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Could you explain the meaning of the phrase “O Support of those who have no support” in the Jawshan Kabir supplication?
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َّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحيمِ
The phrase “O Support of those who have no support” in the Jawshan Kabir supplication means: O You upon whom all beings depend, for apart from their connection to You, they have no true standing, worth, stability, identity or character of their own. These words are a confession of complete trust in and reliance upon God, the only true source of support in existence.
We can understand sanad as “validity,” “reliance,” “steadfastness,” “support,” “witness,” “affiliation,” “evidence,” and so on. In short, a person without a sanad has no identity apart from their connection to the One they worship. Indeed, all beings in existence possess validity, strength, identity, personhood and standing only through their relationship with the One they worship. In the invocation «یا سند من لا سند له», we wholeheartedly affirm this undeniable truth.
Sanad may be understood as an expression of trust in God, the Trustee, Helper, Reckoner and Guarantor.
Hello again, respected teacher. Many thanks. I’m grateful.