Treasure House of Prayers — Page 11
PRAYERS 11 21. Prayer for Seeking God's Protection, Forgiveness and Mercy On receiving Divine sign Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) went to Mount Tu r with seventy followers. An earthquake occurred and Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) thought that this was a punishment for his people for associating partners with All a h. He prayed in these words: َ أَﻧْﺖ ْوَﻟِ[ُّﻨَﺎ ﻓَﺎﻏْﻔِﺮ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ وَار ﺣﻤْﻨﺎ َ ُْوَأَﻧْﺖ ٰﺧَري ْ اﻟْﻐ َ ﻔِﺮِﻳ ﻦ. (Al-A‘r a f 7:156) You are our Protector; forgive us then, and have mercy on us, for You are the Best of those who forgive. 22. Confessing Unintentional Transgression and Seeking Forgiveness While trying to stop a fight a person was accidentally killed by Hadrat M u s a as ’s (Moses) blow. He prayed in the following words and God forgave him. ِّ ِّْرَب ُإِين ْﻇَﻠَﻤْﺖ ْﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ِْﻓَﺎﻏْﻔِﺮ يل. (Al-Qa s a s 28:17) Lord, I have indeed wronged my soul, therefore, forgive me. 23. Prayers for Forgiveness and Mercy During the absence of Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) the Israelites took a calf as their god. On his return he was very angry with his brother, his deputy and successor and reprimanded his people. His people prayed in repentance. This prayer can also be called ‘prayer of repentance’ by the followers of Hadrat M u s a as (Moses). ْ َّﻟَﺌِﻦ ْ ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺮ ﺣﻤْﻨﺎ ْرَﺑُّﻨَﺎ وَﻳَﻐْﻔِﺮ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ َّ ﻟَﻨَﻜُﻮ َﻧَﻦ ْٰﻣِﻦ ْ اخل َ ﺴِﺮِﻳ ﻦ. (Al-A‘r a f7:150) If our Lord does not have mercy on us, and forgive us, we shall surely be among the losers.