The World Reflected in the Sahifa Sajjadiyya

🌼🔆🌼Spiritual Journey through Supplication 6🌼🔆🌼

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✨Structure of Supplication Six

Number	Arabic title	Persian title
1	الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَ النَّهَارَ بِقُوَّتِهِ	The creation of night and day through divine power
2	وَ مَيَّزَ بَيْنَهُمَا بِقُدْرَتِهِ	The distinction between night and day through divine power
3	جَعَلَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا حَدّاً مَحْدُوداً	Divine bounds and measures
4	يُولِجُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا فِي صَاحِبِهِ	The interweaving of night and day
5	فَخَلَقَ لَهُمُ اللَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ	The wisdom behind the creation of night
6	وَ خَلَقَ لَهُمُ النَّهارَ مُبْصِراً	The wisdom behind the creation of day
7	بِكُلِّ ذَلِكَ يُصْلِحُ شَأْنَهُمْ	The divine order of governance and recompense
8	اللَّهُمَّ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى مَا فَلَقْتَ لَنَا مِنَ الْإِصْبَاحِ	Thanksgiving at daybreak
9	أَصْبَحْنَا وَ أَصْبَحَتِ الْأَشْيَاءُ كُلُّهَا بِجُمْلَتِهَا لَكَ	The shared dawn of all creation
10	أَصْبَحْنَا فِي قَبْضَتِكَ	Divine grasp
11	لَيْسَ لَنَا مِنَ الْأَمْرِ إِلَّا مَا قَضَيْتَ	Subject to divine decree
12	وَ هَذَا يَوْمٌ حَادِثٌ جَدِيدٌ	The novelty of each new day
13	اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ…	Seeking forgiveness for sin
14	وَ أَجْزِلْ لَنَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ	Seeking good deeds
15	اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ عَلَى الْكِرَامِ الْكَاتِبِينَ	An easy reckoning
16	اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لَنَا فِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ	Worship at every hour
17	اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ… وَ احْفَظْنَا	Divine protection
18	اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ… وَ وَفِّقْنَا… لِاسْتِعْمَالِ الْخَيْرِ	Divine grace to serve
19	اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ… وَ اجْعَلْهُ أَيْمَنَ يَوْمٍ	The best day
20	وَ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْ أَرْضَى مَنْ مَرَّ عَلَيْهِ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهَارُ	Contentment with creation
21	اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُشْهِدُكَ	Testifying to the Oneness of God
22	وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُكَ وَ رَسُولُكَ	Testifying to the Messengerhood
23	اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ	The most excellent blessings upon the Prophet
24	إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمَنَّانُ بِالْجَسِيمِ	Concluding supplication

✨The Main Themes of the Supplication

Number	Theme	Description
1	Cosmological theme	Night and day are manifestations of God’s names and attributes, and all of existence takes part in the morning ceremony
2	Anthropological theme	Through the art of worship, human beings can turn the world into a gallery showcasing God’s beauty
3	Spiritual theme	The chain of heedlessness ← hardening of the heart ← hardening of thought ← hardening of the mind—and the path back through remembrance and divine love
4	Social theme	Enjoining what is right, forbidding what is wrong, supporting the truth, guiding the lost, and helping the weak
5	Theme of divine oneness	Testifying to God’s oneness, the Messengerhood, and divinely appointed authority in the presence of all creation

✨Key Messages of the Supplication

Number	Key message
1	Night and day are reservoirs of divine power and the pens with which God writes calligraphy
2	All creation agrees in welcoming the morning
3	Knowledge without a heart is a tree without roots
4	Let us honour the Day of God and not defile it
5	Every moment is an opportunity to write lines of light
6	Night and day are two wings for flight toward God
7	We are held in the gracious grasp of the Most Merciful
8	Every part of existence is a place where a divine name or attribute is manifest

🔅🌼 The Secret of Secrets of God in the Sixth Supplication of al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya 🌼🔅

🌹 The Sixth Supplication of al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya brings spring to the human soul every day.

🌹 The Sixth Supplication reminds us of renewal: a new year, a new day, a new moment

❇️A look at the lofty summit of Supplication 6 of al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya

🌹 Every sentence of the Sixth Supplication of al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya is an ocean of meaning and divine mysteries.

🌹 This supplication is a school for learning to see night and day as two divine guides.

🌹 Those who become acquainted with this supplication will find spring in every morning and evening.

❇️The place of the Sixth Supplication in al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya

The sixth supplication of *Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya* is among the most comprehensive prayers in this noble collection. Imam Sajjad (AS) would recite it in the morning and evening. It stands at the meeting point of the material and spiritual worlds, guiding those who approach the divine sanctuary towards a higher truth.

🌼Overall Structure of the Supplication

Section	Content	Sentence Numbers
Section One	The creation of night and day and the wisdom behind them	1 to 7
Section Two	Giving thanks and seeking forgiveness	8 to 14
Section Three	Earnest supplication and seeking one’s needs	15 to 20
Section Four	Testimony to God’s oneness and the prophethood	21 to 24

✨An Expanded Look at Section One: The Mysteries of the Creation of Night and Day

💫First Passage: Praising God for the Creation of Night and Day

(1) الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَ النَّهَارَ بِقُوَّتِهِ

🌼A Deeper Meaning

The praise here is praise of God’s very essence, not merely praise for His blessings. Imam Sajjad (AS) first points to the act of creation itself, then presents power as an attribute of God’s action. This power is not merely physical force; it flows from God’s inexhaustible might and will, through which He brought night and day into being from nothing.

🌼Connections with Quranic Verses

Al-Baqara: 28

وَ هُوَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي وَ يُمِيتُ — He gives life and causes death

Al-An‘am: 96

فَالِقُ الْإِصْبَاحِ — the cleaver of dawn

Yunus: 67

مِنْ آيَاتِهِ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهَارُ وَ الشَّمْسُ وَ الْقَمَرُ — Among His signs are the night and the day, and the sun and the moon

🌼Philosophical Dimensions

Night and day are among the evident phenomena that carry energy. Their interaction gives rise to other phenomena and yields particular benefits, while playing a significant role in the workings of the universe

. By emphasising «خَلَقَ» and «بِقُوَّتِهِ», the Imam (AS) points to their various dimensions:

Ontological dimension: Night and day are real

Dependent dimension: Their existence depends on God

Subsistent dimension: They are acts of God, not independent entities

Practical dimension: Their practical effects

🌼Anyone who rises from sleep in the morning should know:

God created this phenomenon

It was created by divine power

Giving thanks for this blessing is the first step in servitude to God

💫Second Passage: The Distinction Between Night and Day by Divine Power

(2) وَ مَيَّزَ بَيْنَهُمَا بِقُدْرَتِهِ

🌼Expanding the Meaning:

Here, distinction goes beyond mere physical separation. By His power, God:

distinguished light from darkness

separated movement from stillness

set times of activity apart from times of rest

🌼Subtle Wisdoms:

One subtle point of wisdom is that God also created what lies between two extremes. That is,:

between the fullness of day and the fullness of night lie dusk and dawn

between full light and complete darkness lies an intermediate light

This middle ground reveals the divine wisdom in creation

💫Educational Lessons

✨Table: Educational Lessons

Practice	Suitable Time	Wisdom
Worship	Night	Stillness and tranquility
Activity	Day	Movement and effort
Reflection	The interval between dawn and sunrise	Clarity of mind
Remembrance	Before dawn	Presence of heart

💫Third Passage: Divine Bounds and Measures

(3) وَ جَعَلَ لِكُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا حَدّاً مَحْدُوداً، وَ أَمَداً مَمْدُوداً

🌼Expanding the Explanation

Word	Meaning	Dimension
حَدّاً مَحْدُوداً	A defined and limited boundary	Quantity
أَمَداً مَمْدُوداً	An extended and expansive span	Quality

🌼This duality shows that:

night and day are limited, with boundaries, outlines, and beauty

💫Among the wisdoms behind temporal limitation:

The wisdom of creation: If night or day were everlasting, life would be impossible

The wisdom of religious law: People should know that life is limited and devote themselves to worship before their opportunity ends

The wisdom of beauty: Limitation is a kind of outline that gives beauty form and displays it

The interpretive wisdom: A truth is presented within those bounds, like a cup from which one may drink

💫The Connection with God’s Calligraphy Pen

Scholars have said that spatial and temporal bounds and constraints are God’s calligraphy pen. This means that:

God, like a master calligrapher, has drawn the lines of time.

Each moment is a line in the book of existence.

Night and day are the beautiful margins of this book.

The script of this calligraphy is without equal.

💫The Fourth Passage: The Interweaving and Interpenetration of Night and Day

(4) يُولِجُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا فِي صَاحِبِهِ، وَ يُولِجُ صَاحِبَهُ فِيهِ

Night and day meet and enter into one another, giving rise to immense, manifest and hidden effects, blessings, and wonders.

These connections are among the most mysterious relationships between phenomena, shaped by the incomparable Creator.

💫The Relationship to the Human Self

The interweaving and intersection of the different dimensions of the human being

For example:

Night within day: sleep within wakefulness ← rest amid effort

Day within night: wakefulness within sleep ← inspiration in stillness

Interpenetration: continual movement between states ← balance and spiritual wonders

The interweaving of phenomena entails shifting boundaries, shared feelings, and transformation, along with continual renewal and change!

💫The Mysteries of Interweaving

At the intersection and interweaving of things, in the moment of transition—that is, at sunrise and sunset—the celestial realms draw nearer. Therefore:

The shifting boundary between night and day, and between any phenomena, makes it possible for each phenomenon to enter the domain of another and to experience the worlds of diverse phenomena, alongside change, renewal, and transformation!

💫Marking the devotional calendar and prayer times:

The dawn prayer at first light = partaking of the presence of dawn

The sunset prayer at the beginning of dusk = partaking of the presence of twilight

And so on…

💫The Fifth Passage: The Wisdom Behind the Creation of Night

(5) فَخَلَقَ لَهُمُ اللَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ مِنْ حَرَكَاتِ التَّعَبِ وَ نَهَضَاتِ النَّصَبِ …

💫A Juridical and Hadith-Based Elaboration

Concept	Explanation
لِيَسْكُنُوا	That they may find rest
مِنْ حَرَكَاتِ التَّعَبِ	from exhausting activity
وَ نَهَضَاتِ النَّصَبِ	and arduous exertion

💫The Creation of Night in the Narrations

Among night’s countless wonders and wisdoms are these functions:

Natural function: physical rest

Spiritual function: worship and devotion

The Embrace of Night

Night spreads itself out like a warm embrace:

A father’s embrace: support and care

A mother’s embrace: tenderness and affection

A companion’s embrace: companionship and solidarity

The Creator’s embrace: mercy and forgiveness

💫Elements of this embrace

Element of the embrace	Meaning
Comfort	Peace of mind
Sleep	Physical rest
Renewal	Regaining one’s strength
Strength	Renewed energy
Pleasure	Enjoying blessings
Desire	Natural life

💫Section Six: The Wisdom in the Creation of Day

(6) وَ خَلَقَ لَهُمُ النَّهارَ مُبْصِراً لِيَبْتَغُوا فِيهِ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ

💫The Jurisprudential Dimension

Concept	Explanation
مُبْصِراً	Seeing and illuminating
لِيَبْتَغُوا	So that they may seek
مِنْ فَضْلِهِ	From His bounty and grace

💫Divisions of the Day

Type of day	Time	Purpose
The worldly day	The day’s duration	Earning a livelihood
The Hereafter’s Day	The Day of Resurrection	Reckoning and recompense
The divine day	Always	Drawing near to God

💫Table: The Relationship of Night and Day to Human Life

Stage	Night	Day
Sowing	Taking root	Coming into bloom
Preparation	Gathering strength	Putting one’s strength to use
Nourishment	Inner nourishment	Outer nourishment
Growth	Inner growth	Outer growth

💫The Arena of Day

The day is a vast arena:

A place of competition

A place to demonstrate one’s abilities

A field for earning points

A stage on which to shine

💫Section Seven: The Divine Order of Governance and Recompense

(7) بِكُلِّ ذَلِكَ يُصْلِحُ شَأْنَهُمْ وَ يَبْلُو أَخْبَارَهُمْ …

✨A Deeper Reflection:

Concept	Explanation
يُصْلِحُ شَأْنَهُمْ	He sets their affairs right
يَبْلُو أَخْبَارَهُمْ	He tests their condition
يَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ هُمْ	He observes how they are

✨The Stages of Divine Testing

Stage	Explanation
1	Creating opportunity — He created night and day
2	Providing resources — He granted sustenance and power
3	Observation — He observes how they are
4	Reckoning — He calls them to account
5	Recompense — Reward or punishment

🌼Reward or Punishment

The Measure of Divine Assessment

God looks at several things:

Indicator	Explanation
Times of obedience	How they worship
Obligatory duties	How they fulfil their obligations
Instances of applying the rulings	How they put divine laws into practice

🌼Two Groups on the Day of Resurrection:

The wrongdoers	The righteous
Recompense according to their deeds	Recompense with the finest reward
Punishment for their deeds	Their good deeds are multiplied

Section Two, Expanded: Gratitude and Seeking Forgiveness

💫Eighth Passage: Gratitude for the Morning

(8) اللَّهُمَّ فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ عَلَى مَا فَلَقْتَ لَنَا مِنَ الْإِصْبَاحِ …

🌼An Expanded Lexical Analysis

Word	Root	Meaning
فَلَقْتَ	ف-ل-ق	You cleft
الْإِصْبَاحِ	ص-ب-ح	Dawn
بَصَّرْتَنَا	ب-ص-ر	You gave us sight

🌼Degrees of Gratitude

Degree	Explanation
Gratitude in words	Saying الحمدلله
Gratitude through action	Making use of blessings
Gratitude of the heart	Recognising the worth of blessings
Inner gratitude	Attaining the station of gratitude

💫Ninth Passage: The Shared Dawn of the Cosmos

(9) أَصْبَحْنَا وَ أَصْبَحَتِ الْأَشْيَاءُ كُلُّهَا بِجُمْلَتِهَا لَكَ

✨A Cosmological Expansion

Element	Welcomes the morning for God
The heavens	Submit to the divine command
The earth	Turns at God’s command
Angels	Worship at every moment
Jinn	Divine trial
Animals	Worship by instinct
Plants	Grow by God’s will

✨The Ranks of the Cosmos’s Dawn

Rank	Description
Created dawn	Sunrise
Legislative dawn	God’s command to create
Spiritual dawn	The manifestation of the divine names
Mystical dawn	The unveiling of realities

✨The Morning Hymn of Existence:

The morning hymn of existence is the joy of the soul of being.

This means:

All existence is engaged in glorifying God

This glorification is for God

Human beings, too, should join this hymn

The joy of the soul means true happiness

Tenth Passage: The Divine Grasp

(10) أَصْبَحْنَا فِي قَبْضَتِكَ يَحْوِينَا مُلْكُكَ وَ سُلْطَانُكَ …

🌼A Mystical Expansion

Concept	Description
قَبْضَتِكَ	Your grasp
يَحْوِينَا	Encompasses us
مُلْكُكَ	Your dominion and possessions
سُلْطَانُكَ	Your power—your sovereignty

✨The Meaning of the Divine Grasp

Dimension	Meaning
Physical grasp	The attraction and sustenance of existence
Spiritual grasp	Divine guidance and influence
Lordly grasp	Governance and the ordering of the cosmos

✨We are immersed in God’s dominion and sovereignty

This expression has two meanings:

Literal meaning: We are immersed in God’s power

Inner meaning: We wear the crown of God’s kingdom

Concept	Explanation
The Crown of Sovereignty	The Honour of Servitude
Immersed in Sovereignty	Immersed in Blessings
The Crown of Governance	The Station of Divine Vicegerency

💫Passage Eleven: Submission to Divine Decree

(11) لَيْسَ لَنَا مِنَ الْأَمْرِ إِلَّا مَا قَضَيْتَ …

✨Theological Elaboration

Statement	Meaning
ليس لنا من الأمر إلا ما قضيت	We have no part in anything except what You have decreed
و لا من الخير إلا ما أعطيت	and we have no share in goodness except what You have given

✨The Levels of Divine Decree

Level	Explanation
Cosmic decree	The natural order of things
Legislative decree	Religious rulings
Decree by measure	The provisions of life
Decree in divine knowledge	God’s eternal knowledge

✨Trust in God

Heading	Explanation
Trust in God	Not passivity
Contentment with divine decree	Acceptance of one’s fate
Striving within the bounds of	one’s allotted circumstances; fulfilling one’s duty
Hope in mercy	Trust in divine grace

💫Passage Twelve: The Day’s Newness

(12) وَ هَذَا يَوْمٌ حَادِثٌ جَدِيدٌ

✨Philosophical Elaboration

Concept	Explanation
حَادِثٌ	An event, something new
جَدِيدٌ	Fresh and new
شَاهِدٌ عَتِيدٌ	A witness, ready at hand

✨The Day as Something New

Each day, in relation to the day before it,:

is new in time

comes into being anew

bears witness to our deeds

stands ready for the reckoning

Why Are We Imprisoned in the Past?

🌼We are trapped in our past because:

we take pride in our old knowledge

we are heedless of God’s new creations

we do not approach new knowledge with outdated knowledge

🌼Remedy:

Problem	Remedy
Being trapped in the past	Looking to the future
Relying on old knowledge	Seeking new knowledge
Neglecting what is new	Attending to God’s new signs of creativity
Intellectual rigidity	A dynamic outlook

💫Thirteenth Passage: Seeking Forgiveness for Sin

(13) اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ ارْزُقْنَا حُسْنَ مُصَاحَبَتِهِ

🌼Ethical Elaboration:

Expression	Explanation
حُسْنَ مُصَاحَبَتِهِ	Being good company for him
اعصمنا	Protect us
من سوء المفارقة	from the harm of parting
Degrees of Good Deeds	Degree

✨Explanation

Avoiding grave sins	Refraining from major sins
Avoiding minor sins	Refraining from minor sins
Good deeds	Righteous acts
Ihsan	Going beyond what is required

🌼Elaboration, Part Three: Humble Supplication and Asking for Our Needs

Expression	Meaning
قاتل یوم الله	One who squanders God’s day
ناصر یوم الله	One who supports God’s day
حافظ یوم الله	One who keeps God’s day sacred

💫Fourteenth Passage: Seeking Good Deeds

(14) وَ أَجْزِلْ لَنَا فِيهِ مِنَ الْحَسَنَاتِ

🌼Supplicatory Elaboration:

Supplication	Explanation
اجزل لنا	Grant us abundantly
من الحسنات	of good deeds
واخللنا	Purify us
من السيئات	of misdeeds
واملأ لنا	Fill for us
ما بين طرفيه	the space between its two ends

🌼Six Things to Be Filled

Number	Item	Meaning
1	حَمْداً	Praise
2	شُكْراً	Gratitude
3	أَجْراً	Reward
4	ذُخْراً	Provision
5	Fadlan	Grace
6	Iḥsānan	Kindness

🌼Removing the Garment of Misdeeds

Garment: sign and outward appearance

Misdeeds: wicked actions

Removing: taking off and casting aside

💫Passage Fifteen: Ease in Reckoning

(15) اللَّهُمَّ يَسِّرْ عَلَى الْكِرَامِ الْكَاتِبِينَ مَئُونَتَنَا

🌼Narrative Elaboration:

Term	Explanation
كرام الكاتبین	the noble recording angels
مَئُونَتَنَا	our reckoning
صحائفنا	our records
لاتخزينا	do not disgrace us

🌼The Noble Recording Angels in the Quran

al-Infitar: 10   وَ إِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحافِظينَ

al-Infitar: 11   كِراماً كاتِبينَ

These angels:

are with human beings

record their deeds

bear witness on the Day of Resurrection

Let us not be a burden to the angels!

If our deeds are bad:

we have worn the angels out

we have made things difficult for them

our report is painful

💫Passage Sixteen: Worship at Every Hour

(16) اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لَنَا فِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍ حَظّاً مِنْ عِبَادَتِكَ

✨Jurisprudential Elaboration

Phrase	Explanation
في كل ساعة	at every moment
حظاً من عبادتك	a share in worshipping You
نصيباً من شكرك	a share in giving thanks to You
شاهد صدق	a true witness

🌼A Smile on the Angels’ Lips

Deed	Effect
Worship	Angels’ joy
Abstaining from sin	Angels’ relief
Not causing distress	Angels’ peace of mind

🌼How Can We Worship at Every Hour?

Hour	Worship
Morning	Morning prayer
Noon	Noon prayer
Afternoon	Afternoon prayer
Sunset	Sunset prayer
Night	Night prayer
Night	Qur’an recitation
Between dawn and sunrise	Supplication

💫 Passage Seventeen: Divine Protection

(17) اللَّهُمَّ احْفِظْنَا مِنْ بَيْنِ أَيْدِينَا وَ مِنْ خَلْفِنَا

✨Protection from the Six Directions in Passage 17

Direction	Phrase	Meaning	Type of protection
Front	مِنْ بَیْنِ أَیْدِینَا	From the front	Defensive
Back	مِنْ خَلْفِنَا	From behind	Defensive
Right	عَنْ أَیْمَانِنَا	From the right	Defensive
Left	عَنْ شَمَائِلِنَا	From the left	Defensive
All directions	مِنْ جَمِیعِ نَوَاحِینَا	از همه جهتها	Comprehensive
Protector	حِفْظاً عَاصِماً	Protective preservation	Quality of protection
Guide	هَادِیاً إِلَی طَاعَتِهِ	Guidance to obedience	Guiding
One who puts to use	مُسْتَعْمِلاً لِمَحَبَّتِهِ	Putting love into practice	Motivation

💫 Passage Eighteen: The Grace to Serve

(18) اللَّهُمَّ وَفِّقْنَا لِاسْتِعْمَالِ الْخَيْرِ

✨Practical Program for Passage 18

Number	Phrase	Meaning	Counterpart
1	اسْتِعْمَالِ الْخَیْرِ	Doing good	Abandoning evil
2	هِجْرَانِ الشَّرِّ	Keeping away from evil	Doing good
3	شُکْرِ النِّعَمِ	Giving thanks for blessings	—
4	اتِّبَاعِ السُّنَنِ	Following the Prophetic traditions	mجانبة البدع
5	مُجَانَبَةِ الْبِدَعِ	Avoiding innovations	Following the Prophetic traditions
6	الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوفِ	Enjoining what is right	Forbidding what is wrong
7	النَّهْیِ عَنِ الْمُنْکَرِ	Forbidding wrong	الأمر بالمعروف
8	حِیَاطَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ	Protecting Islam	—
9	انْتِقَاصِ الْبَاطِلِ	Diminishing falsehood	—
10	إِذْلَالِهِ	Humbling falsehood	—
11	نُصْرَةِ الْحَقِّ	Supporting the truth	—
12	إِعْزَازِهِ	Exalting the truth	—
13	إِرْشَادِ الضَّالِّ	Guiding the lost	—
14	مُعَاوَنَةِ الضَّعِیفِ	Helping the weak	—
15	إِدْرَاکِ اللَّهِیفِ	Reaching out to those in need	—

Expanded section four: Testimony to divine unity and the Prophetic message

💫Passages nineteen and twenty: The best day

(19-20) وَ اجْعَلْهُ أَيْمَنَ يَوْمٍ عَهِدْنَاهُ

✨Mystical exposition

Topic	Explanation
أيمن يوم	The safest day
عهدناه	We remember
أفضل صاحب	The best companion
صحبناه	Who was with us
The most pleasing of creatures	Quality

✨Explanation

أشكرهم	The most grateful
أقومهم	The most steadfast
أوقفهم	The most restraining

💫Passage twenty-one: Testimony to divine unity

(21) أُشْهِدُكَ وَ كَفَى بِكَ شَهِيداً

✨God’s attributes in passage 21

Attribute	Phrase	Meaning
Divine unity	أَنْتَ اللَّهُ الَّذِی لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ	One and unique
Upholding justice	قَائِمٌ بِالْقِسْطِ	Establishing justice
Justice	عَدْلٌ فِی الْحُکْمِ	A just judge
All-Compassionate	رَءُوفٌ بِالْعِبَادِ	Compassionate toward His servants
Sovereign	مَالِکُ الْمُلْکِ	Holder of absolute power
All-Merciful	رَحِیمٌ بِالْخَلْقِ	Forgiving and merciful

💫Section Twenty-Two: Testimony to the Prophethood

(22) وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُكَ وَ رَسُولُكَ

✨The Prophet’s (PBUH) Attributes in Section 22

Attribute	Expression	Meaning
Servant	عَبْدُکَ وَ رَسُولُکَ	God’s servant and messenger
Chosen	خِیَرَتُکَ مِنْ خَلْقِکَ	The most distinguished of all creatures
Prophethood	حَمَّلْتَهُ رِسَالَتَکَ فَأَدَّاهَا	Bearer and conveyer of the message
Counsel	أَمَرْتَهُ بِالنُّصْحِ لِأُمَّتِهِ فَنَصَحَ لَهَا	Counsellor to the community

💫Section Twenty-Three: The Finest Blessings

(23) اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ أَكْثَرَ مَا صَلَّيْتَ عَلَى أَحَدٍ

✨Jurisprudential Elaboration:

Item	Explanation
أكثر ما صليت	The greatest number of blessings
على أحد من خلقك	upon any of Your creatures
آته عنا	grant him on our behalf
أفضل ما آتيت أحداً	the finest of what You have granted anyone

Degrees of Blessings

Blessings upon the Prophet (PBUH) have different degrees::

General blessings: for all Muslims

Special blessings: for the Ahl al-Bayt

Exclusive blessings: for the Prophet and the Ahl al-Bayt alone

💫Section Twenty-Four: Closing Supplication

(24) إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمَنَّانُ بِالْجَسِيمِ

✨Elaboration on the Divine Names and Attributes:

Name/Attribute	Explanation	Manifestation
المنان بالجليم	Bestower of the greatest blessings	Sustenance, health, and life
الغافر للعظيم	Forgiver of the gravest sins	Repentance and forgiveness
ارحم من كل رحيم	The most merciful of all who show mercy	Universal and particular mercy

✨The Attributes of the Ahl al-Bayt (AS):

Attribute	Explanation
the good	the pure
the holy	the virtuous
the righteous	the good
the chosen	the elect

Thematic Supplements

💫First Supplement: Night and Day in the Qur’an

✨Some Verses Concerning the Night

Surah	Verse	Meaning
Yunus	67	وَ مِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ وَ النَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ
Al-An‘am	96	وَ جَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ سَكَناً
Al-Furqan	62	خِلْفَةً لِمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَذَّكَّرَ أَوْ أَرَادَ شُكُوراً

✨Verses Concerning the Day

Surah	Verse	Meaning
Yunus	67	وَ النَّهَارَ لِتَبْتَغُوا فَضْلًا
Al-An‘am	96	وَ الشَّمْسَ وَ الْقَمَرَ حُسْبَاناً
Ar-Rum	17	فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَ حِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ

Third Supplement: The Chain of Spiritual Corruption (Further Analysis)

✨Stage One: Neglecting the Living Water of the Heart

Term	Description
The living water of the heart	Remembrance of God and divine love
Neglect	Forgetfulness and inattention
Forgetfulness	Failure to remember
Subtlety	Divine beauty and grace

✨Stage Two: Hardness of the Heart

Term	Description
Hardness	Harshness and hard-heartedness
Stagnation	Inertia
Cruelty	Savageness
Hard-heartedness	Lack of compassion

✨Stage Three: Hardness of Thought

Term	Description
Hardness of thought	Rigid thinking
Intellectual stagnation	Lack of mental flexibility
Narrow-mindedness	Limited perspective
Bigotry	One-sided thinking

✨Stage Four: Hardness of the Brain

Term	Description
Hardness of the brain	Impaired perception⟦75⟁
Lack of understanding	Inability to comprehend
Ignorance	Lack of knowledge
Intellectual stagnation	Rigidity of knowledge

Fourth supplement: The way back

✨Treating the chain of corruption

Stage	Treatment
Neglecting remembrance	Remembrance of God
Hardness of heart	A softened heart

❇️Supplement to the tables

✨Verses relating to morning

Number	Surah	Verse	Text
1	Hud	81	قالُوا يا لُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ… إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ الصُّبْحُ أَ لَيْسَ الصُّبْحُ بِقَريبٍ
2	Al-Muddaththir	34	وَ الصُّبْحِ إِذَا أَسْفَرَ
3	At-Takwir	18	وَ الصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ
4	Al-An’am	96	فَالِقُ الْإِصْبَاحِ وَ جَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ سَكَناً وَ الشَّمْسَ وَ الْقَمَرَ حُسْباناً
5	Ar-Rum	17	فَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ حِينَ تُمْسُونَ وَ حِينَ تُصْبِحُونَ
6	Al-Adiyat	3	فَالْمُغيراتِ صُبْحاً

✨Distinguishing the divine attributes and the Most Beautiful Names

Description	Translation	Explanation
الْمَنَّانُ بِالْجَسِيمِ	The Bestower of the greatest blessings	One whose giving is boundless
الْغَافِرُ لِلْعَظِيمِ	The Forgiver of the greatest sins	Possessed of abundant, immeasurable mercy and forgiveness
أَرْحَمُ مِنْ كُلِّ رَحِيمٍ	More compassionate than all who show compassion	Whose mercy is peerless
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ	Blessings upon the Prophet (PBUH) and his family	are described by the following attributes
الطَّيِّبِينَ	Pure	Unblemished
الطَّاهِرِينَ	The pure ones	Pure and free of every fault
الْأَخْيَارِ	Righteous/chosen	Emphasising their superior character and virtue
الْأَنْجَبِينَ	Exalted/noble-born	Innate nobility

✨Comparison with Quranic verses

Verse	Concept
Al-Baqarah: 28	وَ هُوَ الَّذِي يُحْيِي وَ يُمِيتُ
Al-An‘am: 96	فَالِقُ الْإِصْبَاحِ
Yunus: 67	مِنْ آيَاتِهِ اللَّيْلُ وَ النَّهَارُ وَ الشَّمْسُ وَ الْقَمَرُ

✨Educational Effects

Practice	The Right Time	Wisdom
Worship	Night	Rest and Tranquility
Activity	Day	Movement and Effort
Reflection	Between Dawn and Sunrise	Mental Clarity
Remembrance of God	The Pre-dawn Hours	Presence of Heart

✨The Wisdom of Limitation

Wisdom	Explanation
Wisdom in Creation	If night or day were permanent, life would be impossible
Wisdom in Divine Law	So that people know life is limited, and that they must devote themselves to worship before their opportunity comes to an end

✨The Components of Night’s Embrace

Component	Meaning
Comfort	Spiritual peace
Sleep	Physical rest
Renewal	The gathering of one’s faculties
Strength	Renewed energy
Pleasure	Enjoyment of blessings
Desire	Natural life

✨The Division of the Day

Type of day	Time	Duty
Worldly day	The length of a day	Earning a livelihood
Otherworldly day	The Day of Resurrection	Judgment and recompense
The God-centred day	Always	Drawing near to God

✨The Relationship Between Night and Day and Human Life

Stage	Night	Day
Sowing	Taking root	Blossoming
Preparation	Gathering one’s faculties	Using one’s faculties
Nourishment	Inner nourishment	Outward nourishment
Growth	Inner growth	Outward growth

✨Guarding the Day of God

Term	Meaning
Wasting the Day of God	One who squanders the day God has given⟦82⟁
Champion of the Day of God	One who honors the Day of God
Guardian of the Day of God	One who keeps the Day of God sacred

✨Qualities of the Ahl al-Bayt (AS)

Quality	Description
الطيبين	The pure
الطاهرين	The immaculate
الأخيار	The righteous
الأنجبين	The chosen

✨Remedying the cycle of corruption

Stage	Remedy	Description
Neglect of remembrance	Remembrance of God	Daily glorification and remembrance
Hardness of heart	Tenderness of heart	Love and kindness
Mental rigidity	Mental vitality	Seeking knowledge and understanding
Intellectual stagnation	Seeking truth	Acquiring knowledge

✨Shared morning assembly elements

Title	Description
Morning hymn	The joy of the soul of existence
Unity of the cosmos	Harmony throughout all existence
Harmony	Beyond the limits of time
Divine manifestation	Manifestation of the Divine Names and Attributes

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