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Istigatha bil Hujjah

Seeking Aid From the Divine Proof - Imam al-Mahdi [as]
In his book of al-Kalim al-Tayyib, Sayyid Ali Khan says, โ€œThe following is a form of seeking aid from the Proof of Allah and the Patron of the Age (Imam al-Mahdi) [as] Wherever you are, you may offer a two-unit prayer, reading Surah al-Fฤtihah and any other one in each unit. Yet, it is advisable to read Surah al-Fath (No. 48) in the first unit and Surah al-Nasr (No. 110) in the second. You may then stand up, facing the Qiblah direction under the sky and then recite the following:

[bismillah]

ุณูŽู„ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุงู„ู’ูƒูŽุงู…ูู„ู ุงูŽู„ุชู‘ูŽุงู…ู‘ู ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุงู…ูู„ู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุงู…ู‘ู ูˆูŽ ุตูŽู„ูŽูˆูŽุงุชูู‡ู ุงู„ุฏู‘ูŽุงุฆูู…ูŽุฉู ูˆูŽ ุจูŽุฑูŽูƒูŽุงุชูู‡ู ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ูŽุฉู ุงูŽู„ุชู‘ูŽุงู…ู‘ูŽุฉู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ูฐ ุญูุฌู‘ูŽุฉู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ูˆูŽ ูˆูŽู„ููŠู‘ูู‡ู ูููŠ ุงูŽุฑู’ุถูู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุจูู„ูŽุงุฏูู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุฎูŽู„ููŠู’ููŽุชูู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ูฐ ุฎูŽู„ู’ู‚ูู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุนูุจูŽุงุฏูู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุณูู„ูŽุงู„ูŽุฉู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูุจููˆู‘ูŽุฉู ูˆูŽ ุจูŽู‚ููŠู‘ูŽุฉู ุงู„ู’ุนูุชู’ุฑูŽุฉู ูˆูŽ ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽูู’ูˆูŽุฉู ุตูŽุงุญูุจู ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽู…ูŽุงู†ู ูˆูŽ ู…ูุธู’ู‡ูุฑู ุงู„ู’ุงููŠู…ูŽุงู†ู ูˆูŽ ู…ูู„ูŽู‚ู‘ูู†ู [ู…ูุนู’ู„ูู†ูโ€] ุงูŽุญู’ูƒูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ู’ู‚ูุฑู’ุขู†ู ูˆูŽ ู…ูุทูŽู‡ู‘ูุฑู ุงู„ู’ุงูŽุฑู’ุถู ูˆูŽ ู†ูŽุงุดูุฑู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุฏู’ู„ู ูููŠ ุงู„ุทู‘ููˆู’ู„ู ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุฑู’ุถู ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ุญูุฌู‘ูŽุฉู ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽู‡ู’ุฏููŠู‘ู ุงู„ู’ุงูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูู†ู’ุชูŽุธูŽุฑู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุฑู’ุถููŠู‘ู [ุงู„ู’ู…ูุฑู’ุชูŽุถูŽู‰โ€] ูˆูŽ ุงุจู’ู†ู ุงู„ู’ุงูŽุฆูู…ู‘ูŽุฉู ุงู„ุทู‘ูŽุงู‡ูุฑููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ูˆูŽุตููŠู‘ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุงู„ู’ุงูŽูˆู’ุตููŠูŽุงุกู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุฑู’ุถููŠู‘ููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‡ูŽุงุฏููŠ ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุนู’ุตููˆู’ู…ู ุงุจู’ู†ู ุงู„ู’ุงูŽุฆูู…ู‘ูŽุฉู ุงู„ู’ู‡ูุฏูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุนู’ุตููˆู’ู…ููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงูŽู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ู…ูุนูุฒู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูุณู’ุชูŽุถู’ุนูŽูููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงูŽู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ู…ูุฐูู„ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู’ูƒูŽุงููุฑููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูุชูŽูƒูŽุจู‘ูุฑููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงู„ุธู‘ูŽุงู„ูู…ููŠู’ู†ูŽุŒ ุงูŽู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ู…ูŽูˆู’ู„ูŽุงูŠูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุตูŽุงุญูุจูŽ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽู…ูŽุงู†ู ุงูŽู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุงุจู’ู†ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู’ู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุงูŽู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุงุจู’ู†ูŽ ุงูŽู…ููŠู’ุฑู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงูŽู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุงุจู’ู†ูŽ ููŽุงุทูู…ูŽุฉูŽ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽู‡ู’ุฑูŽุงุกู ุณูŽูŠู‘ูุฏูŽุฉู ู†ูู‘ุณูŽุงู“ุกู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽุงู„ูŽู…ููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงูŽู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุงุจู’ู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ุงูŽุฆูู…ู‘ูŽุฉู ุงู„ู’ุญูุฌูŽุฌู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุนู’ุตููˆู’ู…ููŠู’ู†ูŽ ูˆูŽ ุงู„ู’ุงูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู’ุฎูŽู„ู’ู‚ู ุงูŽุฌู’ู…ูŽุนููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงูŽู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ู…ูŽูˆู’ู„ูŽุงูŠูŽ ุณูŽู„ูŽุงู…ูŽ ู…ูุฎู’ู„ูุตู ู„ูŽูƒูŽ ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ูˆูู„ูŽุงูŠูŽุฉู ุงูŽุดู’ู‡ูŽุฏู ุงูŽู†ู‘ูŽูƒูŽ ุงู„ู’ุงูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽู‡ู’ุฏููŠู‘ู ู‚ูŽูˆู’ู„ู‹ุง ูˆูŽ ููุนู’ู„ู‹ุง ูˆูŽ ุงูŽู†ู’ุชูŽ ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ุชูŽู…ู’ู„ูŽุงู ุงู„ู’ุงูŽุฑู’ุถูŽ ู‚ูุณู’ุทู‹ุง ูˆูŽ ุนูŽุฏู’ู„ู‹ุง ุจูŽุนู’ุฏูŽ ู…ูŽุง ู…ูู„ูุฆูŽุชู’ ุธูู„ู’ู…ู‹ุง ูˆูŽ ุฌูŽูˆู’ุฑู‹ุง ููŽุนูŽุฌู‘ูŽู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ููŽุฑูŽุฌูŽูƒูŽ ูˆูŽ ุณูŽู‡ู‘ูŽู„ูŽ ู…ูŽุฎู’ุฑูŽุฌูŽูƒูŽ ุŒ ูˆูŽ ู‚ูŽุฑู‘ูŽุจูŽ ุฒูŽู…ูŽุงู†ูŽูƒูŽ ูˆูŽ ูƒูŽุซู‘ูŽุฑูŽ ุงูŽู†ู’ุตูŽุงุฑูŽูƒูŽ ูˆูŽ ุงูŽุนู’ูˆูŽุงู†ูŽูƒูŽ ูˆูŽ ุงูŽู†ู’ุฌูŽุฒูŽ ู„ูŽูƒูŽ ู…ูŽุง ูˆูŽุนูŽุฏูŽูƒูŽ ููŽู‡ููˆูŽ ุงูŽุตู’ุฏูŽู‚ู ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู„ููŠู’ู†ูŽ ูˆูŽ ู†ูุฑููŠู’ุฏู ุงูŽู†ู’ ู†ูŽู…ูู†ู‘ูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุงุณู’ุชูุถู’ุนููููˆู’ุง ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุงูŽุฑู’ุถู ูˆูŽ ู†ูŽุฌู’ุนูŽู„ูŽู‡ูู…ู’ ุงูŽุฆูู…ู‘ูŽุฉู‹ ูˆูŽ ู†ูŽุฌู’ุนูŽู„ูŽู‡ูู…ู ุงู„ู’ูˆูŽุงุฑูุซููŠู’ู†ูŽ ูŠูŽุง ู…ูŽูˆู’ู„ูŽุงูŠูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุตูŽุงุญูุจูŽ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽู…ูŽุงู†ู ูŠูŽุง ุงุจู’ู†ูŽ ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุญูŽุงุฌูŽุชููŠ ูƒูŽุฐูŽุง ูˆูŽ ูƒูŽุฐูŽุง.
Mention your needs and then recite the following:
ููŽุงุดู’ููŽุนู’ ู„ููŠ ูููŠ ู†ูŽุฌูŽุงุญูู‡ูŽุง ููŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุชูŽูˆูŽุฌู‘ูŽู‡ู’ุชู ุงูู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ุจูุญูŽุงุฌูŽุชููŠ ู„ูุนูู„ู’ู…ููŠ ุงูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ู„ูŽูƒูŽ ุนูู†ู’ุฏูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุดูŽููŽุงุนูŽุฉู‹ ู…ูŽู‚ู’ุจููˆู’ู„ูŽุฉู‹ ูˆูŽ ู…ูŽู‚ูŽุงู…ู‹ุง ู…ูŽุญู’ู…ููˆู’ุฏู‹ุง ููŽุจูุญูŽู‚ู‘ู ู…ูŽู†ู ุงุฎู’ุชูŽุตู‘ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ุจูุงูŽู…ู’ุฑูู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุงุฑู’ุชูŽุถูŽุงูƒูู…ู’ ู„ูุณูุฑู‘ูู‡ู ูˆูŽ ุจูุงู„ุดู‘ูŽุฃู’ู†ู ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ู„ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ุนูู†ู’ุฏูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ู ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ูˆูŽ ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽู‡ู ุณูŽู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูฐู‡ูŽ ุชูŽุนูŽุงู„ูŽู‰ ูููŠ ู†ูุฌู’ุญู ุทูŽู„ูุจูŽุชููŠ ูˆูŽ ุงูุฌูŽุงุจูŽุฉู ุฏูŽุนู’ูˆูŽุชููŠ ูˆูŽ ูƒูŽุดู’ูู ูƒูุฑู’ุจูŽุชููŠ
You may then ask for whatever you want, and it will be settled for you, by Allahโ€™s permission.

(The author - Shaikh Abbas Qummi (ar)) It is better to read Surah al-Fath (No. 48) after Surah al-Fฤtihah in the first unit of this prayer and Surah al-Nasr (No. 110) in the second.