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An Indonesian Muslim man doing dua. Muslims regard dua as a profound act of worship. Muhammad is reported to have said, "Dua is itself a worship." [3] [4]There is a special emphasis on du'a in Muslim spirituality and early Muslims took great care to record the supplications of Muhammad and his family and transmit them to subsequent generations. [5]
Du'a al-Faraj (Arabic: دُعَاء ٱلْفَرَج) is a dua which is attributed to Imam Mahdi. It begins with the phrase of "ʾIlāhī ʿaẓuma l-balāʾ", meaning "O God, the calamity has become immense". [1] [2] The initial part of [3] the dua was quoted for the first time in the book of Kunuz al-Nijah by Shaykh Tabarsi. [4]
Du'a al-Sabah (Arabic: دُعاء الصَّباح) (literally the supplication of Sabah, means: orison of the morning) is a prayer advised by the first Imam of the Shiites, Ali ibn Abi Talib, to be recited in the morning. [8]
Dua Tawassul is the name for various supplications in Islam. This prominent supplication has been written in the book of Bihar al-Anwar . Muslims within the Middle East recite this supplication in religious places, most commonly on Tuesday nights.
The (English translated) text of the supplication of "Du'a Allahumma kun li-waliyyik al-Hujjatibnil Hasan" is as follows: "O Allah, be, for Your representative, the Hujjat (proof), son of AlHassan, Your blessings be on him and his forefathers, In this hour and in every hour, A guardian, a protector, A leader, a helper, A proof, and an eye.
Tasbih (prayer beads) are used at various points during the du'a. Towards the end of the Du'a, a list of all the Imāms is read, beginning with Ali and ending with the current Imam. At the end of the du'a, worshippers turn to their neighbour, saying shah-jo deedar , "may you be blessed with the vision of your Lord".
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The Arafah prayer plays an important role in Shia views. Several Shia theologians and scholars of the hadiths have referred to this prayer in their works, including Mulla Sadra, Mohsen Fayz Kashani and Hajj Molla Hadi Sabzavari. [1] Goodarzi, an ideologist and writer, wrote about the prayer in a book entitled "The Imam Hussein's good sermon".