Monthly Archives: August 2011

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Prayer for Wednesday (Eid al-Fitr)

O Allah: You are the Lord of glory and greatness
And the Lord of magnanimity and omnipotence
And the Lord of pardon and mercy,
And the worthiest of being feared and the Lord of forgiveness;
I beseech You in the name of this day, which You have decided to be feast for the Muslims,
And to be safety and increasing honor for Muhammad—peace of Allah be upon him and his Household—
(I beseech You) that You may send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
And You may include me with every item of goodness with which You have included Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
And that You save me from any item of evil from which You have saved Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
May Your blessings be upon him and upon them.
O Allah: I pray You for the best of all that for which Your righteous servants have prayed You,
And I seek Your protection against all that against which Your righteous servants have asked Your protection.

Today’s Affirmation:

“I breathe deeply and every breath energizes me.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

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Prayer for Tuesday (Eid al-Fitr)

Ramadan ends and Eid al-Fitr begins at the sighting of the new moon this evening.

Allah is Great.
Allah is Great.
There is no god save Allah.
And Allah is Great.
Allah is Great.
(All) praise be to Allah.
All praise be to Allah for He has
shown us the Right Path.
All thanks be to Him for that
which He has conferred upon us.		  
O the Lord of favor and bounty!
O the Lord of magnanimity!
O He who has chosen
Muhammad and granted him
victory!
(please do) send blessings upon
Muhammad and the Housheold
of Muhammad!
And forgive me all the sins that
You have known (from me)
And it is written with you in a
manifest record.		  
I turn repentant unto Allah.
O the Lord of power;
O the Lord of bounty;
O He Who has chosen
Muhammad and granted him
victory;
(please do) bless Muhammad
and the Household of
Muhammad
and forgive me every sin that I
have committed
and forgotten, but it is recorded
with You in a Manifest Record.

(a portion of the prayers for the First Night of Shawaal, the beginning of Eid al-Fitr.
Click Here for a complete description of prayers for First Night of Shawaal.
Source: Duas.org)

Today’s Affirmation:

“I am blessed by God.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)

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Prayer for Monday

Today, like every other day,
we wake up empty and frightened.
Don’t open the door to the study and begin reading.
Take down a musical instrument.
Let the beauty we love be what we do.
There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.

(Jelaluddin Rumi – 13th century Sufi mystic)

O love, O pure deep love, be here, be now.
Be all; worlds dissolve into your stainless endless radiance,
Frail living leaves burn with you brighter than cold stars;
Make me your servant, your breath, your core.

(Jelaluddin Rumi)

Today’s Affirmation:

“I am strong and secure.”

(For more on Affirmations, go to my Affirmations Page.)