to recite it after midnight, nevertheless it should be recited whenever occasion demands, or may be recited as many times as you like.