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SUPPLICATION FOR TRAVELLING ON SPECIFIC HOURS

TO HIS HOLINESS IMAM MAHDI (A.S.)

Sayyid bin Taoos writes in his book ‘Al Amaan’ that: We have said in our book ‘Al Asraar ul Maw’deaa fi Sa’aatil Layl wan Nahaar’ that every hour of the day is specific for one of our Infallible Imams (peace be upon them), and every hour has two supplications as well. One of which I have narrated from the manuscript of my grandfather Sheikh Tusi (R.A.), and the other one is narrated from the manuscript associated to Ibn e Maqla.

            It can be derived from the narrations that each one of our Imams, in the hours which are specific to them, would be the guardians and supporters of the Shias:

First hour is specifically for our master, the leader of the faithful, Imam Ali (A.S.).

Second hour is specifically for our master, his holiness, Imam Hasan (A.S.)

Third hour is specifically for our master, his holiness, Imam Husain (A.S.)

Fourth hour is specifically for our master, his holiness, Imam Zainul Abideen (A.S.)

Fifth hour is specifically for our master, his holiness, Imam Baqir (A.S.)

Sixth hour is specifically for our master, his holiness, Imam Sadiq (A.S.)

Seventh hour is specifically for our master, his holiness, Imam Kazim (A.S.)

Eighth hour is specifically for our master, his holiness, Imam Reza (A.S.)

Ninth hour is specifically for our master, his holiness, Imam Taqi (A.S.)

Tenth hour is specifically for our master, his holiness, Imam Naqi(A.S.)

Eleventh hour is specifically for our master, his holiness, Imam Hasan Askari (A.S.)

Twelfth hour is specifically for twelfth Imam, his holiness, Imam Mahdi (A.S.).

A person should recite the specific supplication of the hour in each one of the aforementioned twelve hours, irrespective of the day being a lengthy summer day or a short winter one, because it can be understood from the narrations that whatever may be the extent of the day, it should be divided into twelve parts and its specific supplications are also in twelve parts.

            Therefore, whenever a person decides to go on a journey, while travelling in any of the twelve hours which are decided (and that hour is specific for one of the noble Imams who are regarded by Allah as his supporter and the source of his deliverance), he should recite the following supplication:

أَللَّهُمَّ بَلِّغْ مَوْلانا فُلاناً صَلَواتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ إِنَّني اُسَلِّمُ عَلَيْهِ ، وَإِنَّني أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْهِ بِإِقْبالِكَ عَلَيْهِ ، في أَنْ يَكُونَ خَفارَتي وَحِمايَتي وَسَلامَتي وَكَمالُ سَعادَتي ضِمانَها بِكَ عَلَيْهِ ، حَيْثُ قَدْ تَوَجَّهْتُ فِي السَّاعَةِ الَّتي جَعَلْتَهُ كَالْخَفيرِ فيها وَحَديثَها في ذلِكَ إِلَيْهِ .

 “O’ Allah, send this news to my master (take the name of the Imam who is specific to the hour) - may Allah bless him- that certainly I send peace upon him, and that I turn towards him because You turn towards him, so that with Your guarantee for him, he takes me in his support and shelter and refuge, making complete happiness and good-fortune as my destiny, because I have commenced my work in the hour in which his holiness is the guardian and provides protection.

 It seems appropriate that whenever one reaches a certain stoppage midway, he should recite the supplication of that hour. Similarly, upon moving from the stoppage, one should greet the Imam with whom that hour is associated, so that his spirit attains more familiarity with that Imam, and he can regard that Imam as his guarantor in order to avoid the occurrence of any mishap in that hour.

            If the Almighty Allah had not intended this deed from you, he wouldn’t have taught us these points. Moreover, by performing this deed, the entire journey of a person will be counted as an act of worship and will be treasured for the afterworld.^[1]

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