{"collection":"Islam","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/isl/sal/sal127.htm","path":"isl/sal/sal127.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/isl/sal/sal127.htm","text":"(126)\nHis supplication for the third of the month\nIn the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful\nAll praise be to Allah, Eternal with Constant activity, the Wise, Kind,\nForemost, Everlasting, Manifest, Hidden, the Only One, the Matchless,\nNeedless, He begets none nor is he begotten. There is none like Him.\nGlory be to Allah Who is the real Guide, the Truth, the Justice, Manifest,\nLord of Mighty Grace, Magnificent, Most Honoured, Bestower, he grants\npoverty and affluence to Who He wishes. He is the Lord of the\ninvulnerable strength, Excellent and Grantor of favour. Praise be to Allah\nthe Heir, the Guardian, Witness, Seer, Watchful, Listener of prayers.\nEncompassing, Protector, Withholder, Opener, Provider, Giver of life\nand death. The Glorious and Gracious, Worthy to be feared and worthy\nto seek refuge to, the Lord of Ascents, unto Him ascend the Angels and\nthe Spirit. All Praise be to Allah Who is the Sustainer and Creator,\nMerciful, His mercy is all embracing, Total Blessing and Absolute Proof.\nWhose similitudes are most exalted and names are most beautiful.\nWhose powers are invincible, the Cleaver of the dawn. The splitter of\ngrain seed and the date stone. He brings forth the living from the dead\nand the dead from the living. He regulates the affairs of the Universe. He\nis the Cleaver of the dawn; and has made the night for rest and the sun\nand the moon for reckoning time. This is the measuring of the Almighty,\nthe All-knowing Lord. All Praise be to Allah, the most exalted, Lord of the\nHeavenly Throne; sends forth He the Spirit at His own behest on\nwhomsoever He wishes of his servants that he may warn men of the day\nof meeting, all good emanates from Him, Lord of mankind, Lord of\nLands. To Him is the return of all. He it is Who is at the zenith of vision,\nknows He whatever any living being earns, Forgiver of sin, acceptor of\nrepentance, severe to chastise, the Lord of bounty. There is no god but\nAllah, unto Him is the ultimate and end of the life journey of everything.\nHe is Mighty in prowess, Swift in reckoning, Firm in justice. When He\ndecrees an affair He only says to it \"Be\" and it is. He is full of good, and\nis Bestower of good as He wishes. He never disappoints him who\nbeseeches Him, nor puts him to shame who is hopeful of Him. Neither\nHis blessings shrink nor can His bounties be counted. His promise is\njust and right. He is the greatest amongst all the judges and the quickest\namidst all reckoners, Most Generous of all bountifuls, liberal in granting\nbounties but stern in punishment. His decisions are just and He alone\ndeserves praise. He is true to His promise and Bestower of good.\nJustice is the basis of His decisions. He guides towards the true path\nand leads to straight path whomever He wishes. He is infinite in His\nmercy. There is nothing whatsoever the like of Him. He created the sky,\nthe Earth, death and life that he may try of you which of you is best in\ndeeds. He alone is Almighty, forgiving, handsomely praised; He tests the\nbelievers by gracious trial. Hearer of prayers and Just in His decisions.\nHe acts as He wishes and creates what He pleases. Might and Praise is\nfor Him. And for Him is Greatness, Pride and Sublimity. He sends down\nrain, knows the \"Unseen\". He increases the sustenance of whom He\nwishes, causes the wind to blow and raises He the heavy clouds and\nregulates He the affairs of the Universe. He answers the distressed\nwhen he calls Him, listens to the people's prayers, removes their\ndifficulties and satisfies the seeker. None can stop that which He\nbestows nor can anyone give that which He withholds. There is nothing\nwhatsoever the like of Him. He is All-hearing and of All-seeing. His\nnames are secured. To create and to command are His domains.\nHallowed is He the Lord of Worlds. Great is His praise and all embracing\nis His mercy manifested or hidden by His grace. Allah is most merciful.","title":"The Alawite Book: His supplication for the third of the m...","type":"page"}