SERMON 215
A prayer which Amir al-mu'minin often
recited
Praise be to Allah! Who made
me such that I have not died nor am I sick, nor have my veins been
infected with disease, nor have I been hauled up for my evil acts, nor am
I without progeny, nor have I forsaken my religion, nor do I disbelieve in
my Lord, nor do I feel strangeness with my faith, nor is my intelligence
affected, nor have I been punished with the punishment of peoples before
me.
I am a slave in Thy
possession, I have been guilty of excesses over myself. Thou hast
exhausted Thy pleas over me and I have no plea (before Thee).
I have no power to take
except what Thou givest me, and I cannot evade except what Thou savest me
from. O' my Allah! I seek Thy protection from becoming destitute despite
Thy riches, from being misguided despite Thy guidance, from being molested
in Thy realm and from being humiliated while authority rests with Thee. O'
my Allah! let my spirit be the first of those good objects that Thou
takest from me and the first trust out of Thy favours held in trust with
me.
O' my Allah! we seek Thy
protection from turning away from Thy command or revolting against Thy
religion, or being led away by our desires instead of by guidance that
comes from Thee.
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