Invocations Inspired by the Qur'an

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful 1 We ask Allah (SWT: Glory be to Him, the Most High), the Most Compassionate and Merciful Lord of the universe to Whom all praise is due exclusively, and the Master Who is in complete control at all times, a clear manifestation of which will occur on the Day of Judgement, to grant us the most precious gift of guidance to the right path that leads to His Pleasure, worshiping Him alone and serving all of mankind with goodness in the process, and we beseech Him for His help and support in this endeavor so that we are among the most fortunate ones – the prophets, the truthful, the faithful, and the righteous - on whom He has bestowed His treasured favors, not among those who have earned His wrath nor those who have gone astray; and we entreat Him to forgive us and have mercy on us, for this is surely our all-encompassing need, and He is indeed the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful, Ameen (as inspired by the Qur’an, 1:1-7, the seven oft-repeated verses (15:87), which are a source of light for all of mankind.) In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful 2 We ask Allah (SWT) to grant us His most precious gift of guidance, as revealed in the Glorious Qur’an and through the teaching and practice of His beloved Prophet (SAW: peace and blessings be upon him), and to make us among His close ones who are God-conscious and who keep their duty towards Him and guard against evil, and who believe in the unseen with surety of heart and faith, and who uphold the two main tenets of Islam by worshipping Him, and Him alone, devotedly, and serve Him by performing acts of goodness and charity toward all with kindness of heart, for surely, such are the ones whom He has set on a right course and who are successful in the life of this world as well as in the Hereafter, and upon whom there shall alight no fear, nor shall they grieve; and we beseech Him to separate us from the ones who are heedless of His guidance and warnings, and who break His covenants and cut asunder what He has commanded to be joined, and who lie and make mischief in the land, even while proclaiming themselves to be peacemakers, and in whose hearts is a disease so that their Lord has intensified this disease, for such are the unfortunate losers who will be paid back their mockery by their Lord, and whose hearts and hearing have been sealed and whose eyes have been covered by Him, so that they are spiritually deaf, dumb, and blind, left blindly wandering in their inordinacy; and we entreat the Almighty Lord to make us among His righteous servants who submit to Him and who worship and serve Him and perform overarching acts of goodness, so that we receive the good news in the Hereafter, in reflection of our deeds in this life, of pure companions in magnificent Gardens wherein rivers flow, which, as our beloved Prophet (SAW) described, no eye has seen and no ear has heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man to conceive of them, all by the Grace and Mercy of our Lord, the Most High, for surely, He is oft returning to mercy, the Most Forgiving, Most Merciful, Ameen (as inspired by the Qur’an, 2:2-7, 10-11, 15, 18, 21, 25, 27, 37-38). In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful 3 May Allah (SWT) guide us, and instill in us the fear of Him and Him alone, and may He inspire us to keep our duty foremost to Him and thereby toward all responsibilities we carry; and may He purify our hearts and minds so that we do not adulterate the truth with falsehood; and may He enable us to keep up prayer and be charitable toward all His creations; and may He enlighten us so that we prostrate ourselves with reverence along with His favored ones who bow down to Him and Him alone, and we enjoin goodness while not neglecting it for our own souls, and we seek His assistance exclusively through patience and prayer with humility, for this is indeed arduous except for the humble ones who recognize the purpose of their creation and know that they will meet their Lord and to Him they will return, Ameen (as inspired by the Qur’an 2:40-46).