Ramadan Reflections from Shia Ithna’sheri Community - Mahfil Ali

1. In the name of Alláh, the Beneficent, the Merciful.O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family بِسْمِ ا اللّهِ الرَّحْمَانِ الرَّحِيْمِ اللّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَالِ مُحَمَّدٍ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

2. O Allah, You have said in Your revealed book, month of Ramadan in which the Qur’an was revealed.(2:185) And now this month of Ramadan, has completed, اَللّهُمَ اِنَّكَ قُلْتَ فِي كِتَابِكَ الْمُنْزَلِ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الًَّذِي اُنْزِلَ فِيْهِ الْقُرْآنُ وَهذَا شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ وَقَدْ تَصَرَّمَ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

3. So I beseech You, by Your Noble Countenance, and Your perfect words, if there is any sin on me which You have not forgiven, or which You want to punish me for, or take me to account for, فَأَسْئَلُكَ بِوَجْهِكَ الْكَرِيْمِ وَكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّةِ اِنْ كَانَ بَقِيَ عَلَيَّ ذَنْبٌ لَمْ تَغْفِرْهُ لِي اَوْ تُرِيْدُ اَنْ تُعَذِّبَنِي عَلَيْهِ اَوْ تُقَايِسَنِي بِهِ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

4. (I beseech You) to not let this night pass, nor this month be completed, except that You have forgiven me, O Most Merciful of the merciful. O Allah for You is all praise, for all Your praiseworthy acts, the first of them, and the last of them, اَنْ لاَ يَطْلُعَ فَجْرُ هذِهِ الَّيْلَةِ اَوْ يَتَصَرَّمَ هذَا الشَّهْرُ الاَّ قَدْ غَفَرْتَهُ لِي يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ اللّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ بِمَحَامِدِكَ كُلِّهَا اوَّلِهَا وَآخِرِهَا Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

5. what You have said of it for Yourself, and what the creatures have said, the praises, the strugglers, the few, who have fulfilled Your remembrance and Your praise, مَا قُلْتَ لِنَفْسِكَ مِنْهَا وَمَا قَالَ الْخَلاَئِقُ الْحَامِدُوْنَ الْمُجْتَهِدُوْنَ الْمَعْدُوْدُوْنَ الْمُوُفَّرُوْنَ ذِكْرَكَ وَشُكْرَكَ لَكَ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

6. those who You have helped to fulfil You right, among Your various creation, of the near angels, and the Prophets, and the Messengers. And the various utterers and those who glorify You, الَّذِيْنَ اَعَنْتَهُمْ عَلى اَدَاءِ حَقِّكَ مِنْ اَصْنَفِ خَلْقِكَ مِنَ الْمَلاَئِكَةِ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ وَالنَّبِيِّيْنَ وَالْمُرْسَلِيْنَ وَاَصْنَافِ النَّاطِقِيْنَ وَالْمُسَبِّحِيْنَ لَكَ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

7. from all of the worlds. You have made the month of Ramadan reach us, and given us of Your bounties, and we have Your provision and Your favour, and You apparent blessing مِنْ جَمِيْعِ الْعَالَمِيْنَ عَلى اَنََّكَ بَلَّغْتَنَا شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَعَلَيْنَا مِنْ نِعَمِكَ وَعِنْدَمَا مِنْ قِسَمِكَ وَاِحِسَانِكَ وَتَظَاهُرِ امْتِنَانِكَ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

8. So for that is ultimate praise for You, (Praise which is) for ever, continuous, tranquil, infinitely eternal, which does not finish for all times, exalted be Your praise. فَبِذَالِكَ لَكَ مُنْتَهى الْحَمْدُ الْخَالِدِ الدَّآئِمِ الرَّاكِدِ الْمُخَلِّدِ السَّرْمَدِ الَّذِي لاَ يَنْفَدُ طُوْلَ الأَبَدِ جَلَّ ثَنَاؤُكَ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

9. You helped us in it, until You fulfilled in it for us its fasts and rising for prayers in it,and whatever we did in it of good, gratitude and remembrance. اَعَنْتَنَا عَلَيْهِ حَتّى قَضَيْتَ عَنَّا صِيَامَهُ وَقِيَامَهُ مِنْ صَلاَةٍ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَّا فِيْهِ مِنْ بِرٍّ اَوْ شُكْرٍ اوْ ذِكْرٍ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

10. O Allah, accept it from us with, Your most gracious acceptance, Your overlooking (the faults), Your pardon, Your forgiveness and Your true pleasure. Untill You make us triumphant in it, with every desired good اللّهُمَّ فَتَقَبَّلْهُ مِنَّا بِاَحْسَنِ قَبُوْلِكَ وَتَجَاوُزِكَ وَعَفْوِكَ وَصَفْحِكَ وَغُفْرَانِكَ وَحَقِيْقَةِ رِضْوَانِكَ حَتى تُظَفِّرَنَا فِيْهِ بِكُلِّ خَيْرٍ مَطْلُوْبٍ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

11. and generous giving. And protect us in it from every feared thing, or drawn affliction or earned sin. O, Allah, I beseech You of the greatest of what anyone of Your creation has beseeched You, وَجَزِيْلِ عَطَاءٍ مَوْهُوْبٍ وَتُوْقِيْنَا فِيْهِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَرْهُوْبٍ اَوْ بَلاَءٍ مَجْلُوْبٍ اوْ ذَنْبٍ مَكْسُوْبٍ اللّهُمَّ اِنَّ اسْئَلُكَ بِعَظِيْمِ مَا سَأَلَكَ بِهِ اَحَدٌ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

12. from Your noble names, and Your beautiful praise, and Your special prayers, Bless Muhammad and his family, مِنْ خَلْقِكَ مِنْ كَرِيْمِ اَسْمَائِكَ وَجَمِيْلِ ثَنَائِكَ وَخَاصَّةِ دُعَائِكَ اَنْ تُصَلِّ عَلى مُحَمَّدٍ وَالِ مُحَمَّدٍ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

13. and make this month of Ramadan, the greatest month of Ramadan ever passed for us, since we came down to the world, in the protection of my religion, And sincerity of my soul, and fulfilment of my wishes وَاَنْ تَجْعَلَ شَهْرَنَا هذَا اَعْظَمَ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ مَرَّ عَلَيْنَا مُنْذُ اَنْزَلْتَنَا اِلَى الدُّنْيَا بَرَكَةً فِي عِصْمَةِ دِيْنِي وَخَلاَصِ نَفْسِي وَقَضَاءِ حَوَآئِجِي Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

14. and completion of benefits on me, and removal of evil on me, and a garment of health on me, and make me, by Your mercy, from those for whom You have وَتُشَفِّعَنِي فِي مَسَآئِلِي وَتَمَامِ النِّعْمَةِ عَلَيَّ وَصَرَفِ السُّوْءِ عَنِّي وَلِبَاسِ الْعَافِيَةِ لِي فِيْهِ وَاَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِمَّنْ اَدْخَرْتَ لَهُ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

15. kept the night of Power, and for whom You have made it better than a thousand nights through great reward, stored magnanimity, and gracious gratitude, and long life, and continuous ease. لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ وَجَعَلْتَهَا لَهُ خَيْرًا مِنْ اَلْفِ شَهْرٍ فِي اَعْظِمِ الأَجْرِ وَكَرَائِمِ الذُّخْرِ وَحُسْنِ الشُّكْرِ وَطُوْلِ الْعُمْرِ وَدَوَامِ الْيُسْرِ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

16. O Allah, I beseech You from Your mercy, Your power, Your pardon Your favours, Your sublimity, and Your favours and graces of old, not to let this be اللّهُمَّ وَاَسْئَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَطَوْلِكَ وَعَفْوِكَ وَنَعْمَائِكَ وَجَلاَلِكَ وَقَدِيْمِ اِحْسَانِكَ وَامْتِنَانِكَ اَنْ لاَ تَجْعَلَهُ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

17. our last Ramadan until You make us reach the next [Ramadan] in the best of condition. And make us know its crescent with those who witness it and recognise it, آخِرِ الْعَهْدِ مِنَّا لِشَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ حَتّى تُبَلِّغَنَاهُ مِنْ قَابِلٍ عَلى اَحْسَنِ حَالٍ وَتُعَرِّفَنِي هِلاَ لَهُ مَعَ النَّاظِرِيْنَ اِلَيْهِ وَالْمُعْتَرِفِيْنَ لَهُ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

18. in the best of health from You, the best of Your bounties, the most abundant of Your mercy, and the best of reward in Your decree. My Lord, He who is there is no Lord for me other than Him, فِي اَعْفى عَافِيَتِكَ وَاَنْعَمِ نِعْمَتِكَ وَاَوْسَعِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَاَجْزَلِ قِسْمِكَ يَارَبِّيَ الَّذِي لَيْسَ لِي رَبٌّ غَيْرُهُ لاَ يَكُوْنُ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

19. do not let this farewell [of Ramadan] be the farewell of termination, nor the final covenant from me till the meeting [at death] until You have shown me from the coming [Ramadan] through abundance of blessings, هذَا الْوِدَاعُ مِنِّي لَهُ وِدَاعَ فَنَاءٍ وَلاَ آخِرَ الْعَهْدِ مِنِّي لِلِقَاءِ حَتّى تُرِيَنِيْهِ مِنْ قَابِلٍ فِي اَوْسَعِ النِّعَمِ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

20. the best of hopes, and I am most loyal to You, Surely You listen to the prayer. O Allah, hear my supplication, and have mercy on my submissiveness, وَاَفْضَلِ الرَّجَاءِ وَاَنَا لَكَ عَلى اَحْسَنِ الْوَفَاءِ اِنَّكَ سَمِيْعُ الدُّعَاءِ اللّهُمَ اسْمَعْ دُعَآئِي وَارْحَمْ تَضَرُّعِي Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

21. and my humbleness to You, and my dependence and reliance on You. I am submissive to You, I do not hope for success except through You and from You, so be generous to me, exalted is Your praise, وَتَذَلُّلِي لَكَ وَاسْتِكَانَتِي وَتَوَكُّلِي عَلَيْكَ وَاَنَا لَكَ مُسَلِّمٌ لاَ اَرْجُو نَجَاحًا وَلاَ مُعَافَةً وَلاَ تَشْرِيْفًا وَلاَ تَبْلِيْغًا اِلاَّ بِكَ وَمِنْكَ وَامْنُنْ عَلَيَّ جَلَّ ثَنَّاؤُكَ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

22. holy are Your names, Through the reaching of the month of Ramadan, and making me free of every disliked thing, every danger, and all misfortunes. وَتَقَدَّسَتْ اَسْمَاؤُكَ بِتَبْلِيْغِِ شَهْرَ رَمَضَانَ وَاَنَا مُعَافًا مِنْ كُلِّ مَكْرُوْهٍ وَمَحْذُوْرٍ وَمِنْ جَمِيْعِ الْبَوَائِقِ Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk

23. All praise is for Allah, who helped us with the fasts of this month, and the rising in it [for prayer] until the last night from it has reached us. اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِي اَعَانَنَا عَلى صِيَامِ هذَا الشَّهْرِ وَقِيَامِهِ حَتّى بَلَّغَنِي آخِرَ لَيْلَةِ مِنْهُ. Compiled by Shia Ithna’sheri Community of Middlesex (Mahfil Ali). http://www.sicm.org.uk