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Du'a' Kumayl

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My Lord! My Lord! My Lord! I ask You by Your truth and Your holiness, and the greatest of Your attributes and names, that You make my times in the night and the day inhabited by Your remembrance, and joined to Your service, and my deeds acceptable to You, so that my deeds and my litanies may all be a
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Can You see Yourself tormenting me with Your fire, after I have professed Your unity? After the knowledge of You my heart has embraced, the remembrance of You my tongue has constantly mentioned, and the love of You to which my mind has clung? After the sincerity of my confession and my supplication,
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is that there is hidden mercy even in the outwardly most absurd happenings, a mercy which would be revealed to most people only when the "veil" is lifted at death. Another verse of the supplication reads, "My far-fetched hopes have held me back from my true gain," echoing other statements attributed
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My protector! how should he remain in the chastisement while he has hope for Your preceding clemency? Or how should the fire cause him pain while he expects Your bounty and mercy? ... Or how should he be convulsed among its level while You know his sincerity? ... Far be it from You! That is not
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O He, whose satisfaction is quickly achieved! Forgive him who owns nothing but supplication, for You do what You will. O He whose name is a remedy, and whose remembrance is a cure, and whose obedience is wealth! Have mercy upon him whose main wealth is hopefulness, and whose weapon is
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continues, "by Your names, which have filled the foundations of all things." Together, these two verses of the supplication imply that the defining quality of all divine names is mercy, suggests the Islamic author
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And protect me with Your mercy, and make my tongue remember You without ceasing, and my heart enthralled by Your love, and be gracious to me by answering me favorably, and nullify my slips, and forgive my
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is said to be "useful for protecting against the evil of enemies, for opening the gates of one's daily bread and for the forgiveness of sins."
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as one of his close associates. Later he was appointed by Ali as the governor of Hit, north of Kufa, where he prevented an early incursion by
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This refusal to despair from the mercy of God is also evident in another saying attributed to Ali, "The one who truly understands (
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O He in whose hand is my forelock! O He who knows my affliction and my misery! O He who is aware of my poverty and indigence!
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then appeals to this mercy, "O God! I find no forgiver of my sins, no concealer of my ugly acts, no transformer (
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and was executed by him circa 708 for his role in the rebellion and for his continued devotion to Ali.
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contains esoteric teachings about divine mercy and repentance, and remains popular especially among
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to Ali, including, "Most shattered minds have been felled by lightning bolts of covetous desires."
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Tradition and Survival: A Bibliographical Survey of Early Shi'ite Literature
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is quoted on the authority of Kumayl, who is said to have learned this
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is also rich with esoteric teachings, chief among them the concept of
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Perpetual and constant remembrance of God is highlighted in this
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single litany, and my occupation with Your service everlasting.
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what is expected of You, nor what is well-known of Your grace.
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remains popular, recited every Thursday night, and on mid-
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was translated to English by the philosopher and academic
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in 661, Kumayl participated in the abortive revolt of
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The 1074:Having invoked the mercy of God, the 955:. Especially among Shia Muslims, the 7: 1477:. Vol. 1. Oneworld. p. 2. 905:, a widely circulated collection of 639: 716:), a close associate of Ali. This 25: 1032:, which might be translated from 759:) and was consequently exiled to 1524:10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_4122 1160: 1146: 1116:follow below after minor edits. 583: 52: 1453:10.1163/1573-3912_ei3_COM_26324 942:al-Dhari'a ila tasanif al-shi'a 911:s compiled by the Shia scholar 754: 745:. He was outspoken against the 683: 1: 709: 934: 917: 886: 869: 852: 737:was a prominent nobleman in 705: 672: 415:Bektashism and folk religion 1112: 1106: 1088: 1082: 1076: 1061: 1050: 1044: 1038: 1028: 1022: 1013: 1007: 1001: 985: 967: 957: 947: 941: 924: 907: 899: 893: 876: 859: 842: 824: 818: 812: 775:, he joined the new caliph 718: 660: 629: 1607: 1414:Ali ibn Abi Talib (1983). 1202:Du'a' al-jawshan al-saghir 1560:Du'a' Kumayl (recitation) 965:. 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The Matheson Trust. 1445:Encyclopaedia of Islam 1397:Ali ibn Abi Talib 1983 1302:Ali ibn Abi Talib 1983 1290:Ali ibn Abi Talib 1983 1137: 1131: 1125: 1102: 991: 653:supplication of Kumayl 497:Khadija bint Khuwaylid 84:Succession to Muhammad 983:A manner of reciting 982: 658:) is a supplication ( 590:Shia Islam portal 216:Verse of purification 63:Beliefs and practices 897:is also featured in 860:Misbah al-mutahajjid 793:assassination of Ali 512:Umm Kulthum bint Ali 191:Mourning of Muharram 121:Mourning of Muharram 1581:Islamic terminology 1471:Modarressi, Hossein 1387:, pp. 133–134. 1343:, pp. 127–128. 930:Agha Bozorg Tehrani 805:al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf 799:in 700 against the 527:Ruqayya bint Husayn 434:Extinct Shi'a sects 154:Days of remembrance 141:Arbaʽeen Pilgrimage 136:The Four Companions 1518:(First ed.). 1447:(Third ed.). 992: 347:Atba-i-Malak Bohra 274:Branches and sects 221:Two weighty things 1533:978-90-04-08265-6 1506:978-1-908092-18-2 1493:Shah-Kazemi, Reza 1484:978-1-85168-331-4 1462:978-90-04-17137-4 1426:Chittick, William 1399:, pp. 19–42. 1168:Shia Islam portal 882:Sharif al-Murtada 767:. 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Index

Du'a Kumayl
a series
Shia Islam

Monotheism
Holy Books
Prophethood
Succession to Muhammad
Imamate
Ismaili
Twelver
Zaydi
Angels
Judgment Day
Mourning of Muharram
Intercession
Clergy
The Four Companions
Arbaʽeen Pilgrimage
Days of remembrance
Ashura
Arba'een
Mawlid
Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Ghadir
Mourning of Muharram
Omar Koshan
History
Verse of purification

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