Dua Isteghasa Imam Mahdi-atfs
ﻞ ﭐﻟﺘﱠﺎ ُﻡ ﻣ ﹸ ﭐﹾﻟﻜﹶﺎPg 1
In his book of al-Kalim al-±ayyib, Sayyid `Al¢ Kh¡n says, “The following is a form of seeking aid from The Argument of Allah and the Patron of the Age (Imam al-Mahd¢)—peace be upon him: Wherever you are, you may offer a twounit prayer, reading S£rah al-F¡ti¦ah and any other one in each unit. Yet, it is advisable to read S£rah al-Fat¦ (No. 48) in the first unit and S£rah al-Na¥r (No. 110) in the second. You may then stand up, facing the kiblah direction under the sky and then say the following:
Peace of Allah—perfect, complete, comprehensive, and thorough; and His endless benedictions and His everlasting, perfect blessings be upon the Argument of Allah His representative in His lands and realm His viceroy among His creatures and servants, the offspring of Prophet hood, the completion of the (Holy) Progeny and the Choice Ones, the Patron of the Age,
ﻞ ﭐﻟﺘﱠﺎﻡ ﻣ ﹸ ﻪ ﭐﹾﻟﻜﹶﺎ ﭐﻟ ﱠﻠﻼﻡ ﺳﹶ ﻤ ﹸﺔ ﺋﺍ ﭐﻟﺪﺍﹸﺗﻪﺻ ﹶﻠﻮ ﹶ ﻭﺎﻡﻞ ﭐﹾﻟﻌ ﻣ ﹸ ﭐﻟﺸﱠﺎ ﻪ ﺔ ﭐﻟ ﱠﻠ ﺠ ﺣ ٰﻋ ﹶﻠﻰ ﻣ ﹸﺔ ﻤ ﹸﺔ ﭐﻟﺘﱠﺎ ﺋ ﭐﹾﻟﻘﹶﺎﻛﹶﺎﹸﺗﻪﺑﺮﻭ ﻩ ﺩ ﺑﹺﻼﻪ ﻭ ﺿ ﺭ ﻲ ﺍﻪ ﻓ ﻴ ﻟﻭﻭ ﺓ ﺒﻮ ﺔ ﭐﻟ ﱡﻨ ﻼﹶﻟﺳﻩ ﻭ ﺩ ﺎﻋﺒ ﻪ ﻭ ﻘ ﺧ ﹾﻠ ﻋ ﹶﻠﻰٰ ﹶ ﻪ ﺘ ﻴ ﹶﻔﺧﻠ ﹶﻭ ﻥ ﺎﺐ ﭐﻟ ﱠﺰﻣ ﺣ ﹺ ﺓ ﺻﹶﺎ ﺼ ﹾﻔﻮ ﭐﻟ ﱠﺓ ﻭ ﻌ ﹾﺘﺮ ﺔ ﭐﹾﻟ ﻴ ﻘ ﺑﻭ
the demonstrator of the (true) faith, the teacher of the laws of the Qur’an,
ﻥ ﺁﺣﻜﹶﺎ ﹺﻡ ﭐﹾﻟ ﹸﻘﺮ ﻦ ﺍ ﻣ ﹶﻠ ﱢﻘ ﹺ ﻥ ﻭ ﺎﻈ ﹺﻬ ﹺﺮ ﭐﻹِﻳـﻤ ﻣ ﹾ ﻭ
the purger of the earth, the spreader of justice all over the earth,
ﺽ ﺮ ﹺ ﻌ ﭐﹾﻟﻝ ﻭ ﻲ ﭐﻟﻄﱡﻮ ﹺﻝ ﻓ ﺪﹺ ﻌ ﺷ ﹺﺮ ﭐﹾﻟ ﻧﹶﺎﺽ ﻭ ﺭ ﹺ ﻬ ﹺﺮ ﭐﻻ ﻄ ﻣ ﹶ ﻭ
the Argument (al-Hujjah), the Riser (alQaem), the Well-guided (al-Mahdi), the Leader, the Awaited, the Pleased,
ﺿﻲ ﺮ ﻤ ﻈ ﹺﺮ ﭐﹾﻟ ﻤ ﹾﻨ ﹶﺘ ﹶ ﺎ ﹺﻡ ﭐﹾﻟﻹﻣ ِ ﭐﺪﻱ ﻬ ﻤ ﻢ ﭐﹾﻟ ﺋ ﹺﺔ ﭐﹾﻟﻘﹶﺎ ﺠ ﺤ ﭐﹾﻟﻭ
the descendant of the Infallible Imams,
ﻫﺮﹺﻳﻦ ﺔ ﭐﻟﻄﱠﺎ ﻤ ﺋﻦ ﭐﻻ ﺑ ﹺﭐﻭ
the Successor, the son of the Pleased Successors (of the Prophets), the Guide, the Immaculate,
ﻌﺼﹸﻮ ﹺﻡ ﻤ ﻱ ﭐﹾﻟﺎﺩ ﭐﹾﻟﻬﻴﻦﺿﻴ ﺮ ﻤ ﺎ ِﺀ ﭐﹾﻟﺻﻴ ﻭ ﻦ ﭐﻻ ﺑ ﹺ ﭐﺻﻲ ﭐﹾﻟﻮ
and the son of the Imams—the guides and immaculate.
ﻴﻦﻌﺼﹸﻮﻣ ﻤ ﺓ ﭐﹾﻟ ﺍﻬﺪ ﺔ ﭐﹾﻟ ﻤ ﺋﻦ ﭐﻻ ﺑ ﹺﭐ
Peace be upon you, O grantor of dignity to the oppressed and faithful ones.
ﻴﻦﻌﻔ ﻀ ﺴ ﹶﺘ ﹾ ﻤ ﭐﹾﻟﻣﻨﹺﻴﻦ ﺆ ﻤ ﻌ ﱠﺰ ﭐﹾﻟ ﻣ ﺎ ﻳﻴﻚ ﻋ ﹶﻠ ﻼﻡ ﺴﹶ ﺍﻟ
Peace be upon you, O humiliator of the arrogant and oppressing unbelievers. Peace be upon you, O my master, the Patron of the Age. Peace be upon you, O son of Allah’s Messenger. Peace be upon you, O son of the Commander of the Believers. Peace be upon you, O son of Fatimah the Luminous and the Doyenne of the women of the world. Peace be upon you, O son of the Imams— the arguments (of Allah) and Immaculate and the leader of all creatures.
ﻴﻦﻟﻤ ﭐﻟﻈﱠﺎﺒﺮﹺﻳﻦ ﻜ ﻤ ﹶﺘ ﹶ ﭐﹾﻟﻓﺮﹺﻳﻦ ﻝ ﭐﹾﻟﻜﹶﺎ ﺬﱠ ﻣ ﺎ ﻳﻴﻚ ﻋ ﹶﻠ ﻼﻡﺍﻟﺴ ﻥ ﺎ ﭐﻟ ﱠﺰﻣﺣﺐ ﺎ ﺻﹶﺎ ﻳﻻﻱﻣﻮ ﺎ ﻳﻴﻚ ﻋ ﹶﻠ ﻼﻡﺍﻟﺴ ﻪ ﻝ ﭐﻟ ﱠﻠ ﻮ ﹺﺳ ﺭﺑﻦ ﺎ ﻳﻴﻚ ﻋ ﹶﻠ ﻼﻡﺍﻟﺴ ﻣﻨﹺﻴﻦ ﺆ ﻤ ﻴ ﹺﺮ ﭐﹾﻟﻣ ﺍﺑﻦ ﺎ ﻳﻴﻚ ﻋ ﹶﻠ ﻼﻡﺍﻟﺴ ﻴﻦﺎﹶﻟﻤﺎ ِﺀ ﭐﹾﻟﻌﺓ ﹺﻧﺴ ﻴﺪ ﺳ ﺍ ِﺀﻫﺮ ﻤ ﹶﺔ ﭐﻟ ﱠﺰ ﻃ ﻓﹶﺎﺑﻦ ﺎ ﻳﻴﻚ ﻋ ﹶﻠ ﻼﻡﺍﻟﺴ ﻴﻦﻌﺼﹸﻮﻣ ﻤ ﺞ ﭐﹾﻟ ﺠ ﹺ ﺤ ﺔ ﭐﹾﻟ ﻤ ﺋ ﭐﻻﺑﻦ ﺎ ﻳﻴﻚ ﻋ ﹶﻠ ﻼﻡﺍﻟﺴ ﻴﻦﻤﻌ ﺟ ﻖ ﺍ ﺨ ﹾﻠ ﹺ ﻋ ﹶﻠﻰٰ ﭐﹾﻟ ﹶ ﺎﻡﻹﻣ ِ ﭐﻭ
Dua Isteghasa Imam Mahdi-atfs Peace be upon you, O my master addressed by him who is loyal to your (divinely commissioned) leadership.
ﻞ ﭐﻟﺘﱠﺎ ُﻡ ﻣ ﹸ ﭐﹾﻟﻜﹶﺎPg 2
ﻻﻱﻣﻮ ﺎ ﻳﻴﻚ ﻋ ﹶﻠ ﻼﻡﺍﻟﺴ ﺔ ﻳﻲ ﭐﹾﻟﻮﹺﻻ ﻓﺺ ﹶﻟﻚ ﻠ ﹴ ﺨ ﻣ ﹾ ﻼﻡﺳ
I bear witness that you are the well-guided Imam in word and deed,
ﻼ ﻌ ﹰ ﻓ ﻻ ﻭ ﻮ ﹰ ﹶﻗﺪﻱ ﻬ ﻤ ﭐﹾﻟﺎﻡﻹﻣ ِ ﭐﱠﻧﻚ ﺍﻬﺪ ﺷ ﹾﺍ
it is you who shall fill the earth with justice and impartiality
ﻻ ﺪﹰ ﻋ ﻄ ﹰﺎ ﻭﻗﺴ ﺽ ﺭ ﹶ ﭐﻻﻤ ﹶﻠﺎ ﻱ ﹶﺗﺖ ﭐﱠﻟﺬ ﹾﻧ ﹶﺍﻭ
after it will be filled with wrong and partiality. So, may Allah hasten your reappearance make easy your advent,, make nearer the time of your coming, increase the number of your supporters and backers,
ﺭﹰﺍﺟﻮ ﺖ ﹸﻇﻠﹾﻤﹰﺎ ﻭ ﻠ ﹶﺌ ﹾ ﻣ ﺎ ﻣﻌﺪ ﺑ ﺟﻚ ﺨﺮ ﻣ ﹾ ﻞ ﻬ ﹶ ﺳ ﻭﺟﻚ ﹶﻓﺮﻞ ﭐﻟ ﱠﻠﻪ ﺠ ﹶ ﻌ ﹶﻓ ﺍﹶﻧﻚﻋﻮ ﺍ ﻭﻙﹾﻧﺼﹶﺎﺭ ﺍ ﹶﻛ ﱠﺜﺮ ﻭﺎﹶﻧﻚ ﹶﺯﻣﺏ ﹶﻗﺮﻭ
and fulfill for you all that which He has promised you.
ﻙﻋﺪ ﺎ ﻭ ﻣﺠ ﹶﺰ ﹶﻟﻚ ﹾﻧﺍﻭ
He is surely the most truthful of all those who can speak (and He has said):
:ﻴﻦﺋﻠ ﭐﹾﻟﻘﹶﺎﻕﺻﺪ ﹾ ﺍﻬﻮ ﹶﻓ
“We desired to bestow a favor upon those who were deemed weak in the land, make them the Imams, and make them the heirs.” O my master! O Patron of the Age! O son of Allah’s Messenger! My request is...
ﺽ ﺭ ﹺ ﻲ ﭐﻻﻌﻔﹸﻮﺍ ﻓ ﻀ ﺳ ﹸﺘ ﹾ ﭐﻳﻦﻋ ﹶﻠﻰٰ ﭐﱠﻟﺬ ﻤﻦ ﻥ ﹶﻧ ﺍﹸﻧﺮﹺﻳﺪ)ﻭ (ﻴﻦﺍ ﹺﺭﺛ ﭐﹾﻟﻮﻬﻢ ﻌ ﹶﻠ ﺠ ﹶﻧﻤ ﹰﺔ ﻭ ﺋﻢ ﺍ ﻬ ﻌ ﹶﻠ ﺠ ﹶﻧﻭ ﻪ ﻝ ﭐﻟ ﱠﻠ ﻮ ﹺﺳ ﺭﺑﻦ ﺎﻥ ﻳ ﺎ ﭐﻟ ﱠﺰﻣﺣﺐ ﺎ ﺻﹶﺎ ﻳﻻﻱﻣﻮ ﺎﻳ …ﻲﺟﺘ ﺎﺣ
Mention your need and then go on saying: So, intercede for me so that it will be settled, for I am turning my face towards you for settling my request, since I know for sure that you enjoy with Allah admissible word of intercession, and praiseworthy standing. So, I ask you in the name of Him Who granted you (i.e. the Ahl al-Bayt) exclusively the right of representing Him, and admitted you all to keep His secrets, and I ask you in the name of the standing that you exclusively enjoy with Allah, to ask Allah, the Exalted, to render successful my request,
ﺎﺣﻬ ﺎﻲ ﹶﻧﺠﻲ ﻓﻊ ﻟ ﺷ ﹶﻔ ﻓﹶﭑ ﹾ ﻲﺟﺘ ﺎ ﹺﺑﺤﻴﻚ ﺖ ﹺﺇﹶﻟ ﻬ ﹸ ﺟ ﺪ ﹶﺗﻮ ﹶﻓ ﹶﻘ ﻮﹶﻟ ﹰﺔﻣ ﹾﻘﺒ ﻋ ﹰﺔ ﺷﻔﹶﺎ ﻪ ﹶ ﭐﻟ ﱠﻠﻋ ﹾﻨﺪ ﹶﻟﻚﻥﻲ ﺍﻌ ﹾﻠﻤ ﻟ ﻮﺩﹰﺍﺤﻤ ﻣ ﻣﻘﹶﺎﻣ ﹰﺎ ﻭ ﻩ ﻣ ﹺﺮ ﻢ ﺑﹺﺎ ﻜ ﺼﹸ ﺧ ﹶﺘ ﱠ ﻦﭐ ﹾ ﻣ ﹺ ﺤﻖ ﹶﻓ ﹺﺒ ﻩ ﺴﺮ ﻟ ﻢ ﺭﹶﺗﻀﹶﺎ ﹸﻛ ﭐﻭ ﻴ ﹶﻨﻪ ﺑﻢ ﻭ ﻜ ﻴ ﹶﻨ ﹸ ﺑ ﻪ ﭐﻟ ﱠﻠﻋ ﹾﻨﺪ ﻢ ﻜ ﻱ ﹶﻟ ﹸ ﭐﱠﻟﺬﻥﺑﹺﭑﻟﺸﱠﺎﻭ ﻲﺒﺘ ﻠ ﺢ ﹶﻃ ﺠ ﹺ ﻲ ﹸﻧﺎﹶﻟﻰٰ ﻓ ﹶﺗﻌﻞ ﭐﻟ ﱠﻠﻪ ﺳ ﹺ
to answer my prayer,
ﻲﺗﻋﻮ ﺔ ﺩ ﺑﺎﹺﺇﺟﻭ
and to relieve my grief.
ﻲﺑﺘﺮ ﻒ ﹸﻛ ﺸ ﹶﻛ ﹾﻭ
You may then ask for whatever you want, and it will be settled for you, by Allah’s permission.