Rabi al Akher - Dua for commencing the month

O Allah, You are the God of everything,

and the Creator of everything,

and the Owner of everything,

and the Lord of everything.

I ask You by the firmest handhold,

and the ultimate purpose and highest goal,

and by that through which You separated light from darkness,

Paradise from the Fire,

and this world from the Hereafter.

And by the greatest of Your names in the Preserved Tablet,

and the most complete of Your names in nobility in the Torah,

and the most radiant of Your names in might in the Psalms,

and the most exalted of Your names in stature in the Gospel,

and the most elevated of Your names in mention in the Qur'an,

and the greatest and most virtuous of Your names in the revealed Books,

and the most hidden of Your names within Yourself,

the One unto Whom there is nothing like.

And I ask You by Your might and Your power,

and by the Tremendous Throne and what it bears,

and by the Noble Seat and what it encompasses,

that You bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,

and grant me from Yourself Your near, magnificent, greatest relief.

O Allah, make complete upon me Your ancient, primordial benevolence,

continue toward me Your lasting, enduring favor,

and revive me through the might of Your noble, most generous majesty.

And your Allah is One Allah: There is no god but He, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.

Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-subsisting, Eternal.

No slumber can seize Him nor sleep.

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Allah! There is no god but He,-the Living, the Self-Subsisting, Eternal.

He it is Who shapes you in the wombs as He pleases.

There is no god but He, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

There is no god but He: That is the witness of Allah,

his angels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on justice.

There is no god but He, the Exalted in Might, the Wise.

Allah! There is no god but He:

of a surety He will gather you together against the Day of Judgment, about which even there is no doubt.

And whose word can be truer than Allah's?

That is Allah, your Lord!

there is no god but He, the Creator of all things: then worship ye Him:

and He hath power to dispose of all affairs.

Follow what thou art taught by inspiration from thy Lord:

there is no god but He:

and turn aside from those who join gods with Allah.

Say: "O men! I am sent unto you all, as the Apostle of Allah,

to Whom belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth:

there is no god but He: it is He That giveth both life and death.

So believe in Allah and His Apostle, the Unlettered Prophet,

who believeth in Allah and His words: follow him that (so) ye may be guided."

But if they turn away, Say: "Allah sufficeth me:

there is no god but He: on Him is my trust,-

He the Lord of the Throne (of Glory) Supreme!"

Thus have we sent thee amongst a People before whom (long since) have (other) Peoples (gone and) passed away;

in order that thou mightest rehearse unto them what We send down unto thee by inspiration;

yet do they reject (Him), the Most Gracious!

Say: "He is my Lord! There is no god but He! On Him is my trust, and to Him do I turn!"

He doth send down His angels with inspiration of His Command, unto such of His servants as He pleaseth, (saying):

"Warn (Man) that there is no god but I: so do your duty unto Me."

If thou pronounce the word aloud, (it is no matter): for verily He knoweth what is secret and what is yet more hidden.

Allah! there is no god but He!

To Him belong the most Beautiful Names.

"Also I have chosen thee: hearken, then, to the inspiration (sent to thee).

"Verily, I am Allah: There is no god but I: So serve thou Me (only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise.

"Verily the Hour is coming - My design is to keep it hidden - for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour.

But the god of you all is the One Allah: there is no god but He:

all things He comprehends in His knowledge.

Not an apostle did We send before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him:

that there is no god but I; therefore worship and serve Me.

And remember Zun-nun, when he departed in wrath: He imagined that We had no power over him!

But he cried through the depths of darkness, "There is no god but thou: glory to thee:

I was indeed wrong!"

Therefore exalted be Allah, the King, the Reality:

there is no god but He, the Lord of the Throne of Honour!

"Allah!- there is no god but He!-

Lord of the Throne Supreme!"

And He is Allah: There is no god but He.

To Him be praise, at the first and at the last:

for Him is the Command, and to Him shall ye be brought back.

And call not, besides Allah, on another god.

There is no god but He.

Everything (that exists) will perish except His own Face.

To Him belongs the Command, and to Him will ye (all) be brought back.

O men! Call to mind the grace of Allah unto you!

is there a creator, other than Allah, to give you sustenance from heaven or earth?

There is no god but He: how then are ye deluded away from the Truth?

He created you (all) from a single person: then created, of like nature, his mate;

and he sent down for you eight head of cattle in pairs:

He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in artifice, one after another, in three veils of darkness.

such is Allah, your Lord and Cherisher: to Him belongs (all) dominion.

There is no god but He: then how are ye turned away?

Who forgiveth sin, accepteth repentance, is severe in punishment, and is all-bountiful.

There is no god but He: to Him is the final goal.

Such is Allah, your Lord, the Creator of all things,

there is no god but He: Then how ye are deluded away from the Truth!

It is Allah Who has made for you the earth as a resting place, and the sky as a canopy,

and has given you shape- and made your shapes beautiful,- and has provided for you sustenance, of things pure and good;-

such is Allah your Lord. So Glory to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds!

He is the Living (One): There is no god but He:

Call upon Him, giving Him sincere devotion. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds!

(Moses) said: "The Lord and Cherisher of the heavens and the earth, and all between,-

if ye want to be confirmed in belief."

There is no god but He: It is He Who gives life and gives death,-

The Lord and Cherisher to you and to your earliest ancestors.

Do they then only wait for the Hour,- that it should come on them of a sudden?

But already have come some tokens thereof, and when it (actually) is on them, how can they benefit then by their admonition?

Know, therefore, that there is no god but Allah,

and ask forgiveness for thy fault, and for the men and women who believe:

for Allah knows how ye move about and how ye dwell in your homes.

Allah is He, than Whom there is no god;- the Sovereign, the Holy One, the Source of Peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith, the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme:

Glory to Allah! (High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him.

Allah! There is no god but He:

and on Allah, therefore, let the Believers put their trust.

O Allah, I ask You for a pardon after which there is no punishment,

and a pleasure after which there is no displeasure,

and well-being after which there is no affliction,

and happiness after which there is no misery,

and guidance after which there is no astrayness,

and faith which no disbelief penetrates,

and a heart which no trial infiltrates.

O Allah, I ask You for spaciousness in the grave,

and the conclusive proof,

and the firm word in the life of this world and the Hereafter,

and that You send down upon me security and relief,

and joy and the radiance of bliss.

O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,

and grant me recognition of the blessings of this month and its auspiciousness,

and provide me with its good,

and turn away from me its harm,

and make me among the triumphant therein,

by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

O Allah, You are the Bestower of good,

so bestow upon me a longing to meet You,

and an apprehension of Your punishment,

and reverence toward You, dignity, and veneration,

until my heart trembles from that,

and my skin shivers from it,

and my flank turns away from resting,

and my eyes overflow with tears,

and I am never empty of remembering You in my night and my day, O Most Merciful of the merciful.

O Allah, I praise You,

yet how can my praise and glorification ever reach Your due,

given the deficiency of my deeds and the limitation of my intellect?

For You are the Creator and I am the created,

You are the Master and I am the owned,

You are the Lord and I am the servant,

You are the Mighty and I am the abased,

You are the Strong and I am the weak,

You are the Self-Sufficient and I am the needy,

You are the Giver and I am the beggar,

You are the Living Who never dies,

and I am a mortal creation that perishes.

So forgive me and have mercy on me,

and grant me my request in my world and my Hereafter,

and overlook my faults, and those of all believing men and believing women,

and Muslim men and Muslim women, the living among them and the dead.

O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad, Your servant, Your messenger, Your prophet,

Your chosen one, and the elite of Your creation.

O Allah, elevate his station,

and honor his rank,

and magnify his reward,

and establish his proof triumphant,

and manifest his justification,

and make immense his light,

and perpetuate his dignity,

and unite him with his nation and his progeny,

and comfort his eyes thereby.

O Allah, make Muhammad the most honored of prophets in followers,

and the greatest of them in status,

and the most noble of them in dignity,

and the highest of them in rank,

and the most expansive of them in dwelling within Paradise.

O Allah, convey Muhammad to the highest degree and the means of mediation,

and honor his edifice,

and magnify his light and his proof,

and accept his intercession for his nation,

and accept the blessings of his nation upon him.

O Allah, bless Muhammad just as he conveyed Your messages,

and recited Your signs,

and sincerely advised Your servants,

and strove in Your path, and worshipped You until certainty came unto him.

O Allah, increase Muhammad with every honor an additional honor,

and with every virtue an additional virtue,

and with every nobility an additional nobility,

and with every felicity an additional felicity,

until You place Muhammad in the supreme honor alongside the highest ranks.

O Allah, bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad,

and ease for me my trial,

and make me attain my hope,

and expand for me my sustenance,

and settle for me my debt,

and remove from me my worry, my distress, and my sorrow,

and facilitate for me my will,

and bring me to my goal swiftly and without delay,

O Most Merciful of the merciful.