23rd Ramadan - Laylat ul Qadr
Additional for 23rd Ramadan
These Dua and Amaal are in addition (for 23rd Ramadan) to the Common Amaal for Laylat ul Qadr. This night has a greater merit than the 2 previous nights of Qadr and all matters are ordained in accordance with divine wisdom.
Recite the following Surah - Imam al-Sadiq (a.s) is reported to have said, “Anyone who recites the two Surahs (29/30) at this night will be included with the people of Paradise.”
It is also recommended to recite:
Also Recommended:
Surah Qadr - 1000 times
Ayat Al Kursi (stop at Aliyul Azeem) - 100 times
offer Magrib and Isha salaat on time with Nafilah and recite Surah Kafiroon in 1st Rakat of Isha
Recite the 3 Duas stated below
اللَّهُمَّ ٱمْدُدْ لِي فِي عُمْرِي
allahumma imdud li fi `umri
O Allah, (please do) prolong my lifetime,
وَاوْسِعْ لِي فِي رِزْقِي
wa awsi` li fi rizqi
expand my sustenance,
وَاصِحَّ لِي جِسْمِي
wa asihha li jismi
make my body healthy,
وَبَلِّغْنِي امَلِي
wa ballighni amali
make me attain my hopes,
وَإِنْ كُنْتُ مِنَ ٱلاشْقِيَاءِ فَٱمْحُنِي مِنَ ٱلاشْقِيَاءِ
wa in kuntu min al-ashqya'i famhuni min al-ashqya'i
and if I am written with the unhappy ones, (please) erase my name from this list
وَٱكْتُبْنِي مِنَ ٱلسُّعَدَاءِ
waktubni min alssu`ada'i
write it with the happy ones,
فَإِنَّكَ قُلْتَ فِي كِتَابِكَ ٱلْمُنْزَلِ
fa'innaka qulta fi kitabika almunzali
for You have said in Your Book that You revealed
عَلَىٰ نَبِيِّكَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِ صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ:
`ala nabiyyika almursali salawatuka `alayhi wa alihi
to Your missioned Prophet, Your peace be upon him and his Household:
”يَمْحُو ٱللَّهُ مَا يَشَاءُ وَيُثْبِتُ وَعِنْدَهُ امُّ ٱلْكِتَابِ“
yamhu allahu ma yasha'u wa yuthbitu wa `indahu ummu alkitabi
“Allah makes to pass away and establishes what He pleases, and with Him is the basis of the Book.”
اللَّهُمَّ ٱجْعَلْ فِي مَا تَقْضِي وَفِي مَا تُقَدِّرُ
allahumma ij`al fima taqdi wa fima tuqaddiru
O Allah, among the matters that You decide and make
مِنَ ٱلامْرِ ٱلْمَحْتُومِ
min al-amri almahtumi
from among the inevitable affairs
وَفِي مَا تَفْرُقُ مِنَ ٱلامْرِ ٱلْحَكِيمِ
wa fima tafruqu min al-amri alhakimi
and from among the wise matters that You make distinct
فِي لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ
fi laylati alqadri
at the Destiny Night
مِنَ ٱلْقَضَاءِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يُرَدُّ وَلاَ يُبَدَّلُ
min alqada'i alladhi la yuraddu wa la yubaddalu
from among the act that is neither rejected nor altered,
انْ تَكْتُبَنِي مِنْ حُجَّاجِ بَيْتِكَ ٱلْحَرَامِ
an taktubani min hujjaji baytika alharami
(please) decide me to be with the pilgrims to Your Holy House
فِي عَامِي هٰذَا
fi `ami hadha
at this year;
ٱلْمَبْرُورِ حَجُّهُمُ
almabruri hajjuhum
those whose pilgrimage is admitted,
ٱلْمَشْكُورِ سَعْيُهُمُ
almashkuri sa`yuhum
whose efforts are praised,
ٱلْمَغْفُورِ ذُنُوبُهُمُ
almaghfuri dhunubuhum
whose sins are forgiven,
ٱلْمُكَفَّرِ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُهُمْ
almukaffari `anhum sayyi'atuhum
and whose offenses and pardoned.
وَٱجْعَلْ فِي مَا تِقْضِي وَتُقَدِّرُ
waj`al fima tiqdi wa tuqaddiru
Among the matters that You decide and make,
انْ تُطِيلَ عُمْرِي
an tutila `umri
(please) prolong my lifetime
وَتُوَسِّعَ لِي فِي رِزْقِي
wa tuwassi`a li fi rizqi
and expand my sustenance.
اَللّٰهُمَّ کُنْ لِوَلِیِّکَ الْقَائِمِ بِأَمْرِکَ، مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْمَهْدِیِّ، عَلَیْهِ وَ عَلٰی آبَائِهِ اَفْضَلُ الصَّلاَةِ وَالسَّلاَمِ
allahumma kun li-walliyikal-qaimi bi amrika, Muhammad-ibn-il-Hasan-il-Madhi ‘alayhi wa ‘alaa aabaihis-salaati was-salam
O’ Allah! Offer blessing and peace to be Your guard who will establish Your affair, Muhammad bin Al-Hassan Al-Mahdi, may the best blessing and peace be on him and his forefathers
فِیْ هٰذِهِ السَّاعَةِ وَ فِيْ کُلِّ سَاعَةٍ، وَلِیًّا وَ حَافِظًا وَ قَائِدًا وَ نَاصِراً وَ دَلِیْلاً وَ مُؤَیِّدًا
fi hadhi-his-sa’ati wa fi kullis-sa’atin waliyaan wa ‘hafidhan wa qaidan wa naasiran wa daleelan wa mu-ayyidan
at this particular time and other time, as a guard, protector, leader, helper, evidence and supporter
حَتّٰی تُسْکِنَهُ اَرْضَکَ طَوْعًا، وَ تُمَتِّعَهُ فِیْهَا طُوْلاً وَ عَرْضًا
‘hatta tuskinahu ardhaka taw’an wa tumatti’ahu feeha tu-lan wa ‘ardhan
till You make Your Earth in subservient to him, and make him have long and extensive pleasure in it
وَ تَجْعَلَهُ وَ ذُرِّیَّتَهُ مِنَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْوَارِثِیْنَ ۔
wa taj’alahu wa dhuriyyatahu min-al-aimmati-il waritheena
and including his offspring among the inherited Imams.
اَللّٰهُمَّ انْصُرْهُ وَانْتَصِرْ بِهِ، وَاجْعَلِ النَّصْرَ مِنْکَ عَلٰی یَدِهِ
allahumman-surhu wan-tasir bihi waj’alin-nasra minka ‘ala yadihi
O’ Allah, help him and to become victorious through him, let the victory come from You through his hand
وَاجْعَلِ النَّصْرَ لَهُ وَالْفَتْحَ عَلٰی وَجْهِهِ، وَلاَ تُوَجِّهِ الْاَمْرَ اِلٰی غَیْرِهِ
waj’alin-nasra lahu wal-fat’ha ‘alaa wajhihi wa la tuwajjihil amra ilaa ghayrihi
let the help and victory come in his presence, and don’t give this responsibility to other than him.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اَظْهرْ بِهِ دِیْنَکَ وَ سُنَّةَ نَبِیِّکَ، حَتّٰی لاَ یَسْتَخْفِیَ بِشَیْئٍ مِنَ الْحَقِّ مَخَافَةَ اَحَدٍ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ
allahumma adh-hir bihi deenaka wa sunnata nabiyyika, ‘hatta la yastakhfiya bi-shayin min-al ‘haqqi makhafata ahadin min-al khalqi
O’ Allah manifest Your religion and the custom of Your Prophet through him, till none of the fact is hidden due to the fear of some Your creatures.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّیْ اَرْغَبُ اِلَیْکَ فِيْ دَوْلَةٍ کَرِیْمَةٍ تُعِزُّبِها الْاِسْلاَمَ وَ اَهلَهُ،
allahumma inni arghabu ilayka fi daulatin kareematin tu’izzu bih-al islama wa ahlahu
O Allah, we ardently desire that You confer upon us a respectful government through which You may give might to Islam and its followers
وَ تُذِلُّ بِهَا النِّفَاقَ وَ اَهْلَهُ، وَ تَجْعَلُنَا فِیْهَا مِنَ الدُّعَاةِ اِلٰی طَاعَتِکَ
wa tudhillu bih-an-nifaaqa wa ahlahu wa taj’aluna feeha min-addu’aati ila ta’atika
and humiliate hypocrisy and its people and include us among those who invite people to the obedience to You
وَالْقَادَةِ اِلٰی سَبِیْلَکَ، وَ آتِنَا فِيْ الدُّنْیَا حَسَنَةً وَ فِيْ الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً، وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ،
wal qaadati ila sabeelika wa aatina fid-duniya ‘hasanatan wa fil akhirati ‘hasanatan wa qina ‘adhab-an-naari
and lead them to Your approved path. Give us the good of this world and the world to come and save us from the Hell fire
وَاجْمَعْ لَنَا خَیْرَ الدَّارَیْنِ، وَاقْضِ عَنَّا جَمِیْعَ مَا تُحِبُّ فِیْهِمَا
wajm’a lana khair-ad-daareeni waqdhi ‘anna jamee’a ma tu’hibbu feehima
Gather for us all the good turns in the two worlds, grant us all that You love in the two worlds.
وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا فِي ذَالِکَ الْخِیَرَةَ بِرَحْمَتِکَ وَ مَنِّکَ في عَافِیَةٍ، آمِیْنَ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِیْنَ
waj’al lana fi dhalik-al-khayrata bi-rahmatika wa mannika fi ‘aafiyatin, aameena rabb-il-‘aalameena
And make them good for us with Your blessing, Amen the Lord of the worlds.
وَ زِدْنَا مِنْ فَضْلِکَ وَ یَدُکَ الْمَلأُ، فَاِنَّ کُلَّ مُعْطٍ یَنْقُصُ مِنْ مُلْکِهِ
wa zidna min fadhlika wa yaduk-al-malau finna kulla m’utin yanqusu min mulkihi
Increase Your favour from Your full hand on us. Every donor’s kingdom reduces
وَعَطَاؤُکَ یَزِیْدُ فِيْ مُلْکِکَ
wa ‘ataauka yazeedu fi mulkik
but Your donation increases Your Kingdom
Tips from Lectures
Recite Dua-e-Mashlool for cure of diseases (especially for sick people)
Recite “La Ilaha Illalah” as much as possible
Recite Salwaat of Sayyeda Fatima(sa): “Allahumma Swalli A’laa Fatemata Wa Abeeha Wa Baa’lihaa Wa Baneeha Wa Sirril Mustauda’ee Fihaa Adadaa Maa Ahaataa Bihi I’lmuk” as much as possible.
-For peace of mind & mental health, keep hand on chest & recite 3 times standing & 3 times sitting Ayat 28 of Sura Ra’ad.
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ
Text, translation and recitation from Duas.org