Treasure House of Prayers — Page 188
PRAYERS 188 advisable that when offering this prayer, one should confess one’s sins with the deepest emotions of the heart and acknowledge God’s blessing. Mere recitation by the tongue means nothing. The heart should be in it and prayer should be offered with tears and anguish in the heart. The Promised Messiah as explained the manner of offering this prayer. One should get up in the latter part of the night, do ablution and offer two rak‘ a t with sincerity and offer this prayer with emotions and humility: "O my Benefactor! O my God!, I am Your worthless, sinful and totally unmindful servant. You saw me doing injustice after injustice, but still rewarded me again and again. You saw me committing sin after sin, but still bestowed favour upon favour on me. You have always covered up my sins and granted me countless blessings. So even now have mercy on this sinful and worthless servant, forgive my impudence and ingratitude, deliver me from this sin, as there is no succour except in You. " A m i n Thumma A m i n. (Makt u b a t-e-Ahmadiyya, vol. 5, page 2-3) Other Prayers for Deliverance from Sin "O my Divine Master! I am Your sinful servant and in a state of distress. Guide me. " (Malf uza t, vol. 7, page 226, First edition, Al-Shirkatul Isl a miyyah Limited) "We are Your sinful servants and our evil self has overwhelmed us. Forgive us and protect us from the trials of the life hereafter. " (Al Badr, vol. 2, page 30) "I am sinful and weak. There is no redress except with Your help and mercy. Have mercy on me and purify me as there is nothing except Your mercy and kindness which can cleanse me of my