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177 177 Chapter 8 Prayers and Supplications Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Manṣūr ibn Shīkān al-Tustarī reported to me, authorizing me to transmit the report, saying: Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Ghurāb reported to us, saying: Judge Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad recounted to us, saying: Judge Mūsā ibn Isḥāq recounted to us, saying: ʿAbd Allāh ibn Abī Shaybah recounted to us, saying: Muḥammad ibn Fuḍayl recounted to us, from ʿAbd Allāh al-Asadī, saying: The commander of the faithful ʿAlī would say in his supplications: God, if I were not ignorant of my affairs I would not complain about my misfortunes. If I did not recollect my transgressions, I would not shed copious tears. God, wash away the traces of my misfortunes with my flowing tears, and grant me forgiveness for my many offences in lieu of my paltry good deeds. God, if you are merciful only to those who are assiduous in obeying you, where will reprobates turn for sanctuary? If you accept only those who strive, where will transgressors take refuge? If you are generous only to those who perform beautiful deeds, what will wrongdoers do? If none but the pious win on the day of resurrection, where will sinners seek safe haven? God, if only the innocent are allowed to cross the celestial bridge, what will happen to those who did not repent before their time ran out? God, if those who profess your oneness transgress and you veil from them your protective gaze, your wrath will fling them into the pit of catastrophes alongside those who assign partners to you. God, by Islam’s grace, bestow on us your treasured gifts. Purify with your forgiveness what our crimes have sullied. God, have mercy on our exile when the bellies of our tombs embrace us, when the solid roofs of our new homes hem us in with crushing darkness, when we are laid to rest on our sides in the grave, when we are made to sleep alone in the narrowest of beds, when the fates prostrate us in the vilest of 8.1 8.1.1 8.1.2 8.1.3 8.1.4 8.1.5 178 178 ‫ه‬�‫ي‬ ��‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫م‬�‫و‬�� ‫ه‬�‫ي‬ ‫س‬‫ي‬ ‫عص‬ � ‫د‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � . ‫ع‬ �َ ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ا‬� ‫ل‬� َ ‫ب‬ �� ‫م‬�‫ع‬‫ش‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ع‬� ‫و‬�� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ل‬� � ‫و‬�‫ه‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ا‬�� � ّ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫م‬ �‫و‬� ‫ي‬ � � �‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ ��‫د‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫ر‬�� �‫و‬�� ‫ع‬ ‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ش‬�� � ‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬‫ر‬� � � �‫ب‬‫ل‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ �‫ح‬ �‫ا‬�� ‫�س‬�‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫�سس‬�‫و‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫و‬��‫ر‬ � �‫دا‬��‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫أ‬‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ � � �‫ر‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬ّ ‫ر‬‫ب‬ ��‫ش‬‫ب‬ � �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ ُ � � ‫ك‬‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫أ‬ ‫ص‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ 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‫و‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ي‬ ‫ص‬‫ل‬���� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ع‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫ا‬���‫د‬‫�د‬ ‫ي‬ � � � .‫ا‬� ّ ‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�‫م‬� ‫ء‬‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �‫ر‬�� � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬�‫ل‬�� ّ� � َ ‫م‬� ‫ا‬�‫ش‬�� ‫ي‬ ‫��ه‬‫أ‬ ����‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫ل‬��‫س‬��‫و‬�� ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ ‫ص‬� � ‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫ل‬ ‫ي‬ �‫ر‬‫ه‬ � � ��� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�� � ‫أ‬ ‫ل‬��� ‫م‬�‫ب‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬� ‫ب‬ �� َ ّ ‫ر‬��� ‫ي‬ ��‫م‬� ‫ي‬ �‫د‬‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�� � ‫أ‬ ‫ل‬�‫ا‬�‫ك‬ � � �‫ب‬‫ل‬ � � ‫ك‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫و‬�‫ي‬ ‫ص‬� ��� � ‫ا‬ ‫ه‬ ‫ب‬ ‫�د‬‫ش‬ �� ‫ي‬ � ّ‫ب‬ ‫ص‬ َ � � ‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ه‬ � ٰ ‫ل‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ � ‫ي‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ا‬‫و‬�‫ع‬ � ‫ه‬�‫ي‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ����‫ع‬ �‫د‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬�‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�� � ‫أ‬ ‫ل‬�‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ��‫ر‬‫و‬� ‫ب‬ ��‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ب‬ ��‫ل‬��‫س‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ش‬� � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ � ّ ‫ل‬ � � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�� � ‫أ‬ ‫ل‬�‫ا‬‫ب‬ ‫ر‬� � ‫�د‬ ْ ‫ش‬ ‫ي‬ �� َ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ي‬ �‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�َ ‫ك‬ � � �� �‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ .‫ا‬�� � ‫أ‬ ‫ل‬��� ّ ‫م‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ ��� ‫��م‬‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� � � ‫ك‬��‫ع‬ � ‫م‬ �‫ي‬ �‫ر‬‫ع‬‫ك‬ ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ �� ‫ر‬‫د‬‫ا‬�‫ي‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ �‫ب‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬�� .‫ا‬�� � ‫أ‬ ‫ل‬�‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ه‬�‫ش‬ � �‫ب‬ � � �‫ير‬ � ‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ده‬‫ا‬���‫ب‬ ‫بر‬ � ‫ه‬�‫ش‬ ‫ي‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ي‬ � � ‫ط‬ �� �‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ى‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬ � ‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ه‬�‫ش‬‫ب‬ �� ‫ب‬ ‫��د‬ � ‫ي‬ �‫��س‬‫ي‬ � ‫ا‬�‫م‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬‫و‬��‫ا‬� ‫ل‬�‫ح‬ � ‫ي‬ �َ ّ ‫ب‬ �� َ� �� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ه‬ � ٰ ‫ل‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ .‫ه‬�‫ش‬ ‫ي‬�‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫د‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ح‬ � ‫ص‬�‫ط‬ �‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ي‬ � �‫ب‬ �‫ل‬�� ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ي‬ �‫ب‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ّ‫أ‬ ‫و‬� ُ ّ ‫��س‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ل‬���� �‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ي‬ �‫ر‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ �‫ر‬‫و‬��� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬�‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ه‬�‫ش‬‫ب‬ �� � � ‫ك‬�� ‫و‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ �‫ب‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ب‬ � � �‫و‬��‫ر‬� �‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ي‬ �‫ر‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ه‬ � ٰ ‫ل‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ . ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫ل‬� � ‫و‬��‫أ‬ ‫و‬�‫س‬��‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬‫ر‬‫ي‬ ��‫ش‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫ل‬��‫ي‬ �‫م‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ �� ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�‫ع‬ �‫ر‬ ّ ‫د‬ ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬‫�د‬ ‫ي‬ � � �‫و‬�� ‫ه‬�‫ش‬‫ب‬ ��‫ا‬� ‫ل‬� َ ‫ط‬ �� �‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ �َ ‫ه‬� َ ‫ل‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ش‬��‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ك‬‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫م‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ع‬ ���� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�‫ب‬�� ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ �� ‫ي‬ �� ُ ‫ي‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ ��‫ي‬ �‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ه‬ � ٰ ‫ل‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫؟‬‫ه‬�‫ش‬‫ب‬ ��‫ا‬‫و‬� � �� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫�س‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ك‬ �‫ا‬� ّ ‫ي‬ �� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ُ ‫ر‬�‫و‬� ُ‫ب‬ �� َ‫ب‬ ‫ه‬ � ْ �� � ‫ا‬{ ‫ا‬�� � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫و‬�‫ل‬��‫ي‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬� ‫ي‬ ‫ع‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ه‬� � ‫�م‬� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ }َ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬� َ ‫ي‬ ��َ ‫ه‬ � ْ �� � ‫ا‬ ُ ��‫ي‬ �� َ ‫�د‬ َ � ‫�س‬�{ ‫ك‬��‫ي‬ ��‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ���� � ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫و‬�‫ل‬��‫ي‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ ‫د‬ ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ه‬ � ٰ ‫ل‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ .‫ك‬��‫ي‬ �‫�م‬� �‫ر‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫��سس‬ ‫ي‬ �‫أ‬ ‫و‬� ‫ي‬ �� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫و‬�� ‫ك‬��‫ط‬ �� �‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ���� ‫ا‬� ّ ‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�‫م‬�‫أ‬ ‫و‬�‫ي‬ �� ‫ا‬ � ‫ل‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ �‫ر‬�� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫ب‬ �� ‫ب‬ �� � ‫ب‬ � ‫ب‬ �� � � .‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�� �‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � � }ُ ��‫ي‬ ‫�ك‬ َ ‫ح‬ � َ ّ ‫ر‬‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ع‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫ب‬ ‫�ل‬ ‫ك‬��‫ي‬ �‫�م‬� �‫ر‬ ‫ي‬ �‫ر‬�� � ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬�� ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ك‬‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ‫ط‬ �� �‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ي‬ ��‫ح‬ � ‫ي‬ ����� ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ع‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ي‬ ‫عص‬ � ‫ا‬�‫س‬��‫م‬� ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�‫ب‬�� ‫ي‬ �‫ر‬�� � ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ب‬ � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � ‫ه‬ � ٰ ‫ل‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ .‫ك‬��‫ي‬ �‫�م‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ع‬ ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬ � � �‫د‬ �� � ‫ل‬��‫ب‬ � �‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬ ��‫ي‬ �‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫ر‬‫و‬��� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�� � ‫ب‬ ‫ل‬�‫ا‬‫ر‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ي‬ � � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫م‬ � ‫أ‬ �‫ي‬ ‫لم‬��‫ي‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ ��‫ي‬ �‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫ور‬��‫���د‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ �‫ب‬ ‫�ل‬���‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ه‬�‫ش‬‫ب‬�� � ��‫ط‬ �‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ح‬ � ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ ��‫ي‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ب‬ ��‫ي‬ �‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ه‬ � ٰ ‫ل‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫؟‬‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫ر‬‫و‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ص‬ ‫ي‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫آ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫ب‬ �‫ا‬‫ر‬ ‫ي‬ ��‫ش‬ ‫ي‬ � � � ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ي‬ ‫عص‬ � ‫د‬ ‫�د‬ ‫ي‬ � � �‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫ور‬��‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫ع‬ �‫ل‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬‫و‬�� ‫و‬�‫ه‬ � ّ ‫ل‬��‫ل‬� � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ا‬�‫ش‬ ‫ب‬�‫ك‬ � � �‫ل‬�� ‫م‬�‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬ ��‫ي‬ �‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬��‫ور‬��‫ر‬��� ‫ا‬�� �‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ا‬�� � ‫ي‬ ‫ل‬�‫ر‬‫�د‬ َ‫ب‬ ‫ع‬ �‫ل‬� ‫أ‬ �‫ل‬�‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫ح‬ � ‫ا‬�‫ي‬ ��‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫م‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ا‬ ‫ي‬ � � ���‫ي‬ �� ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ � ‫ي‬ ��‫ب‬ � ّ ‫ل‬�� ‫ي‬ � � �‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�� � ‫ي‬ �‫ع‬ �‫ر‬ َ �� �‫ر‬ ‫أ‬ �‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ��‫ح‬ � ‫ا‬�� �‫ي‬ � ‫ب‬ ‫ك‬ � � ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫ي‬ �‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ �� ُ ‫ح‬ �‫ر‬‫ا‬‫�د‬‫ش‬‫ب‬ �� ‫ح‬ ‫ب‬ � ‫ه‬� ‫ي‬ �‫ب‬ ��‫ب‬ �� ‫ب‬ ��‫ي‬ �‫ك‬ � ‫ا‬� ‫ي‬ � � ‫ه‬ � ٰ ‫ل‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫أ‬ � �‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ‫ي‬ ��‫ل‬�‫ب‬‫ل‬� ‫ك‬��‫ي‬ �‫ل‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬� ‫ب‬ � � � ‫ي‬ � � ‫ه‬ � ٰ ‫ل‬� � ‫أ‬ ‫ا‬ ‫؟‬‫ا‬�� � ‫ي‬ ‫س‬ � ���‫ي‬ ��‫ع‬ � ‫ع‬ ‫ا‬�‫ط‬ �� � ‫ي‬ ��‫ب‬ ‫ل‬� ‫ٱ‬ ‫ا‬ � � ‫ك‬��‫ع‬ �‫ر‬‫ب‬ ��‫ش‬ � ��� � ‫ا‬ ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ي‬ ‫ص‬ ّ ‫ل‬� � ‫د‬‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�� � ‫ي‬ ‫ل‬�‫ر‬‫ا‬‫ر‬ َ �� ‫ع‬ َ ‫ر‬ ُ ‫ب‬ � � ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫ش‬ �� َ ‫ر‬� � � �‫م‬� ‫ا‬�‫ب‬ ‫س‬‫ي‬ ‫عص‬ �ّ ‫ر‬ ‫ب‬ � �‫و‬�� � � ‫ك‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ح‬ �‫ر‬‫ا‬‫و‬� ‫ب‬ � � ‫ل‬� ‫ا‬ ‫م‬�‫ع‬‫ش‬�� � � � ‫ي‬ �‫��س‬ ‫ي‬ � ‫ك‬��‫ب‬ ��‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�� � ‫ي‬ ‫ل‬�‫ر‬‫ط‬ �� �‫ب‬ � َ ‫ي‬ ‫ك‬ � �‫ر‬‫و‬� ‫ب‬ ‫ص‬‫ع‬ � � � ‫ك‬��‫ع‬ � ‫ب‬ �‫ي‬ ��‫ش‬ � � ‫ي‬ �‫��س‬ ‫ب‬ � ‫ك‬��‫ب‬ ��‫و‬�� ‫ا‬�� � ‫ي‬ �‫ع‬ � ‫د‬�� ُ ‫ب‬ ‫ح‬ � ��‫ي‬ ��‫ا‬�‫ك‬‫ص‬� ‫ب‬ �‫م‬� 8.1.6 8.1.7 8.1.8 8.1.9 8.1.1٠ 8.1.11 8.1.12 8.1.13 [18.118.30.253] Project MUSE (2024-04-19 19:05 GMT) 179 179 Prayers and Supplications prostrations, when we take up residence in an abode which appears inhabited , but which is a true deadland. God, when we come to you naked, our heads covered with the earth of the grave, faces pale from the dirt of the tomb, eyes lowered from the terrors of the resurrection, bellies hungry from prolonged standing, private parts uncovered and visible to all eyes, backs burdened with the heavy weight of sins, when we are too preoccupied with our own travails to think of our spouses and children—do not multiply our suffering by turning away your noble face from us, or by seizing from us the gift of our hope in you. God, my eyes have not been moved to weeping, they have not been liberal with streaming tears, and have not exhibited the grief of a wailing, bereaved mother, except because of their prior avoidance of you and scorn for your religion, and because of the consequences of their trials. Power to alleviate their suffering, generous one, rests with you alone. God, harmonize my honeyed tongue’s eloquent speech with the lack of worldliness taught to my heart by its guiding counselor. God, you commanded us to perform good deeds but are worthier of performing good deeds than we. You commanded us to give to petitioners, but you are the best of those petitioned. God, how could despair make us hold back from asking you for what we have always asked, when our hope in you has clothed us with an all-protective armor? God, when we read in the Qurʾan that «severe of punishment»67 is one of your attributes we are afraid, and when we read that «forgiving, merciful»68 is among them we rejoice. we are constantly between two states: Your wrath does not allow us to be reassured, and your mercy does not allow us to lose hope. God, even if our efforts are too little for us to deserve your kindly gaze, yet...

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