Dua-e-Ahad

Imam Sadiq (a.s) narrates that one who recites this supplication for 40 mornings; he will
be accounted amongst the helpers of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s). And if he happens to die before
the reappearance of Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s), Allah will raise him up from his rave so that he
may assist the holy Imam (a.t.f.s).For every word that he recites in this supplication, Allah
will grant him 1000 good deeds and will erase from his scroll of deeds 1000 sins.
As the title suggests, this supplication is of allegiance (ahad) to the holy Imam (a.t.f.s). Its
recitation every morning ensures the renewal of this covenant. The reciter finds himself
under the leadership of Imam (a.t.f.s).The reciter beseeches All to include him among the
helpers and aides of Imam (a.t.f.s) and to grant him the opportunity to attain martyrdom
in his presence. Also, he requests Allah that should he die before the reappearance of Imam
(a.t.f.s). Allah should raise him up from his grave so that he may assist him (a.t.f.s) in his
mission.
There is a fervent appeal to Allah to grant him the honour of seeing Imam (a.t.f.s). In this
there is also an acknowledgement that the difficulties of this nation can be solved only by
the reappearance of Imam (a.t.f.s) and that believers see it as being close while others
deem it to be dista

O Allah the Lord of the

Great Light,
allhumma rabba alnnri
al`ami

the Lord of the Elevated
Throne, wa rabba alkursiyyi alrraf`i
the Lord of the swollen
ocean, wa rabba albari almasjri
the Revealer of the Torah,
the Gospel, and the Psalms,
wa munzila alttawrti wal-
injli wallzzabri

the Lord of shade and heat, wa rabba alilli walarri
the Revealer of the Great
Qur'n, wa munzila alqur'ni al`ami
and the Lord of the
Archangels,
wa rabba almal'ikati
almuqarrabna

the Prophets, and the
Messengers: wal-anbiy'i walmursalna
O Allah, I beseech You in
Your Noble Name,
allhumma inn as'aluka
bismika alkarmi

in the Light of Your
Luminous Face wa binri wajhika almunri
and Your Eternal Kingdom. wa mulkika alqadmi
O Ever-living! O Self-
Subsistent! y ayyu y qayymu
I beseech You in the name of
Your Name with which the as'aluka bismika alladh
ashraqat bih alssamwtu
heavens and the earth have
wal-arana
lit up
and in Your Name with
which the past and the wa bismika alladh yaluu
bih al-awwalna wal-
coming generations have
khirna
become upright!
O He Who has been always
alive before the existence of y ayyan qabla kulli ayyin
all living things!
O He Who shall be alive
after the extinction of all wa y ayyan ba`da kulli
ayyin

living things!
O He Who has been always
alive even when there was wa y ayyan na l ayyu
nothing else alive!
O He Who revives the dead
ones and causes the living y muyiya almawt wa
mumta al-ay'i

ones to die!
O Ever-living! There is no
god save You. y ayyu l ilha ill anta
O Allah, convey to our
master Imam al-Mahd, the
allhumma balligh mawln
al-imma alhdiya

guide who is to undertake almahdiyya alq'ima
Your orders, bi'amrika
may Allahs blessings be
alawtu allhi `alayhi wa


upon him and upon his
immaculate fathers, `al b'ih alhirna
on behalf of all of the
believing men and women
`an jam`i almu'minna
walmu'minti

in the east and west of the
earth
f mashriqi al-ari wa
maghribih

and in plains, mountains, sahlih wa jabalih
lands, and seas, wa barrih wa barih
and on behalf of my parents wa `ann wa `an wlidayya
(convey to him) blessings
that are as weighty as Allahs min alalawti zinata `arshi
allhi

Throne,
as much as the ink of His
Words, wa midda kalimtih
and as many as that which is
counted by His knowledge
and encompassed by His
wa m ahu `ilmuh wa
aa bih kitbuh

Book.
O Allah, I update to him in
the beginning of this day
allhumma inn ujaddidu lah
f abati yawm hdh


and throughout the days of
lifetime a pledge, wa m `ishtu min ayym
a covenant, and allegiance to
which I commit myself
`ahdan wa `aqdan wa
bay`atan lah f `unuq

and from which I neither
convert nor change.
l alu `anhu wa l azlu
abadan

O Allah, (please do) make
me of his supporters,
allhumma ij`aln min
anrih

sponsors, defenders, wa a`wnih waldhdhbbna
`anhu

and those who hurry in
carrying out his instructions,
walmusri`na ilayhi f qa'i
aw'ijih

those who comply with his
orders, walmumtathilna li'awmirih
those who uphold him, walmumna `anhu
those who precede others to
implementing his will, walssbiqna il irdatih
and those who will be
martyred before him.
walmustashhadna bayna
yadayhi

O Allah, if death that You
allahumma in la bayn wa

have made inevitably and
certainly incumbent upon baynah almawtu alladh
ja`altah `al `ibdika

Your servants stands
between me and him,
atman maqiyyan
then (please do) take me out
of my grave using my shroud fa'akhrijn min qabr
mu'taziran kafan

as dress,
unsheathing my sword, shrihan sayf
holding my lance in my
hand, mujarridan qant
and responding to the call of
the Caller who shall mulabbiyan da`wata aldd`

announce (his advent) in filiri walbd
urban areas and deserts.
O Allah, (please do) show me
his magnificent mien
allhumma arin alal`ata
alrrashdata

and his praiseworthy
forehead, walghurrata alamdata
delight my eyes by letting
me have a look at him.
wakul nir binaratin minn
ilayhi


And (please) expedite his
relief, wa `ajjil farajah
make his reappearance easy, wa sahhil makhrajah
clear a spacious space for
him, wa awsi` manhajah
guide me to follow his
course, wasluk b muajjatah
give success to his issues, wa anfidh amrah
and confirm his strength. washdud azrah
O Allah, construct Your
lands through him
wa`mur allhumma bih
bildaka

and refresh Your servants
through him, wa ayi bih `ibdaka
For You have said, and true
are Your words:
fa'innaka qulta wa qawluka
alaqqu
:
Corruption has appeared in
the land and the sea
ahara alfasdu filbarri
walbari

on account of what the
hands of men have bim kasabat ayd alnnsi .

wrought.
So, O Allah, (please) show us
Your vicegerent,
fa'ahir allhumma lan
waliyyaka

the son of Your Prophet, wabna binti nabiyyika
and the namesake of Your
Messenger, almusamm bismi raslika
peace be upon him and his
Household, all allhu `alayhi wa lih

so that he shall tear up any att l yafara bishay'in min

wrong item that he will face albili ill mazzaqah
and shall confirm and
approve of the truth.
wa yaiqqa alaqqa wa
yuaqqiqah

O Allah, (please) make him
the shelter to whom Your waj`alhu allhumma

wronged servants shall mafza`an limalmi `ibdika

resort,
the supporter of those who
cannot find any supporter wa niran liman l yajidu
lah niran ghayraka

save You,
the reviver of the laws of
Your Book that have been wa mujaddidan lim `uila
min akmi kitbika

suspended,
and the constructor of all
signs of Your religion and wa mushayyidan lim warada
min a`lmi dnika wa sunani
instructions of Your
nabiyyika
Messenger,
peace be upon him and his
Household, that he will see. all allhu `alayhi wa lih
O Allah, (please) include
him with those whom You waj`alhu allhumma mimman
aantah min ba'si
protect from the domination
almu`tadna
of the aggressors.
O Allah, (please) delight
Your Prophet Muammad,
allhumma wa surra
nabiyyaka muammadan

peace be upon him and his
Household, all allhu `alayhi wa lih
as well as all those who
followed him in his
promulgation by making
biru'yatih wa man tabi`ah
`al da`watih

(us) see him,
and (please) have mercy
upon our humiliation after waram istiknatan ba`dah
him.
O Allah, (please) relieve this
community from the allhumma ikshif hdhih
alghummata `an hdhih al-
(current) grief through
ummati biurih

presenting him
and expedite his advent for
us: wa `ajjil lan uhrah
Surely, they think it to be
far off, and We see it nigh.
innahum yarawnah ba`dan
wa narhu qarban
.
[do all that] In the name of
Your mercy; O most merciful biramatika y arama
alrrimna

of all those who show mercy.
You may then slap your right thigh with your hand three times and, at each time, say the
following words:
(We pray for Your) earliest
al`ajala al`ajala y mawlya

advent, earliest advent, O
Patron of the Age. y iba alzzamni