Treasure House of Prayers — Page 22
PRAYERS 22 47. Prayer for Arbitration Hadrat N uh as (Noah) was distressed by his people. He prayed to God for a decisive sign. He prayed for his safety and the safety of his followers. God accepted his prayer and saved him and his followers in an Ark and destroyed the disbelievers. ِّ َّرَب ْإِن ْﻗَﻮْﻣِﻲ ِ ﻛَﺬَّﺑُﻮ ْن ِْﻓَﺎﻓْﺘَﺢ ْﺑَ[ْين وَﺑَ[ْﻨَﻬُﻢ َّﻓَﺘْﺤًﺎ ِْ و ْجنَِّين َّوَﻣَﻦ َ ﻣ َﻌِﻲ َْﻣِﻦ املُْﺆْﻣِﻨِني. (Ash-Shu‘ar a ’ 26:118-119) My Lord, my people have treated me as a liar. Therefore, judge You decisively between them and me and save me and the believers that are with me. 48. Prayer regarding Disbelievers and Atheists Hadrat N uh as (Noah) ultimately prayed against his people when God revealed to him, ‘None of your people will believe except those who have already believed’. ِّ َرَب ْﻻ َﺗَﺬَر _َ2ِ َاﻷَْرْض ٰﻣِﻦ ْ اﻟْﻜ َ ﻔِﺮِﻳ ﻦ َدَﻳَّﺎرًا ْإِﻧَّﻚ ْإِن ْﺗَﺬَرْﻫُﻢ ﻳُﻀِﻠُّﻮ َا َﻋِﺒَﺎدَك ْوَﻻ ﻳَﻠِﺪُو َّا إِﻻ ﻓَﺎﺟِﺮًا ﻛَﻔَّﺎرًا. (N u h 71:27-28) My Lord, leave not in the land a single one of the disbelievers as dwellers therein. For, if You do leave them, they will only lead astray Your servants and will not give birth but to a sinner and a disbeliever. 49. Prayer for Forgiveness for Parents, Believers and for One's Ownself After praying for Divine decree against non-believers, Hadrat N uh as (Noah) prayed for the believers. ِّ ْرَب ِْاﻏْﻔِﺮ َّيل ْوَﻟِﻮَاﻟِﺪَي َوَملَِﻦ َِدَﺧَﻞ ﺑَ[ْيت َّﻣُﺆْﻣِﻨًﺎ َْ و ٰﻟِﻠْﻤُﺆْﻣِﻨِني ِ وَاملُْﺆْﻣِﻨ َﺖ ِوَﻻ ّٰﺗَﺰِد َْ اﻟﻈ َّﻠِﻤِني إِﻻ ﺗَﺒَﺎرًا.