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ANOTHER SUPPLICATION

TO BE RECITED DURING THE OCCULTATION

Sayyid Ali bn Taaus in Mahju Dda'waah said: we have narrated through the chain of Muhammad bn Ahmad bn Ibrahim Al-Ja'afi popularly known as Saaban. The occultation of Imam Al-Mahdi peace be on him was mentioned there in, I said: what shall Your followers do? He said:

"Be aware of supplication and expectation of relief, verily knowledge shall appear to you, then you give praise to God and hold fast with what appeared to you" I said: with what shall we supplicates? He said: recite the following:

  أَللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ عَرَّفْتَني نَفْسَكَ ، وَعَرَّفْتَني رَسُولَكَ ، وَعَرَّفْتَني مَلائِكَتَكَ وَعَرَّفْتَني نَبِيَّكَ ، وَعَرَّفْتَني وُلاةَ أَمْرِكَ . أَللَّهُمَّ لا آخِذَ إِلّا ما أَعْطَيْتَ ، وَلا واقِيَ إِلّا ما وَقَيْتَ . أَللَّهُمَّ لاتُغَيِّبْني عَنْ مَنازِلِ أَوْلِيائِكَ ، وَلاتُزِغْ قَلْبي بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَني . أَللَّهُمَّ اهْدِني لِوِلايَةِ مَنِ افْتَرَضْتَ طاعَتَهُ .

O' Allah! You have cognized Yourself to me and have defined Your Messenger to me, You have defined Your Angels to me, You have defined Your Prophets to me and You have defined to me the leaders of Your affairs. O' Allah! No one shall take except from what You have given, no one is rescued except those You have preserved. O' Allah! Don't deprive me from the rank of Your intimate friends, and don't change my mind after being guided. O' Allah! Guide me to the guardianship of those you have make incumbent for me to follow.^[1]

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