Treasure House of Prayers — Page 36
PRAYERS 36 Surely, to All a h we belong and to Him shall we return. 84. Prayer for Dedicating Children and Making Vows Hadrat Maryam as ’s (Mary) mother offered this prayer before giving birth to her child. This prayer was accepted and she was granted a daughter like Hadrat Maryam as (Mary). ِّ ِّرَب ُإِين َﻧَﺬَرْت ﻟَﻚ ِﻣَﺎ ِْيف ﺑَﻄْين ْحمَُﺮَّرًا ِّْﻓَﺘَﻘَﺒَّﻞ َﻣِين َإِﻧَّﻚ ْأَﻧْﺖ ُ اﻟﺴَّﻤِﻴ ْﻊ ُ اﻟْﻌَﻠِﻴ ﻢ. ( A l-e-‘Imr a n 3:36) My Lord, I vowed to You what is in my womb to be dedicated to Your service. So do accept it of me, verily, You alone are All-Hearing, All-Knowing. 85. Prayer of God’s Holy Servants in the Face of Ridicule by Non-believers On the Day of Judgement, when the non-believers and those who reject God's words will confess to their sins, God will tell them to go away and not talk to Him. ‘You are the ones who ridiculed my servants who prayed and I have rewarded them in ample measure. ’ ٰرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ا ْﻣَﻨَّﺎ ﻓَﺎﻏْﻔِﺮ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ وَار ﺣﻤْﻨﺎ َ ُْوَأَﻧْﺖ ّٰﺧَري اﻟﺮ ْ ﺣﻤ . (Al-Mu’min u n23:110) Our Lord, we believe; forgive us therefore our sins, and have mercy on us; for You are the Best of those who show mercy. 86. Prayers for Deliverance from Grief and Sorrow Hadrat Ab u Dard a’ ra relates that whosoever repeats this prayer seven times at dawn and dusk, God will deliver him from grief and sorrows of this world and the world hereafter. 42