Seeker’s Digest » O Messenger of Allah, I come to you seeking refuge
An Intimate Calling
from the Wird Book of Imam Ashraf Ali al-TahanawiTranslated by Faraz Rabbani, (c) 2006
O Messenger of Allah, I come to you seeking refuge
May my Lord’s blessings be upon you and all peaceI come distressed, seeking assistance and succor
For a soul that wrongs despite not having been wrongedO Messenger of Allah, I come to you seeking your protection
And your Lord grants you protection and you can’t be let downO Messenger of Allah, I come to you as a guest
And the rights of guests are known to those nobleI come to you indigent and needy
With a soul possessing only tremendous sinsA stranger who has come from a strange land
Without any companions or partners…..
Help me, O Messenger of Allah, for I
Am at a loss, and despair has reached my very bonesGrant mercy, O Son of Aminah, grant mercy
For in sin have I been nursed and grownIt is your intercession I seek in distress and ease
And your healing when sickness befalls meYou are my support when darkness befalls
And in struggles you are my sure swordIf you seek forgiveness for me, O Master, even once
I’ll be of those upright on religionEvery limb of mine obeys you as if a slave
And in my heart love for you is constantO God grant me success throughout my life
To pray weeping while others are asleep.[Source: Munajat-e-Maqbool, 234-238, Idara-e-Islamiyat, Lahore, 1995]
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March 29, 2006 at 5:11 pm
[...] From: here Please, note: this is poetry. It is the soliloquy of a true lover. In his imagination he is infront of his beloved and elucidating the true desire and love. So there is no question regarding istigatha, hazir wa nazir, etc. Teachings of Hazrat Thanavi ra in this regards are very clear. [...]
March 30, 2006 at 12:00 am
Alhamdulillah. I guess difference of opinion is a mercy, if those involved remain merciful.
Ibn Abidin himself has famous words of istighatha: Allahumma Salli `Ala Sayyidina Muhammadin wa Aalihi, Qad Daaqat Heelati Adrikni Ya Rasul Allah.
Faraz Rabbani
October 22, 2006 at 1:00 pm
assalam ‘alaykum wa rahmatullah wa barakatuh
I have munajat-e-maqbool edited by Hazrat Qutbe-Alam Mohammad Abdullah (khalifa after khalifa of Hazrat Mujaddid Thanwi). I couldn’t locate this quote in it. My version only have 133 pages and 195 supplications.
I couldn’t succeed to find it in the online version either (which seems the same as the one I have) : http://www.al-islam.edu.pk/Books/Munajat/for%20web/index.htm
Can anyone help me to find it ?