Treasure House of Prayers — Page 25
PRAYERS 25 ٰ َْ اﻟْﻔ ﺴِﻘِني. (Al-M a ’idah5:26) My Lord, I have power over none but myself and my brother; therefore, make You a distinction between us and the rebellious people. 55. Thanksgiving by Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) and a Prayer for Release from Cruel People Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) killed a person unintentionally. He prayed for forgiveness and God informed him of the acceptance of his prayer. Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) was grateful and offered this prayer in response. ِّ ًْرَب ِّ مبَِﺎ اَﻧۡﻌَﻤۡﺖَ 2َ_ََّ ﻓَﻠَﻦۡ اَکُﻮۡنَ ﻇَﻬِري ْ ا ﻟ ﻠۡﻤُﺠۡﺮِﻣِني. (Al-Qa s a s 28:18) My Lord, because You have bestowed favour upon me, I will never be a helper of the guilty. 56. Prayer for Just Decisions Hadrat Qat a dah ra relates that whenever the Holy Prophet sa faced a battle, he offered in particular this prayer. 27 ِّ ْرَب ِّاﺣْﻜُﻢ ﺑِﺎحلَْﻖ وَرَﺑُّﻨَﺎ ٰ ﺍﻟﺮﺣْﻤ ﻦ ُ ٰاملُْﺴْﺘَﻌَﺎن _َ2 ْﻣَﺎ َ ﺗَﺼِﻔُﻮ ن. (Al-Anbiy a ’ 21:113) My Lord, judge You with truth. Our Lord is the Gracious God, Whose help is to be sought against that which you assert. 57. Prayer for God’s Mercy and Ease in Affairs While mentioning A sha b-e-Kahf , God says that they were few young men who hid themselves in caves for safeguarding their belief in the unity of God. They prayed in these words: ٰرَﺑَّﻨَﺎ ا ْﺗِﻨَﺎ َّﻣِﻦ َ ﻟ َﺪُﻧْﻚ ر ً ﺣْﻤﺔ َّ ْ و ﻫَﻴِّﺊ ْﻟَﻨَﺎ ﻣِﻦ أَﻣْﺮِﻧَﺎ رَﺷَﺪًا. (Al-Kahf 18:11)