Rose Petals

from the Light of the Heavens and the Earth

Adli Jacobs
 Contents
Rose Petals .....................................................................................3

The Key ..........................................................................................6

Al Fatiha: Seven Oft-Repeated Verses .............................................8

Al Baqarah: First Five Verses ...........................................................9

Dedicated to 
 Al Baqarah: Ayatul Kursi ................................................................10

Rugaya Noordien and 
 Al Baqarah: Last Three Verses ......................................................11

Ali ‘Imran: Dua Rabitah ..................................................................12

Ebrahim Abdul-Aziz Jacobs An Nur: Verse of Light ...................................................................13

Ya Sin: Heart of the Qur’an ............................................................14

Ar Rahman: My Mother’s Favourite ................................................15

Dua: A Prayer ................................................................................16

Al Hadid: Iron ................................................................................17

Al Hashr: Asma-ul-Husna ..............................................................19

Al Ikhlas: Sincerity .........................................................................20

Al Falaq: Daybreak ........................................................................21

On the Night of Ascension, Lailatul Mi’raj An Nas: Humanity .........................................................................22

21 March 2020 — 26 Rajab 1441 Dua: Prayer at the End ..................................................................23


IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE ENTIRELY MERCIFUL, THE ESPECIALLY MERCIFUL
noun —
 remember. Words, names or even
synapse is a junction between two
nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap
across which impulses pass by diffusion
of a neurotransmitter.
origin —
 why some synapses in my brain
late 19th century: from Greek sunapsis,
from sun- ‘together’ + hapsis ‘joining’,
from haptein ‘to join’.
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Rose Petals
Adventure
A week before the celebration of
the Muslim month of fasting,
Ramadan, I had a splitting
headache and I collapsed. My
daughter, Bilqis Malikah, wrote in
Facebook,
“A week ago today, my dad
suffered a stroke. The stroke was
due to a brain bleed and
Alhamdulilah he is improving every
day. No paralysis, no slurred
speech. However, it is going to be
a while until he is properly healed.”
— June 17, 2018
When I awoke, at Helen
Joseph Hospital, I could not
numbers. I couldn’t read or even
hold simple discussions. It took
me many months to understand
that I had a stroke.
Initially, I could not fathom
cells would not spark so that I
could at least get back to my old,
real self. Everyday, I would run
back to my room because I was
afraid to connect with people who
came to visit.
But while I was wrestling with
my aphasia — which is the inability
(or impaired ability) to understand
or produce speech, as a result of
brain damage — I had this
recurring vision. 
A vision
In my dream, I was at sea. There
was no shore. Strangely, I was not
afraid or alarmed and while I was
afloat at midnight, I looked up into
the dark skies. It was starless.
Moonless. Orion, the constellation,
had disappeared.
Now, I have always had a
fascination for Orion. In astronomy,
Orion is regarded a conspicuous
constellation, the Hunter. It is said
to represent a hunter holding a
club or sword and shield. It lies on
the celestial equator and contains
many bright stars, including Rigel,
Betelgeuse, and a line of three
stars that form Orion's Belt.
 In Greek mythology, Orion
was apparently a giant and
hunter who was changed into a
constellation at his death. In
Arab mythology, they also called
him Al Jabbar, The Giant.
Orion's sixth brightest star,
Saiph, is named saif al-jabbar,
meaning "sword of the giant”.
From the time I was about
seventeen, I would look up at
the cosmos to see Orion’s
sword; his shield; his head of
three stars; another three
formed his belt with three
smaller stars for his scabbard;
and his massive shoulders and
knees. Because many did not
understand these constel-
lations, I used to impress
companions in explaining these
stars.
Swimming stars
It took me a while to grasp what
these ‘fallen stars’ are about.
I’m a writer, so that sword
obviously means that my mighty
pen had collapsed. A year and
half later, my writing came back,
slowly. This is, perhaps, my first
real book in a while. My ‘sword’
was not gone but I had to teach
my hand to write once more.
“Noon. By the pen and
what they inscribe.” [Sura
68:1-2]
But what about my shield?
In dhikr (remembrance) the
word astaghfirullah is often
translated as I seek forgiveness
from Allāh. But astaghfirullah
also means Cover me, Allah!
From the hospital until
here, I was supported by so
many. The first morning in
hospital, Sadia my love, Lala,
Shaniel wheeled me in at the
emergency section. From there,
I blacked out. I think two days
later I saw Bilqis, Ganu, then
Zaid, Boets, Tietie, Jauzi…
In a way, my ‘shield’ came
from my family members and
true friends. With this support I
started swimming forward.
Stroke for stroke, movement by
movement, line by line, my
shore will find me Insha Allah!
There is a wonderful
connection between swimming
and glorifying Allah…
“The Arabic root word subhan
means a sense of swimming or
being immersed in something.
Armed with that information, a
wider view of the meaning of
Subhanallah is a powerful
metaphor that portrays Allah as
a vast ocean and utter
dependence upon Him for all
support — like being supported
by the sea.” learnreligions.com
Muscle Memory
Long ago, I had recalled parts
of the Qur’an: a few chapters
(or suras) that I had memo-
rised. These fragments are in a
part of my brain that,
fortunately, was active. In my
MacBook, my built-in dictionary
explains ‘muscle memory’: the
ability to reproduce a particular
movement without conscious
thought, acquired as a result of
frequent repetition of that
movement.
With that muscle memory
in my memory, after months
after my stroke, Ek het ge-
batcha alles wat ek kon! In other
words in Cape Afrikaans: I was
reciting in Qur’an and
remembering what I could.
The first parts came easier,
Al Fatiha. I could even write The
Opening in Arabic by hand! My
partner, Sadia, said to me,
“Write and recite whatever you
can.” What came next was the
first verses in Baqara, then
Ayatul Kursi, the last verses in
Baqara, Dua Rabita, Asma ul
Husna and finally the Three
Quls.
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 ‫ﷲ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ‬
ِ ‫ﺑ ِْﺴ ِﻢ‬
In the name of Allah, the Entirely
Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
ِ‫َواﻟ َّﺴ َﻤﺂ ِء َذ ِات اﻟْ ُﱪ ُْوج‬
١ sky full of great constellations!”
Consider the sky full of great
constellations! [85:1]
٢ ‫َواﻟْ َﯿ ْﻮ ِم اﻟْ َﻤ ْﻮﻋ ُْﻮ ِد‬
And by the Promised Day. [85:2]
٣ ‫َو َﺷﺎ ِﻫ ٍﺪ َّو َﻣ ْﺸﻬ ُْﻮ ٍد‬
By the witness and the witnessed.
[85:3]
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My dad
I remember that my father used
to recite, amongst others,
Suratul Buruj during the sunset
prayer of Maghrib. Fascinating
that I would now "Consider the
Boeta Breima, The
Bricklayer, also loved Maulana
Jalaluddin Rumi. He would tell
me so many stories of that sufi.
Rumi says: the wound is where
the light enters!
My mother, Rugaya The
Toekamanie, would constantly
keep rose petals to beautify the
shroud when covering the
deceased. This is a wonderful
different version of covering
light. The Arabic word wird
(meaning litany) is connected to
the word warda meaning rose.
So this is for my mom.
It looks like my collapse
has happened for a reason.
Whether I sat at the feet of
various imams or shaykhs at
understanding religion; whether I
studied at As Salaam Institute in
KZN; whether I was in prison
during apartheid years, with my
Qur’an translation; whether I sat
on the floor in my room, in a Call
of Islam study circle… Here I
am.  said to me, “Write and recite whatever you can.”
Writing, designing,
teaching, consulting,
‫اَﻟﻠّﻬُ َّﻢ اﻏْ ِﻔ ْـﺮ ﻟَﻬ ُْﻢ َو ْار َ ْﲪـﻬ ُْﻢ َو َﺳﻜِّ ْ ُﳯ ْﻢ ِﰲ‬
conversing, singing, playing ‫اﻟـﺮ ِﺣ ْ ُﲓ ⦿ ٱ‬َّ ‫ ِإﻧ ََّﻚ أَﻧ َْﺖ اﻟْﻐَـ ُﻔ ْﻮ ُر‬،‫اﻟْ َﺠـﻨَّ ِﺔ‬
guitar... These ‘stars’ have O Allah forgive them, have mercy
fallen. Now, because of my upon them, and settle them in
Paradise. Surely You, You are the Oft-
stroke, I’m diving deeper into
Forgiving, the Especially Merciful
my ocean, deeper into my Wird. 67
Originally, I remember — Adli Jacobs
these verses during the Gadat,
the supplications when we left
home for Hajj, the dua for the
demised being carried to their
grave... 
Now I’m adding what I
bacha. I want to memorise all
these new verses. I want to
rewrite these ayaat and
redesign, beautify these signs.
To inspire myself and my loved
ones.
This Wird is dedicated to
my mother and my father. I hope
that my children should regard
this as a part of my will and final
testament.
To my beloved mother
Rugaya, my father Ebrahim, to
my brothers Faried, Zain and his
wife Soraya, my other mom,
Mayam and the rest of my family
and friends who have passed,
Al-Fatiha! And then:

The first parts came easier, Al Fatiha. I could even write
The Opening in Arabic by hand! My partner, Sadia,
 The Key
WHERE THE LITANY BEGINS…

‫ﻄﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺟ ْ ِﲓ ⦿ ٱ‬ ِ ‫ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ َّﺸـ ْﯿ‬dِ ‫اَﻋ ُْﻮ ُذ ِاب‬ I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan.

‫ﷲ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ ⦿ ٱ‬ ِ ‫ﺑ ِْﺴ ِﻢ‬ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

‫ِا ِّ ْﱐ َو َّ ْهج ُﺖ َو ْ ِهجـﻲ ِﻟ َّ ِذل ْي ﻓَ َﻄ َﺮ اﻟ َّﺴﻤـٰﻮ ِٰت َو ْ َاﻷ ْر َض‬ Indeed, I have turned my face toward He who created the heavens
and the earth, inclining toward sincerity, and I am not of those who

ِ ْ ‫ۖ َو َﻣﺎ اَ َان ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟْ ُﻤ‬ ‫َﺣ ِﻨ ْﯿﻔًﺎ‬

associate others with Allah. [Sura al-An’am, 6:79]
‫ﴩ ِﻛ ْ َﲔ ٱ‬
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ُ ‫ﷲ ﻓَﺎﺗ َّ ِﺒ ُﻌ ْﻮ ِ ْﱐ ُ ْﳛ ِﺒ ْﺒ ُ ُﲂ‬
‫ﷲ َوﯾ َ ْﻐ ِﻔ ْﺮ‬
َ ‫ُﻗ ْﻞ ِا ْن ُﻛ ْﻨ ُ ْﱲ ُ ِﲢ ُّﺒ ْﻮ َن‬
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Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so]
Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Eternally

‫ﷲ ﻏَ ُﻔ ْﻮ ٌر َّر ِﺣ ْ ٌﲓ ٱ‬
٣١ ُ ‫ﻟَ ُ ْﲂ ُذﻧ ُ ْﻮﺑَ ُ ْﲂ ۗ َو‬ Forgiving and Especially Merciful.” [Sura Ali-‘Imran, 3:31]

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 ‫ۚ َو َّ ِاذل ْﻳ َﻦ َﻣ َﻌﻪ اَ ِﺷ َّﺪآ ُء ﻋَ َﲆ ْاﻟ ُﻜﻔَّ ِﺎر‬ ‫ﷲ‬ ِ ‫ُﻣ َﺤ َّﻤ ٌﺪ َّر ُﺳ ْﻮ ُل‬ Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah; and those with him are
forceful against the disbelievers, compassionate among themselves.
ِ ‫ﲭ ًﺪا ﯾ َّ ْﺒﺘَ ُﻐ ْﻮ َن ﻓَ ْﻀ ًﻼ ِّﻣ َﻦ‬
‫ﷲ‬ َّ ُ ‫اﱒ ُرﻛَّ ًﻌﺎ‬ ْ ُ ‫ۖ ﺗَ َﺮ‬ ‫ُر َ َﲪﺎ ُء ﺑَﻴْ َ ُﳯ ْﻢ‬ You see them bowing and prostrating [in prayer], seeking bounty
from Allah and [His] pleasure. Their mark is on their faces from the

ۚ ‫ﺎﱒ ِ ْﰲ ُو ُﺟ ْﻮ ِﻫﻬ ِْﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ اَﺛ َ ِﺮ اﻟ ُّﺴ ُﺠ ْﻮ ِد‬ْ ُ ‫ۖ ِﺳـ ْﯿ َﻤ‬ ‫َو ِر ْﺿ َﻮ ًاان‬

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trace of prostration. That is their description in the Torah. And their
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description in the Gospel is as a plant which produces its offshoots
and strengthens them so they grow firm and stand upon their stalks,
ٍ‫ۚ َو َﻣﺜَﻠُﻬ ُْﻢ ِﰲ ْاﻹ ْ ِِﳒ ْﯿ ِﻞ َﻛ َﺰ ْرع‬ ‫ذ ِ َٰكل َﻣﺜَﻠُﻬ ُْﻢ ِﰲ اﻟﺘَّ ْﻮ َرا ِة‬ delighting the sowers — so that Allah may enrage by them the
disbelievers. Allah has promised those who believe and do righteous
‫اَ ْﺧ َﺮ َج َﺷ ْﻄـَٔﻪ ﻓَـ ََٔﺎز َرﻩ ﻓَﺎ ْﺳـ َﺘ ْﻐﻠَﻆَ ﻓَﺎ ْﺳـ َﺘﻮٰى ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ ُﺳ ْﻮ ِﻗﻪ‬ deeds among them forgiveness and a great reward.
[Sura Al-Fath, 48:29]

‫ﷲ َّ ِاذل ْﻳ َﻦ‬ُ ‫ۗ َوﻋَ َﺪ‬ ‫ﯾُ ْﻌ ِﺠ ُﺐ ُّاﻟﺰ َّرا َع ِﻟ َﯿ ِﻐ ْﯿﻆَ ِ ِﲠ ُﻢ ْاﻟ ُﻜﻔَّ َﺎر‬
‫ﺎت ِﻣ ْ ُﳯ ْﻢ َﻣ ْﻐ ِﻔ َﺮ ًة َّواَ ْﺟ ًﺮا ﻋ َِﻈ ْﯿ ًﻤﺎ ٱ‬ ِ ‫اﻟﺼﺎ ِﻟ َﺤ‬ َّ ‫اٰ َﻣ ُﻨ ْﻮا َو َ ِﲻﻠُﻮا‬
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⦿ ‫ﺪ‬ ٍ ‫اَﻟﻠّﻬُ َّﻢ َﺻ ِّﻞ َو َﺳ ِّ ْﲅ َو َاب ِركْ ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ َﺳـ ِّﯿ ِﺪ َان َو َﻣ ْﻮ َﻻ َان ُﻣ َﺤ َّﻤ‬ O Allah! Exalt, greet and bless our master and liege lord Muhammad.

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 Al Fatihah
THE SEVEN OFT-REPEATED VERSES

١‫ﷲ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ‬ ِ ‫
 ﺑ ِْﺴ ِﻢ‬ 1:1 — In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

٢ ‫ َر ِّب اﻟْﻌـٰﻠَ ِﻤ ْ َﲔ‬dِ ‫
 اَﻟْ َﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ‬ 1:2 — [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Sustainer of the universe -

٣ ‫
 اَ َّﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ‬ 1:3 — The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful,

٤ ِ ِ ‫
 ٰﻣ‬
‫كل ﯾ َ ْﻮ ِم ِّادل ْﻳ ِﻦ‬ 1:4 — Sovereign of the Day of Recompense.

٥ ‫
 ِا َّايكَ ﻧ َ ْﻌ ُﺒ ُﺪ َوِا َّايكَ ﻧ َ ْﺴـﺘَ ِﻌ ْ ُﲔ‬ 1:5 — It is You we worship and You we ask for help.

٦ ‫اﻟﴫ َٰط اﻟْ ُﻤ ْﺴـﺘَ ِﻘ ْ َﲓ‬ ِّ ‫
 ِا ْﻫ ِﺪ َان‬ 1:6 — Guide us to the straight path.

‫ِﴏ َٰط َّ ِاذل ْﻳ َﻦ اَﻧ ْ َﻌ ْﻤ َﺖ ﻋَﻠَ ْ ِﳱ ْﻢ ﻏ َ ْ ِﲑ اﻟْ َﻤ ْﻐ ُﻀ ْﻮ ِب ﻋَﻠَ ْ ِﳱ ْﻢ َو َﻻ‬ 1:7 — The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favour, 

not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.
٧‫اﻟﻀﺂﻟ ِّ ْ َﲔ ٱ‬َّ
Ameen! (x11)

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 Al Baqarah
THE FIRST FIVE VERSES OF THE HEIFER

‫ﷲ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ ⦿ ٱ‬ ِ ‫ﺑ ِْﺴ ِﻢ‬ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

١ ‫
 اﻟ َ ّﻢ‬ 2:1 — Alif, Lam, Meem.

٢ ‫
 ذ ِ َٰكل ْاﻟ ِﻜﺘَ ُﺎب َﻻ َرﯾْ َﺐ ۛ ِﻓ ْﻴ ِﻪ ۛ ُﻫ ًﺪى ﻟِّﻠْ ُﻤﺘَّ ِﻘ ْ َﲔ‬ 2:2 — This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for
those conscious of Allah,

ْ ُ َ‫اﻟﺼﻠـٰﻮ َة َو ِﻣ َّﻤﺎ َر َز ْﻗﻨ‬

‫ﺎﱒ‬ َّ ‫اَ َّ ِذل ْﻳ َﻦ ﯾُ ْﺆ ِﻣﻨُ ْﻮ َن ِابﻟْﻐَ ْﯿ ِﺐ َوﯾُ ِﻘ ْﻴ ُﻤ ْﻮ َن‬ 2:3 — Who believe in the unseen, establish prayer, and spend out of
what We have provided for them,
٣ ‫
 ﯾُ ْﻨ ِﻔ ُﻘ ْﻮ َن‬
ۚ ‫كل‬َ ِ ‫َو َّ ِاذل ْﻳ َﻦ ﯾُ ْﺆ ِﻣﻨُ ْﻮ َن ِﺑ َﻤﺂ ُا ْﻧ ِﺰ َل ِاﻟ َ ْﯿ َﻚ َو َﻣﺂ ُا ْﻧ ِﺰ َل ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَ ْﺒ‬ 2:4 — And who believe in what has been revealed to you, [O
Muhammad], and what was revealed before you, and of the Hereafter
٤ ‫َ
و ِاب ْﻻٰ ِﺧ َﺮ ِة ُ ْﱒ ﯾُ ْﻮ ِﻗﻨُ ْﻮ َن‬ they are certain [in faith].

‫ُاوﻟٓـٰ ِﺌ َﻚ ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ ُﻫ ًﺪى ِّﻣﻦ َّر ِّ ِﲠ ْﻢ َو ُاوﻟٓـٰ ِﺌ َﻚ ُ ُﱒ اﻟْ ُﻤ ْﻔ ِﻠ ُﺤ ْﻮ َن ٱ‬

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‫ق‬

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2:5 — Those are upon [right] guidance from their Sustainer, and it is
those who are the successful.
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 Al Baqarah
THE VERSE OF THE FOOTSTOOL, AYATUL KURSI

‫ۖ َّﻵ ِاﻟـٰ َﻪ ِا َّﻻ ُﻫ َﻮ َّاﻟﺮ ْ َﲪـ ُٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ُﲓ ٱ‬ ‫َوِاﻟـٰﻬ ُ ُْﲂ ِاﻟـٰ ٌﻪ ّو ِﺣ ٌﺪ‬
١٦٣ 2:163 —And your Allah is one Allah. There is no deity except Him,
The Entirely Merciful, The Especially Merciful.

‫ۚ َﻻ َ ْات ُﺧ ُﺬﻩ ِﺳـﻨَ ٌﺔ َّو َﻻ‬ ‫ َﻵ ِاﻟـٰ َﻪ ِا َّﻻ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟْ َﺤ ُّﻲ اﻟْﻘَﻴُّ ْﻮ ُم‬dُ َ‫
ا‬ 2:255 — Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Self-
Subsistent of All. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To
‫ َهل َﻣﺎ ِﰲ اﻟ َّﺴﻤـٰﻮ ِٰت َو َﻣﺎ ِﰲ ْ َاﻷ ْر ِض َﻣ ْﻦ َذا‬ ‫
 ﻧ َ ْﻮ ٌم‬
‫ط‬ ‫ط‬ Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the
earth. Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His

‫
 َّ ِاذل ْي ﻳ َْﺸ َﻔ ُﻊ ِﻋ ْﻨ َﺪﻩ ِا َّﻻ ِ ِاب ْذ ِﻧﻪ ﯾ َ ْﻌ َ ُﲅ َﻣﺎ ﺑ َ ْ َﲔ اَﯾْ ِﺪ ْ ِﳞ ْﻢ‬

‫ط‬ 67
permission? He knows what is before them and what will be after
them, and they encompass not a thing of His knowledge except for

‫ﴙ ٍء ِّﻣ ْﻦ ِﻋﻠْ ِﻤﻪ ِا َّﻻ‬ ْ َ ‫ۚ َو َﻻ ُ ِﳛ ْﯿ ُﻄ ْﻮ َن ِﺑ‬ ‫َ
و َﻣﺎ َﺧﻠْ َﻔﻬ ُْﻢ‬

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what He 67wills. His Footstool extends over the heavens and the earth,
and their preservation tires Him not. And He is the Most High, the

‫ۚ َو َﻻ‬ ‫ۚ َو ِﺳ َﻊ ُﻛ ْﺮ ِﺳـ ُّﯿ ُﻪ اﻟ َّﺴﻤـٰﻮ ِٰت َو ْ َاﻷ ْر َض‬ ‫ِﺑ َﻤﺎ َﺷﺂ َء‬
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67 Most Great.

‫ۚ َو ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟْ َﻌ ِ ُّﲇ اﻟْ َﻌ ِﻈ ْ ُﲓ ٱ‬ ‫
ﯾ َ ُﺌ ْﻮ ُدﻩ ِﺣ ْﻔ ُﻈﻬُ َﻤﺎ‬

٢٥٥
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67

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 Al Baqarah
THE FINAL THREE VERSES IN THE HEIFER

‫ َو ِإ ْن ﺗ ُ ْﺒ ُﺪ ْوا َﻣﺎ ِ ْﰲ‬ ‫ َﻣﺎ ِﰲ اﻟ َّﺴﻤـٰﻮ ِٰت َو َﻣﺎ ِﰲ ْ َاﻷ ْر ِض‬dِ

‫ط‬
2:284 — To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is
in the earth. Whether you show what is within yourselves or conceal it,
‫ ﻓَﻴَ ْﻐ ِﻔ ُﺮ ِﻟ َﻤ ْﻦ ﻳ ََّﺸﺂ ُء‬ ‫ﷲ‬
‫ط‬
ُ ‫اَﻧ ْ ُﻔ ِﺴ ُ ْﲂ اَ ْو ُ ْﲣ ُﻔ ْﻮ ُﻩ ُ َﳛﺎ ِﺳـ ْﺒ ُ ْﲂ ِﺑ ِﻪ‬ Allah will bring you to account for it. Then He will forgive whom He wills
and punish whom He wills, and Allah is over all things competent.
‫ﳾ ٍء ﻗَ ِﺪ ْﻳ ٌﺮ ٱ‬
٢٨٤ 68 َْ ‫ﰻ‬ ِّ ُ ‫ﷲ ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ‬ ُ ‫ َو‬ ‫َوﯾُ َﻌ ِّﺬ ُب َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ ََّﺸﺂ ُء‬
‫ط‬

‫ﰻ‬ٌّ ُ  ‫
 اٰ َﻣ َﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ُﺳ ْﻮ ُل ِﺑ َﻤﺂ ُا ْﻧ ِﺰ َل ِاﻟ َ ْﯿ ِﻪ ِﻣ ْﻦ َّرﺑِّﻪ َواﻟْ ُﻤ ْﺆ ِﻣﻨُ ْﻮ َن‬

‫ط‬ 2:285 — The Messenger has believed in what was revealed to him
from his Lord, and [so have] the believers. All of them have believed in
‫ َو َﻣ َﻶﺋِ َﻜ ِﺘﻪ َو ُﻛ ُﺘﺒِﻪ َو ُر ُﺳ ِهل َﻻ ﻧ ُ َﻔ ِّﺮ ُق ﺑ َ ْ َﲔ اَ َﺣ ٍﺪ‬dِ ‫
اٰ َﻣ َﻦ ِاب‬
‫ﻗﻒ‬ Allah and His angels and His books and His messengers, [saying], "We
make no distinction between any of His messengers." And they say,

‫ِّﻣ ْﻦ ُّر ُﺳ ِهل َوﻗَﺎﻟُ ْﻮا َ ِﲰ ْﻌﻨَﺎ َواَ َﻃ ْﻌﻨَﺎ ﻏُ ْﻔ َﺮاﻧ َ َﻚ َرﺑَّﻨَﺎ َوِاﻟ َ ْﯿ َﻚ‬
‫ق‬ ‫ﻗﻒ‬ "We hear and we obey. [We seek] Your forgiveness, our Sustainer, and
to You is the [final] destination.”

‫اﻟْ َﻤ ِﺼ ْ ُﲑ ٱ ٱ‬
٢٨٥

‫ ﻟَﻬَﺎ َﻣﺎ َﻛ َﺴﺒَ ْﺖ َوﻋَﻠَ ْﳱَﺎ‬ ‫ﷲ ﻧ َ ْﻔ ًﺴﺎ ِا َّﻻ ُو ْﺳ َﻌﻬَﺎ‬

‫ط‬
ُ ‫
 َﻻ ُﻳ َﳫِّ ُﻒ‬ 2:286 — Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its
capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained,
ۚ ‫
 َﻣﺎ ا ْﻛﺘ َ َﺴﺒَ ْﺖ َرﺑَّﻨَﺎ َﻻ ﺗ ُ َﺆا ِﺧ ْﺬﻧَﺂ ِا ْن ﻧ َّ ِﺴﻴْﻨَﺂ أَ ْو اَ ْﺧ َﻄ ْﺄ َان‬
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‫ط‬ and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our
Sustainer, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.

ۚ ‫ﴏا َ َامك َ َﲪﻠْ َﺘﻪ ﻋَ َﲆ َّ ِاذل ْﻳ َﻦ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻗَ ْﺒ ِﻠﻨَﺎ‬67

ً ْ ‫َرﺑَّﻨَﺎ َو َﻻ َ ْﲢ ِﻤ ْﻞ ﻋَﻠَ ْﯿﻨَﺂ ِا‬
67 67 Our Sustainer, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid
upon those before us. Our Sustainer, and burden us not with that
‫وﻗﻒ‬
‫ۚ َوا ْﻋ ُﻒ َﻋﻨَّﺎ َواﻏْ ِﻔ ْﺮ ﻟَﻨَﺎ‬ ‫َرﺑَّﻨَﺎ َو َﻻ ُ َﲢ ِّﻤﻠْﻨَﺎ َﻣﺎ َﻻ َﻃﺎﻗَ َﺔ ﻟَﻨَﺎ ﺑِﻪ‬
‫وﻗﻒ‬ 67 which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and 

forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our 


‫ﴫ َان ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ اﻟْﻘَ ْﻮ ِم ْاﻟ َﲀ ِﻓ ِﺮْﻳ َﻦ ٱ‬

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٢٨٦ ْ ُ ْ ‫َو ْار َ ْﲪﻨَﺎ اَﻧ ْ َﺖ َﻣ ْﻮﻟـٰﻨَﺎ ﻓَﺎﻧ‬

‫وﻗﻒ‬ protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.”

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 Ali Imran
DUA RABITAH

َ ْ ‫كل ﺗ ُ ْﺆ ِﰐ اﻟْ ُﻤ‬

‫كل َﻣ ْﻦ ﺗ َ َﺸﺂ ُء َوﺗ ْ َِﲋ ُع‬ ِ ْ ‫كل اﻟْ ُﻤ‬
َ ِ ‫ُﻗ ِﻞ اﻟﻠّﻬُ َّﻢ ٰﻣ‬ 3:26 — Say, "O Allah, Owner of Sovereignty, You give sovereignty to
whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will.
You honour whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your
‫كل ِﻣ َّﻤ ْﻦ ﺗ َ َﺸﺂ ُء َوﺗ ُ ِﻌ ُّﺰ َﻣ ْﻦ ﺗ َ َﺸﺂ ُء َوﺗ ُ ِﺬ ُّل َﻣ ْﻦ ﺗ َ َﺸﺂ ُء‬
‫ط‬ ‫ز‬
َ ْ ‫اﻟْ ُﻤ‬ hand is [all] good. Indeed, You are over all things competent.

‫ﳾ ٍء ﻗَ ِﺪ ْﻳ ٌﺮ ٱ‬
٢٦
َْ ‫ﰻ‬ ِّ ُ ‫ِﺑ َﯿ ِﺪكَ اﻟْﺨ ْ َُﲑ ِاﻧ َّ َﻚ ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ‬
‫ط‬

‫ﺗ ُ ْﻮ ِﻟ ُﺞ اﻟﻠ َّ ْﯿ َﻞ ِﰲ َّاﻟﳯَ ِﺎر َوﺗ ُ ْﻮ ِﻟ ُﺞ َّاﻟﳯَ َﺎر ِﰲ اﻟﻠ َّ ْﯿ ِﻞ َو ُ ْﲣ ِﺮ ُج‬

‫ز‬
3:27 — You cause the night to enter the day, and You cause the day
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to enter the night; and You bring the living out of the dead, and You

‫اﻟْ َﺤ َّﻲ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟْ َﻤ ِّﯿ ِﺖ َو ُ ْﲣ ِﺮ ُج اﻟْ َﻤ ِّﯿ َﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟْ َﺤ ِّﻲ َوﺗَ ْﺮ ُز ُق‬
‫ز‬
bring the dead out of the living. And You give provision to whom You
will without account.”

‫َﻣ ْﻦ ﺗ َ َﺸﺂ ُء ِﺑﻐَ ْ ِﲑ ِﺣ َﺴ ٍﺎب ٱ‬

٢٧

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 An Nur
THE VERSE OF LIGHT

‫ۚ َﻣﺜ َ ُﻞ ﻧ ُ ْﻮ ِرﻩ َ ِﳈ ْﺸ َﲀ ٍة ِﻓ ْﳱَﺎ‬ ‫ﷲ ﻧ ُ ْﻮ ُر اﻟ َّﺴﻤـٰﻮ ِٰت َو ْ َاﻷ ْر ِض‬ ُ 24:35 — Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth. The parable
of His light is, as it were, that of a niche containing a lamp; the lamp
‫ِﻣ ْﺼ َﺒ ٌﺎح اَﻟْ ِﻤ ْﺼ َﺒ ُﺎح ِ ْﰲ ُز َﺟﺎ َﺟ ٍﺔ اَ ُّﻟﺰ َﺟﺎ َﺟ ُﺔ َﰷَ َّﳖَﺎ َﻛ ْﻮ َﻛ ٌﺐ‬
‫ط‬ ‫ط‬
is [enclosed] in glass, the glass [shining] like a radiant star: [a lamp] lit
from a blessed tree — an olive-tree that is neither of the east nor of
‫ﴍِﻗﻴَّ ٍﺔ َّو َﻻ‬ َ َ ‫ُد ِّر ٌّي ﯾ ُّ ْﻮﻗَ ُﺪ ِﻣ ْﻦ‬
ْ َ ‫ﴭ َﺮ ٍة ُّﻣ َﺒ َﺎر َﻛ ٍﺔ َزﯾْ ُﺘ ْﻮﻧ َ ٍﺔ َّﻻ‬ the west the oil whereof [is so bright that it] would well-nigh give light
[of itself] even though fire had not touched it: Light upon Light! Allah
‫ﴤ ُء َوﻟ َ ْﻮ ﻟ َ ْﻢ ﺗ َ ْﻤ َﺴ ْﺴ ُﻪ َان ٌر ﻧ ُ ْﻮ ٌر ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ‬
‫ط‬
ْ ِ ُ‫ﻏَ ْ ِﺮﺑ َّﯿ ٍﺔ ﻳَّ َﲀ ُد َزْﻳ ُﳤَﺎ ﯾ‬ guides unto His light Him that wills; and [to this end] Allah propounds
parables unto humanity, since Allah [alone] has full knowledge of all
‫ﷲ‬ ُ ‫ﴬ ُب‬ ِ ْ َ ‫ﷲ ِﻟ ُﻨ ْﻮ ِرﻩ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻳ ََّﺸﺂ ُء َوﯾ‬
‫ط‬
ُ ‫ﻧ ُ ْﻮ ٍر َ ْﳞ ِﺪي‬ ‫ط‬
things.

‫ﳾ ٍء ﻋَ ِﻠ ْ ٌﲓ ٱ‬
٣٥ 67َْ ‫ﲁ‬ ِّ ُ ‫ﷲ ِﺑ‬ ُ ‫ْ َاﻷ ْﻣﺜَﺎ َل ِﻟﻠﻨَّ ِﺎس َو‬
‫ط‬
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 Ya-Sin
THE HEART OF THE QUR’AN

⦿‫ﷲ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ‬ ِ ‫ﺑ ِْﺴ ِﻢ‬ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

‫ﻳﺲ ٱ‬
١ 36:1 — Ya-Sin. (x11)

‫َواﻟْ ُﻘ ْﺮا ِٰن اﻟْ َﺤ ِﻜ ْ ِﲓ ٱ‬

٢ 36:2 — By the wise Qur’an.

‫ِاﻧ َّ َﻚ ﻟ َ ِﻤ َﻦ اﻟْ ُﻤ ْﺮ َﺳ ِﻠ ْ َﲔ ٱ‬
٣ 36:3 — Indeed you, [O Muhammad], are from among the
messengers,

‫ﴏ ٍاط ُّﻣ ْﺴـﺘَ ِﻘ ْ ٍﲓ ٱ‬

٤ َ ِ ‫ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ‬ 36:4 — On a straight path.

‫ﺗ ْ َِﲋﯾْ َﻞ اﻟْ َﻌ ِﺰْﻳ ِﺰ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ ٱ‬

٥ 36:5
67 — by what is being bestowed from on high by the Almighty, the
Especially Merciful

‫َﺳ َﻼ ٌم ﻗَ ْﻮ ًﻻ ِّﻣﻦ َّر ٍّب َّر ِﺣ ْ ٍﲓ ٱ‬

٥٨
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36:58 —"Peace," a word from a Merciful Creator. (x11)

‫ﳾ ٍء َّوِاﻟ َ ْﯿ ِﻪ‬ ِّ ُ ‫
ﻓَ ُﺴـ ْﺒ َﺤ َﺎن َّ ِاذل ْي ِﺑ َﯿ ِﺪﻩ َﻣﻠَ ُﻜ ْﻮ ُت‬

َْ ‫ﰻ‬ 36:83 — So exalted is He in whose hand is the realm of all things, 

and to Him you will be returned.
‫ﺗُ ْﺮ َﺟ ُﻌ ْﻮ َن ٱ‬
٨٣

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 Ar Rahman
MY MOTHER’S FAVOURITE

‫ﷲ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ‬

⦿ ِ ‫ﺑ ِْﺴ ِﻢ‬ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

‫اَ َّﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ُٰﻦ ٱ‬

١ 55:1 — The Entirely Merciful

‫ﻋَ َّ َﲅ اﻟْ ُﻘ ْﺮا َٰن ٱ‬

٢ 55:2 — Taught the Qur'an,

‫َﺧﻠَ َﻖ ْ ِاﻹﻧ ْ َﺴ َﺎن ٱ‬

٣ 55:3 — Created humanity,

‫ﻋَﻠ َّ َﻤ ُﻪ اﻟْ َﺒ َﯿ َﺎن ٱ‬

٤ 55:4 —taught them articulate thought and speech.

‫اَﻟ َّﺸ ْﻤ ُﺲ َواﻟْﻘَ َﻤ ُﺮ ِ ُﲝ ْﺴـ َﺒ ٍﺎن ٱ‬

٥ 55:5 —The sun and the moon run their appointed courses,

‫َواﻟﻨَّ ْﺠ ُﻢ َواﻟ َّﺸ َﺠ ُﺮ ﻳ َْﺴ ُﺠ َﺪ ِان ٱ‬

٦ 55:6 —the stars (or the herbs) and the trees prostrate themselves.

‫َواﻟ َّﺴ َﻤﺎ َء َرﻓَ َﻌﻬَﺎ َو َو َﺿ َﻊ اﻟْ ِﻤ ْ َﲒ َان ٱ‬

٧ 55:7 —And the skies has He raised high, and has devised a measure.

‫ﰻ َﻣ ْﻦ ﻋَﻠَ ْﳱَﺎ ﻓَ ٍﺎن ٱ‬

٢٦ ُّ ُ 55:26 —Everyone upon the earth will perish,

‫َوﯾ َ ْﺒﻘـٰﻰ َو ْﺟ ُﻪ َرﺑ ِّ َﻚ ُذو اﻟْ َﺠ َﻼ ِل َو ْ ِاﻹ ْﻛ َﺮا ِم ٱ‬

٢٧ 55:27 —And there will remain the Face of your Sustainer, Owner of
Majesty and Honour.

‫ﻓَﺒ َِﺄ ِّي ا َٰﻵ ِء َرﺑِّ ُﳬَﺎ ﺗُ َﻜ ِّﺬ َاب ِن ٱ‬

٢٨ 55:28 —So which of the favours of your Lord would you deny?

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‫اﰟ َرﺑ ِّ َﻚ ِذي اﻟْ َﺠ َﻼ ِل َو ْ ِاﻹ ْﻛ َﺮا ِم ٱ‬
٧٨ ُ ْ َ‫ﺗ َ َﺒ َﺎرك‬ 55:78 —Hallowed is the name of your Sustainer, Owner of Majesty and
Honour.
 Dua
A PRAYER

⦿‫ﷲ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ‬ ِ ‫ﺑ ِْﺴ ِﻢ‬ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

⦿ ‫ﲓ‬ َ ْ ‫ﷲ اﻟْ َﻌ ِﻈ‬

َ ‫ﻧ َ ْﺴـﺘَ ْﻐ ِﻔ ُﺮ‬ We seek the forgiveness of Allah, the Most Great (x 3).

‫ ﺗ َ َﺒ َﺎر ْﻛ َﺖ َرﺑَّﻨَﺎ َاي َذا‬،‫ َو ِﻣﻨْ َﻚ اﻟ َّﺴ َﻼ ُم‬،‫اَﻟﻠّﻬُ َّﻢ اَﻧ ْ َﺖ اﻟ َّﺴ َﻼ ُم‬ O Allah, You are Peace and from You comes Peace. Blessed are You, Our
Sustainer, O Owner of Majesty and Honour.

‫اﻟْ َﺠ َﻼ ِل َو ْ ِاﻹ ْﻛ َﺮا ِم ⦿ ٱ‬

‫َرﺑَّﻨَﺂ اٰ ِﺗﻨَﺎ ِﰲ ُّادلﻧ ْ َﯿﺎ َﺣ َﺴـﻨَ ًﺔ َّو ِﰱ ْاﻷ ِﺧ َﺮ ِة َﺣ َﺴـﻨَ ًﺔ َّو ِﻗﻨَﺎ‬ Sura Al-Baqara, 2:201 — Our Sustainer, grant us good things both in this
life as well as in the life hereafter and save us from the torment of fire.

‫ﻋَ َﺬ َاب اﻟﻨَّ ِﺎر ٱ‬

٢٠١

‫ ﺛَﺒ ِّ ْﺖ ُﻗﻠُ ْﻮﺑَﻨَﺎ ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ ِدﯾْ ِﻨ َﻚ ⦿ ٱ‬،‫َاي ُﻣﻘَﻠ ِّ َﺐ اﻟْ ُﻘﻠُ ْﻮ ِب‬ O67Turner of hearts, make my heart steadfast in Your religion.

‫ﴏ ْف ُﻗﻠُ ْﻮﺑَﻨَﺎ ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ َﻃﺎ َﻋ ِﺘ َﻚ ⦿ ٱ‬ ِّ َ ،‫ﴫ َف اﻟْ ُﻘﻠُ ْﻮ ِب‬ ِّ َ ‫َاي ُﻣ‬ O Director of hearts, keep my heart in a state of obedience to you.

‫َر ِّب ِا ِّ ْﱐ ِﻟ َﻤﺂ اَ ْﻧ َﺰﻟْ َﺖ ِا َ َّﱄ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ ْ ٍﲑ ﻓَ ِﻘ ْ ٌﲑ ٱ‬

٢٤ 67 Sura Al-Qasas, 28:24 — “O my Sustainer! Verily, in dire need am I 

of any good which You may bestow upon me!”

‫اﻟﻈﺎ ِﻟ ِﻤ ْ َﲔ ٱ‬
٨٧ َّ ‫َﻵ ِاﻟـٰ َﻪ ِا َّﻵ اَﻧ ْ َﺖ ُﺳـ ْﺒ َﺤﺎﻧ َ َﻚ ِا ِّ ْﱐ ُﻛ ْﻨ ُﺖ ِﻣ َﻦ‬ Sura Al-Ambiya, 21:87 — There is no deity except You! 

Limitless are You in Your glory! Verily, I have done wrong!

‫ َو ِﻛ ْﯿ ًﻼ ٱ‬dِ ‫ﷲ ۚ َو َﻛﻔـٰﻰ ِاب‬

٣ ِ ‫ﰻ ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ‬ ْ َّ ‫َوﺗ ََﻮ‬ Surat al-Ahzab 33:3 —Trust in Allah! Allah suffices as a guardian!

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 Al Hadid
THE CHAPTER OF IRON

⦿ ‫ﷲ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ‬ِ ‫ﺑ ِْﺴ ِﻢ‬ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

‫ۖ َو ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟْ َﻌ ِﺰْﻳ ُﺰ‬ ‫ َﻣﺎ ِﰲ اﻟ َّﺴﻤـٰﻮ ِٰت َو ْ َاﻷ ْر ِض‬dِ ‫
 َﺳـ َّﺒ َﺢ‬ 57:1 — Whatever is in the heavens and earth glorifies Allah, and He
is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.
‫اﻟْ َﺤ ِﻜ ْ ُﲓ ٱ‬
١

‫ﰻ‬ِّ ُ ‫كل اﻟ َّﺴﻤـٰﻮ ِٰت َو ْ َاﻷ ْر ِض ۖ ُ ْﳛﻲ َوﯾُ ِﻤ ْﯿ ُﺖ ۖ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ‬ ُ ْ ‫َهل ُﻣ‬ 57:2 — His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. He gives life
and causes death, and He is over all things competent.

‫ﳾ ٍء ﻗَ ِﺪ ْﻳ ٌﺮ ٱ‬
٢
َْ
ِّ ُ ‫اﻟﻈﺎ ِﻫ ُﺮ َواﻟْ َﺒﺎ ِﻃ ُﻦ ۖ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ِﺑ‬ َّ ‫
 ُﻫ َﻮ ْ َاﻷ َّو ُل َو ْﻻٰ ِﺧ ُﺮ َو‬
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‫ﳾ ٍء‬َْ ‫ﲁ‬ 57:3 — He is the First and the Last, the Ascendant and the Intimate, 

and He is, of all things, Knowing.
‫ﻋَ ِﻠ ْ ٌﲓ ٱ‬
٣

‫ُﻫ َﻮ َّ ِاذل ْي َﺧﻠَ َﻖ اﻟ َّﺴﻤـٰﻮ ِٰت َو ْ َاﻷ ْر َض ِ ْﰲ ِﺳـﺘَّ ِﺔ اَ َّاي ٍم ُ َّﰒ ا ْﺳـﺘَﻮٰى‬ 57:4 — It is He who created the heavens and earth in six days and
then established Himself above the Throne. He knows what

‫ۚ ﯾ َ ْﻌ َ ُﲅ َﻣﺎ ﯾ َ ِﻠ ُﺞ ِﰲ ْ َاﻷ ْر ِض َو َﻣﺎ َ ْﳜ ُﺮ ُج ِﻣ ْﳯَﺎ َو َﻣﺎ‬ ‫ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟْ َﻌ ْﺮ ِش‬

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penetrates into the earth and what emerges from it and what
descends from the heaven and what ascends therein; and He is with

ۚ ‫ۖ َو ُﻫ َﻮ َﻣ َﻌ ُ ْﲂ اَ ْﻳ َﻦ َﻣﺎ ُﻛ ْﻨ ُ ْﱲ‬ ‫ﯾ َ ْ ِﲋ ُل ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟ َّﺴ َﻤﺂ ِء َو َﻣﺎ ﯾ َ ْﻌ ُﺮ ُج ِﻓ ْﳱَﺎ‬ you wherever you are. And Allah, of what you do, is Seeing.

‫ﷲ ِﺑ َﻤﺎ ﺗ َ ْﻌ َﻤﻠُ ْﻮ َن ﺑ َ ِﺼ ْ ٌﲑ ٱ‬
٤ ُ ‫َو‬
‫ﷲ ﺗُ ْﺮ َﺟ ُﻊ ْ ُاﻷ ُﻣ ْﻮ ُر ٱ‬
٥ ِ ‫كل اﻟ َّﺴﻤـٰﻮ ِٰت َو ْ َاﻷ ْر ِض ۚ َوِا َﱃ‬ ُ ْ ‫َهل ُﻣ‬ 57:5 — His is the dominion of the heavens and earth. And to Allah
are returned [all] matters.

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 Al Hadid
THE CHAPTER OF IRON

‫ﺎت ﻟ ِّ ُﯿ ْﺨ ِﺮ َﺟ ُ ْﲂ ِّﻣ َﻦ‬ ٍ َ‫ُﻫ َﻮ َّ ِاذل ْي ﯾُ َ ِّﲋ ُل ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ َﻋ ْﺒ ِﺪﻩ ا َٰاي ٍت ﺑَﻴِّﻨ‬ 57:9 — It is He who sends down upon His Servant [Muhammad]
verses of clear evidence that He may bring you out from darknesses
‫ﷲ ِﺑ ُ ْﲂ ﻟ َ َﺮ ُء ْو ٌف َّر ِﺣ ْ ٌﲓ ٱ‬
٩ َ ‫ﺎت ِا َﱃ اﻟﻨُّ ْﻮ ِر ۚ َوِا َّن‬ ِ ‫اﻟﻈﻠُ َﻤ‬ ُّ into the light. And surely Allah is indeed to you Ever-Compassionate,
Ever-Merciful.

‫ﺎب‬َ َ‫ﺎت َواَ ْﻧ َﺰﻟْﻨَﺎ َﻣ َﻌﻬ ُُﻢ ْاﻟ ِﻜﺘ‬

ِ َ‫ﻟَﻘَ ْﺪ اَ ْر َﺳﻠْﻨَﺎ ُر ُﺳﻠَﻨَﺎ ِابﻟْ َﺒﻴِّﻨ‬
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57:25 —We have already sent Our messengers with clear evidences
and sent down with them the Book and the Balance that the people
‫َواﻟْ ِﻤ ْ َﲒ َان ِﻟ َﯿ ُﻘ ْﻮ َم اﻟﻨَّ ُﺎس ِابﻟْ ِﻘ ْﺴﻂِ ۖ َواَ ْﻧ َﺰﻟْﻨَﺎ اﻟْ َﺤ ِﺪﯾْ َﺪ ِﻓ ْﻴ ِﻪ‬ may maintain in justice. And We sent down iron, wherein is great
military might and benefits for the people, and so that Allah may make
‫ﴫﻩ‬ ُ ُ ‫ﷲ َﻣ ْﻦ ﯾ َّ ْﻨ‬ ُ ‫َ ْاب ٌس َﺷ ِﺪﯾْ ٌﺪ َّو َﻣﻨَﺎ ِﻓ ُﻊ ِﻟﻠﻨَّ ِﺎس َو ِﻟ َﯿ ْﻌ َ َﲅ‬ evident those who support Him and His messengers unseen. 

Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.
‫ﷲ ﻗَ ِﻮ ٌّي َﻋ ِﺰْﻳ ٌﺰ ٱ‬
٢٥ َ ‫َو ُر ُﺳ َهل ِابﻟْﻐَ ْﯿ ِﺐ ۚ ِا َّن‬
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 Al Hashr
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES, ASMA-UL-HUSNA

‫ﻟ َ ْﻮ اَ ْﻧ َﺰﻟْﻨَﺎ ﻫـٰ َﺬا اﻟْ ُﻘ ْﺮا َٰن ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ َﺟ َﺒ ٍﻞ ﻟ َّ َﺮاَﯾْﺘَﻪ َﺧ ِﺎﺷ ًﻌﺎ‬ 59:21 — If We had sent down this Qur'an upon a mountain, you
would have seen it humbled and coming apart from fear of Allah.
‫ﴬ ُﲠَﺎ ِﻟﻠﻨَّ ِﺎس‬ ِ ْ َ ‫كل ْ َاﻷ ْﻣﺜ َ ُﺎل ﻧ‬ َ ْ ‫ۚ َو ِﺗ‬ ‫ﷲ‬
ِ ‫ُّﻣﺘَ َﺼ ِّﺪﻋًﺎ ِّﻣ ْﻦ َﺧ ْﺸـ َﯿ ِﺔ‬ And these examples We present to the people that perhaps they
will give thought
‫ﻟ َ َﻌﻠَّﻬ ُْﻢ ﯾَﺘَ َﻔﻜَّ ُﺮ ْو َن ٱ‬
٢١
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ۖ ‫ۖ ﻋَﺎ ِﻟ ُﻢ اﻟْﻐَ ْﯿ ِﺐ َواﻟ َّﺸﻬَﺎ َد ِة‬ ‫ﷲ َّ ِاذل ْي َﻵ ِاﻟـٰ َﻪ ِا َّﻻ ُﻫ َﻮ‬ ُ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ‬ 59:22 — He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, Knower
of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Entirely Merciful, the
‫ُﻫ َﻮ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ُٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ُﲓ ٱ‬
٢٢ Especially Merciful.

‫كل اﻟْ ُﻘ ُّﺪ ْو ُس اﻟ َّﺴ َﻼ ُم‬ ُ ِ ‫ﷲ َّ ِاذل ْي َﻵ ِاﻟـٰ َﻪ ِا َّﻻ ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟْ َﻤ‬ ُ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ‬ 59:23 — He is Allah, other than whom there is no deity, the
Sovereign, the Pure, the Perfection, the Bestower of Faith, the
‫ﷲ‬ ِ ‫ۚ ُﺳـ ْﺒ َﺤ َﺎن‬ ‫اﻟْ ُﻤ ْﺆ ِﻣ ُﻦ اﻟْ ُﻤﻬَ ْﯿ ِﻤ ُﻦ اﻟْ َﻌ ِﺰْﻳ ُﺰ اﻟْ َﺠ َّﺒ ُﺎر اﻟْ ُﻤﺘَ َﻜ ِّ ُﱪ‬ Overseer, the Exalted in Might, the Compeller, the Superior.
Exalted is Allah above whatever they associate with Him.
‫ﴩ ُﻛ ْﻮ َن ٱ‬
٢٣ ِ ْ ُ ‫َ َّﲻﺎ ﻳ‬
ۚ ‫ۖ َ ُهل ْ َاﻷ ْ َﲰﺂ ُء اﻟْ ُﺤ ْﺴﻨـٰﻰ‬ ‫ﷲ اﻟْﺨَﺎ ِﻟ ُﻖ اﻟْ َﺒ ِﺎرئُ اﻟْ ُﻤ َﺼ ِّﻮ ُر‬ ُ ‫ُﻫ َﻮ‬ 59:24 — He is Allah, the Creator, the Inventor, the Fashioner; to
Him belong the best names. Whatever is in the heavens and
‫ۖ َو ُﻫ َﻮ اﻟْ َﻌ ِﺰْﻳ ُﺰ‬ ‫ﻳ ُ َﺴـ ِّﺒ ُﺢ َهل َﻣﺎ ِﰲ اﻟ َّﺴﻤـٰﻮ ِٰت َو ْ َاﻷ ْر ِض‬ earth is exalting Him. And He is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

‫اﻟْ َﺤ ِﻜ ْ ُﲓ ٱ‬
٢٤

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 Al Ikhlas
THE CHAPTER OF SINCERITY

⦿‫ﷲ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ‬ِ ‫ﺑ ِْﺴ ِﻢ‬ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

‫ﷲ اَ َﺣ ٌﺪ ٱ‬
١ ُ ‫ُﻗ ْﻞ ُﻫ َﻮ‬ 112:1 — Say, "He is Allah, [who is] One,

‫اﻟﺼ َﻤ ُﺪ ٱ‬
٢ َّ ‫ﷲ‬ ُ 112:2 — Allah, the Eternal Refuge.

‫ﻟ َ ْﻢ ﯾ َ ِ ْدل َوﻟ َ ْﻢ ﯾُ ْﻮ َ ْدل ٱ‬

٣ 112:3 — He neither begets nor is born,

‫َوﻟ َ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ َّهل ُﻛ ُﻔ ًﻮا اَ َﺣ ٌﺪ ٱ‬

٤ 112:4 — Nor is there to Him any equivalent."

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 Al Falaq
THE CHAPTER OF DAYBREAK

‫ﷲ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ‬

⦿ ِ ‫ﺑ ِْﺴ ِﻢ‬ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

‫ُﻗ ْﻞ اَﻋ ُْﻮ ُذ ِﺑ َﺮ ِّب اﻟْ َﻔﻠَ ِﻖ ٱ‬

١ 113:1 — Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of daybreak

‫ﴍ َﻣﺎ َﺧﻠَ َﻖ ٱ‬
٢
ِّ َ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ 113:2 — From the evil of that which He created

‫ﴍ ﻏ َ ِﺎﺳ ٍﻖ ِا َذا َوﻗَ َﺐ ٱ‬

٣
ِّ َ ‫َو ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ 113:3 — And from the evil of darkness when it settles

‫ﴍ اﻟﻨَّﻔّﺜـ ِٰﺖ ِﰲ اﻟْ ُﻌﻘَ ِﺪ ٱ‬

٤
ِّ َ ‫َو ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ 113:4 — And from the evil of the blowers in knots

‫ﴍ َﺣ ِﺎﺳ ٍﺪ ِا َذا َﺣ َﺴ َﺪ ٱ‬
٥
ِّ َ ‫َو ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ 113:5 — And from the evil of an envier when he envies."

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 An Nas
THE CHAPTER OF HUMANITY

‫ﷲ َّاﻟﺮ ْﲪـ ِٰﻦ َّاﻟﺮ ِﺣ ْ ِﲓ‬

⦿ ِ ‫ﺑ ِْﺴ ِﻢ‬ In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

‫ُﻗ ْﻞ اَﻋ ُْﻮ ُذ ِﺑ َﺮ ِّب اﻟﻨَّ ِﺎس ٱ‬

١ 114:1 — Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of humankind,

‫كل اﻟﻨَّ ِﺎس ٱ‬

٢ ِ ِ ‫َﻣ‬ 114:2 — The Sovereign of humankind.

‫ِاﻟـٰ ِﻪ اﻟﻨَّ ِﺎس ٱ‬

٣ 114:3 — The God of humankind,

‫ﴍ اﻟْ َﻮ ْﺳ َﻮ ِاس اﻟْ َﺨﻨَّ ِﺎس ٱ‬

٤
ِّ َ ‫ِﻣ ْﻦ‬ 114:4 — From the evil of the retreating whisperer -

‫اَ َّ ِذل ْي ﯾُ َﻮ ْﺳ ِﻮ ُس ِ ْﰲ ُﺻ ُﺪ ْو ِر اﻟﻨَّ ِﺎس ٱ‬

٥ 114:5 — Who whispers [evil] into the breasts of humankind -

‫ِﻣ َﻦ اﻟْ ِﺠﻨَّ ِﺔ َواﻟﻨَّ ِﺎس ٱ‬

٦ 114:6 — From among the jinn and humankind."

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 Dua A PRAYER AT THE END OF THE ROSE PETALS

‫كل َو َ ُهل‬ ُ ْ ‫ َ ُهل اﻟْ ُﻤ‬، ‫ﴍﯾْ َﻚ َ ُهل‬ ِ َ ‫ﷲ َو ْﺣ َﺪﻩ َﻻ‬ ُ ‫َﻵ ِاﻟـٰ َﻪ ِا َّﻻ‬ There is no deity except Allah, alone without a partner. To Him
belongs the Dominion, and to Him belongs all praise. He gives life
‫ﳾ ٍء ﻗَ ِﺪ ْﻳ ٌﺮ ⦿ ٱ‬ َْ ‫ﰻ‬ ِّ ُ ‫اﻟْ َﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ ُ ْﳛ ِ ْﲖ َوﯾُ ِﻤ ْﯿ ُﺖ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ‬ and death and He has power over everything.

‫ۚ ٓ َاي ُّﳞَﺎ َّ ِاذل ْﻳ َﻦ‬ ‫ﷲ َو َﻣﻠٓـٰ ِﺌ َﻜﺘَﻪ ﯾُ َﺼﻠ ُّ ْﻮ َن ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟﻨَّ ِ ِّﱮ‬ َ ‫ِا َّن‬
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Sura Al-Ahzab, 33:56 — Allah and His angels send blessings on the
Prophet: O you that believe, send your blessings on him, and salute
٥٦ ‫َءا َﻣﻨُ ْﻮا َﺻﻠ ُّ ْﻮا ﻋَﻠَ ْﯿ ِﻪ َو َﺳﻠ ِّ ُﻤ ْﻮا ﺗ َ ْﺴ ِﻠ ْﯿ ًﻤﺎ ٱ‬ him with all respect.

‫اَﻟﻠّﻬُ َّﻢ َﺻ ِّﻞ ﻋَﻠـٰﻰ َﺳـ ِّﯿ ِﺪ َان ُﻣ َﺤ َّﻤ ٍﺪ َّوﻋَﻠـٰﻰ ا ِٰل َﺳـ ِّﯿ ِﺪ َان‬
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O Allah, bestow prayers, peace and blessings upon our Master

Muhammad, his companions and his family.
‫ﲱﺒِﻪ َو َاب ِركْ َوﺳ ِّ ْﲅ ⦿ ٱ‬ ْ َ ‫ُﻣ َﺤ َّﻤ ٍﺪ َّو‬
‫ُﺳـ ْﺒ َﺤ َﺎن َرﺑ ِّ َﻚ َر ِّب اﻟْ ِﻌ َّﺰ ِة َ َّﲻﺎ ﯾ َ ِﺼ ُﻔ ْﻮ َن ٱ‬
١٨٠
Sura As-Saffat, 37:180 — Exalted is your Sustainer, the Sustainer of
Might, above what they describe.

‫َو َﺳ َﻼ ٌم ﻋَ َﲆ اﻟْ ُﻤ ْﺮ َﺳ ِﻠ ْ َﲔ ٱ‬
١٨١ 37:181 — And peace upon the messengers.

‫ َر ِّب اﻟْ َﻌﺎﻟ َ ِﻤ ْ َﲔ ٱ‬dِ ‫َواﻟْ َﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ‬

١٨٢ 37:182 — And praise to Allah, Sustainer of the universe.
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‫ﺎﲢ ُﺔ ⦿ ٱ‬ َ ِ ‫اَﻟْ َﻔ‬

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Say Al-Fatiha, and then finally…

‫ۚ َواٰ ِﺧ ُﺮ‬ ‫اﱒ ِﻓ ْﳱَﺎ ُﺳـ ْﺒ َﺤﺎﻧ َ َﻚ اﻟﻠّﻬُ َّﻢ َو َ ِﲢ َّﯿ ُ ُﳤ ْﻢ ِﻓ ْﳱَﺎ َﺳ َﻼ ٌم‬ ْ ُ ‫َد ْﻋ َﻮ‬ Sura Yunus, 10:10 — Their call therein will be, "Exalted are You, O
Allah," and their greeting therein will be, "Peace." And the last of their
١٠ ‫ َر ِّب اﻟْ َﻌﺎﻟ َ ِﻤ ْ َﲔ ٱ‬dِ ‫اﱒ اَ ِن اﻟْ َﺤ ْﻤ ُﺪ‬ ْ ُ ‫َد ْﻋ َﻮ‬ call will be, "Praise to Allah, Sustainer of the universe!"

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 ‫ﷲ أَ ْﺣ َﺴ ُﻦ اﻟْ َﺨﺎ ِﻟ ِﻘ َﲔ‬
ُ ‫ﻓَﺘَ َﺒ َﺎر َك‬

Hallowed, therefore, is Allah, the best of artisans!