Dua Ahad

As the title suggests, this supplication is of allegiance (ahad) to the holy Imam (a.t.f.s). Its recitation every morning ensures the renewal of this covenant. The reciter finds himself under the leadership of Imam (a.t.f.s).The reciter beseeches All to include him among the helpers and aides of Imam (a.t.f.s) and to grant him the opportunity to attain martyrdom in his presence. Also, he requests Allah that should he die before the reappearance of Imam (a.t.f.s). Allah should raise him up from his grave so that he may assist him (a.t.f.s) in his mission. There is a fervent appeal to Allah to grant him the honour of seeing Imam (a.t.f.s). In this there is also an acknowledgement that the difficulties of this nation can be solved only by the reappearance of Imam (a.t.f.s) and that believers see it as being close while others deem it to be distant.

ุฏุนุงุก ุงู„ุนู‡ุฏ
ุจูุณู’ู…ู ูฑู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ูฑู„ุฑู‘ูŽุญู’ู…ูฐู†ู ูฑู„ุฑู‘ูŽุญููŠู…ู
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุตูŽู„ู‘ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ูฐ ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู ูˆูŽุขู„ู ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏู
O Allah, (please do) send blessings to Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุฑูŽุจู‘ูŽ ูฑู„ู†ู‘ููˆุฑู ูฑู„ู’ุนูŽุธููŠู…ู
O Allah the Lord of the Great Light,
ูˆูŽุฑูŽุจู‘ูŽ ูฑู„ู’ูƒูุฑู’ุณููŠู‘ู ูฑู„ุฑู‘ูŽูููŠุนู
the Lord of the Elevated Throne,
ูˆูŽุฑูŽุจู‘ูŽ ูฑู„ู’ุจูŽุญู’ุฑู ูฑู„ู’ู…ูŽุณู’ุฌููˆุฑู
the Lord of the swollen ocean,
ูˆูŽู…ูู†ู’ุฒูู„ูŽ ูฑู„ุชู‘ูŽูˆู’ุฑูŽุงุฉู ูˆูŽูฑู„ุฅูู†ู’ุฌููŠู„ู ูˆูŽูฑู„ุฒู‘ูŽุจููˆุฑู
the Revealer of the Torah, the Gospel, and the Psalms,
ูˆูŽุฑูŽุจู‘ูŽ ูฑู„ุธู‘ูู„ู‘ู ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ุญูŽุฑููˆุฑู
the Lord of shade and heat,
ูˆูŽู…ูู†ู’ุฒูู„ูŽ ูฑู„ู’ู‚ูุฑู’ุขู†ู ูฑู„ู’ุนูŽุธููŠู…ู
the Revealer of the Great Qur’an,
ูˆูŽุฑูŽุจู‘ูŽ ูฑู„ู’ู…ูŽู„ุงูŽุฆููƒูŽุฉู ูฑู„ู’ู…ูู‚ูŽุฑู‘ูŽุจููŠู†ูŽ
and the Lord of the Archangels,
ูˆูŽูฑู„ุงู†ู’ุจููŠูŽุงุกู ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ู…ูุฑู’ุณูŽู„ููŠู†ูŽ
the Prophets, and the Messengers:
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุฅูู†ู‘ููŠ ุงุณู’ุงู„ููƒูŽ ุจููฑุณู’ู…ููƒูŽ ูฑู„ู’ูƒูŽุฑููŠู€ู…ู
O Allah, I beseech You in Your Noble Name,
ูˆูŽุจูู†ููˆุฑู ูˆูŽุฌู’ู‡ููƒูŽ ูฑู„ู’ู…ูู†ููŠุฑู
in the Light of Your Luminous Face
ูˆูŽู…ูู„ู’ูƒููƒูŽ ูฑู„ู’ู‚ูŽุฏููŠู…ู
and Your Eternal Kingdom.
ูŠูŽุง ุญูŽูŠู‘ู ูŠูŽุง ู‚ูŽูŠู‘ููˆู…ู
O Ever-living! O Self-Subsistent!
ุงุณู’ุงู„ููƒูŽ ุจููฑุณู’ู…ููƒูŽ ูฑู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ุงุดู’ุฑูŽู‚ูŽุชู’ ุจูู‡ู ูฑู„ุณู‘ูŽู…ูŽุงูˆูŽุงุชู ูˆูŽูฑู„ุงุฑูŽุถููˆู†ูŽ
I beseech You in the name of Your Name with which the heavens and the earth have lit up
ูˆูŽุจููฑุณู’ู…ููƒูŽ ูฑู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ูŠูŽุตู’ู„ูŽุญู ุจูู‡ู ูฑู„ุงูˆู‘ูŽู„ููˆู†ูŽ ูˆูŽูฑู„ุขุฎูุฑููˆู†ูŽ
and in Your Name with which the past and the coming generations have become upright!
ูŠูŽุง ุญูŽูŠู‘ุงู‹ ู‚ูŽุจู’ู„ูŽ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุญูŽูŠู‘ู
O He Who has been always alive before the existence of all living things!
ูˆูŽูŠูŽุง ุญูŽูŠู‘ุงู‹ ุจูŽุนู’ุฏูŽ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุญูŽูŠู‘ู
O He Who shall be alive after the extinction of all living things!
ูˆูŽูŠูŽุง ุญูŽูŠู‘ุงู‹ ุญููŠู†ูŽ ู„ุง ุญูŽูŠู‘ู
O He Who has been always alive even when there was nothing else alive!
ูŠูŽุง ู…ูุญู’ูŠููŠูŽ ูฑู„ู’ู…ูŽูˆู’ุชูŽู‰ูฐ ูˆูŽู…ูู…ููŠุชูŽ ูฑู„ุงุญู’ูŠูŽุงุกู
O He Who revives the dead ones and causes the living ones to die!
ูŠูŽุง ุญูŽูŠู‘ู ู„ุง ุฅูู„ูฐู‡ูŽ ุฅูู„ุงู‘ูŽ ุงู†ู’ุชูŽ
O Ever-living! There is no god save You.
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุจูŽู„ู‘ูุบู’ ู…ูŽูˆู’ู„ุงูŽู†ูŽุง ูฑู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ูŽ ูฑู„ู’ู‡ูŽุงุฏููŠูŽ ูฑู„ู’ู…ูŽู‡ู’ุฏููŠู‘ูŽ ูฑู„ู’ู‚ูŽุงุฆูู…ูŽ ุจูุงู…ู’ุฑููƒูŽ
O Allah, convey to our master Imam al-Mahdi, the guide who is to undertake Your orders,
ุตูŽู„ูŽูˆูŽุงุชู ูฑู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ูฐ ุขุจูŽุงุฆูู‡ู ูฑู„ุทู‘ูŽุงู‡ูุฑููŠู†ูŽ
may Allahโ€™s blessings be upon him and upon his immaculate fathers,
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฌูŽู…ููŠุนู ูฑู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ููŠู†ูŽ ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ูŽุงุชู
on behalf of all of the believing men and women
ูููŠ ู…ูŽุดูŽุงุฑูู‚ู ูฑู„ุงุฑู’ุถู ูˆูŽู…ูŽุบูŽุงุฑูุจูู‡ูŽุง
in the east and west of the earth
ุณูŽู‡ู’ู„ูู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽุฌูŽุจูŽู„ูู‡ูŽุง
and in plains, mountains,
ูˆูŽุจูŽุฑู‘ูู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽุจูŽุญู’ุฑูู‡ูŽุง
lands, and seas,
ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู‘ููŠ ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ ูˆูŽุงู„ูุฏูŽูŠู‘ูŽ
and on behalf of my parents
ู…ูู†ูŽ ูฑู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ูŽูˆูŽุงุชู ุฒูู†ูŽุฉูŽ ุนูŽุฑู’ุดู ูฑู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู
(convey to him) blessings that are as weighty as Allahโ€™s Throne,
ูˆูŽู…ูุฏูŽุงุฏูŽ ูƒูŽู„ูู…ูŽุงุชูู‡ู
as much as the ink of His Words,
ูˆูŽู…ูŽุง ุงุญู’ุตูŽุงู‡ู ุนูู„ู’ู…ูู‡ู ูˆูŽุงุญูŽุงุทูŽ ุจูู‡ู ูƒูุชูŽุงุจูู‡ู
and as many as that which is counted by His knowledge and encompassed by His Book.
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุฅูู†ู‘ููŠ ุงุฌูŽุฏู‘ูุฏู ู„ูŽู‡ู ูููŠ ุตูŽุจููŠุญูŽุฉู ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ููŠ ู‡ูฐุฐูŽุง
O Allah, I update to him in the beginning of this day
ูˆูŽู…ูŽุง ุนูุดู’ุชู ู…ูู†ู’ ุงูŠู‘ูŽุงู…ููŠ
and throughout the days of lifetime a pledge,
ุนูŽู‡ู’ุฏุงู‹ ูˆูŽุนูŽู‚ู’ุฏุงู‹ ูˆูŽุจูŽูŠู’ุนูŽุฉู‹ ู„ูŽู‡ู ูููŠ ุนูู†ูู‚ููŠ
a covenant, and allegiance to which I commit myself
ู„ุง ุงุญููˆู„ู ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ ูˆูŽู„ุง ุงุฒููˆู„ู ุงุจูŽุฏุงู‹
and from which I neither convert nor change.
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ูฑุฌู’ุนูŽู„ู’ู†ููŠ ู…ูู†ู’ ุงู†ู’ุตูŽุงุฑูู‡ู
O Allah, (please do) make me of his supporters,
ูˆูŽุงุนู’ูˆูŽุงู†ูู‡ู ูˆูŽูฑู„ุฐู‘ูŽุงุจู‘ููŠู†ูŽ ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู
sponsors, defenders,
ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ู…ูุณูŽุงุฑูุนููŠู†ูŽ ุฅูู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูููŠ ู‚ูŽุถูŽุงุกู ุญูŽูˆูŽุงุฆูุฌูู‡ู
and those who hurry in carrying out his instructions,
ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ู…ูู…ู’ุชูŽุซูู„ููŠู†ูŽ ู„ุงููˆูŽุงู…ูุฑูู‡ู
those who comply with his orders,
ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ู…ูุญูŽุงู…ููŠู†ูŽ ุนูŽู†ู’ู‡ู
those who uphold him,
ูˆูŽูฑู„ุณู‘ูŽุงุจูู‚ููŠู†ูŽ ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ูฐ ุฅูุฑูŽุงุฏูŽุชูู‡ู
those who precede others to implementing his will,
ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ู…ูุณู’ุชูŽุดู’ู‡ูŽุฏููŠู†ูŽ ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽ ูŠูŽุฏูŽูŠู’ู‡ู
and those who will be martyred before him.
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุฅูู†ู’ ุญูŽุงู„ูŽ ุจูŽูŠู’ู†ููŠ ูˆูŽุจูŽูŠู’ู†ูŽู‡ู ูฑู„ู’ู…ูŽูˆู’ุชู ูฑู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ุฌูŽุนูŽู„ู’ุชูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ูฐ ุนูุจูŽุงุฏููƒูŽ ุญูŽุชู’ู…ุงู‹ ู…ูŽู‚ู’ุถููŠู‘ุงู‹
O Allah, if death that You have made inevitably and certainly incumbent upon Your servants stands between me and him,
ููŽุงุฎู’ุฑูุฌู’ู†ููŠ ู…ูู†ู’ ู‚ูŽุจู’ุฑููŠ ู…ูุคู’ุชูŽุฒูุฑุงู‹ ูƒูŽููŽู†ููŠ
then (please do) take me out of my grave using my shroud as dress,
ุดูŽุงู‡ูุฑุงู‹ ุณูŽูŠู’ูููŠ
unsheathing my sword,
ู…ูุฌูŽุฑู‘ูุฏุงู‹ ู‚ูŽู†ูŽุงุชููŠ
holding my lance in my hand,
ู…ูู„ูŽุจู‘ููŠุงู‹ ุฏูŽุนู’ูˆูŽุฉูŽ ูฑู„ุฏู‘ูŽุงุนููŠ ูููŠ ูฑู„ู’ุญูŽุงุถูุฑู ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ุจูŽุงุฏููŠ
and responding to the call of the Caller who shall announce (his advent) in urban areas and deserts.
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุงุฑูู†ููŠ ูฑู„ุทู‘ูŽู„ู’ุนูŽุฉูŽ ูฑู„ุฑู‘ูŽุดููŠุฏูŽุฉูŽ
O Allah, (please do) show me his magnificent mien
ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ุบูุฑู‘ูŽุฉูŽ ูฑู„ู’ุญูŽู…ููŠุฏูŽุฉูŽ
and his praiseworthy forehead,
ูˆูŽูฑูƒู’ุญูู„ู’ ู†ูŽุงุธูุฑููŠ ุจูู†ูŽุธู’ุฑูŽุฉู ู…ูู†ู‘ููŠ ุฅูู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู
delight my eyes by letting me have a look at him.
ูˆูŽุนูŽุฌู‘ูู„ู’ ููŽุฑูŽุฌูŽู‡ู
And (please) expedite his relief,
ูˆูŽุณูŽู‡ู‘ูู„ู’ ู…ูŽุฎู’ุฑูŽุฌูŽู‡ู
make his reappearance easy,
ูˆูŽุงูˆู’ุณูุนู’ ู…ูŽู†ู’ู‡ูŽุฌูŽู‡ู
clear a spacious space for him,
ูˆูŽูฑุณู’ู„ููƒู’ ุจููŠ ู…ูŽุญูŽุฌู‘ูŽุชูŽู‡ู
guide me to follow his course,
ูˆูŽุงู†ู’ููุฐู’ ุงู…ู’ุฑูŽู‡ู
give success to his issues,
ูˆูŽูฑุดู’ุฏูุฏู’ ุงุฒู’ุฑูŽู‡ู
and confirm his strength.
ูˆูŽูฑุนู’ู…ูุฑู ูฑู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ุจูู‡ู ุจูู„ุงุฏูŽูƒูŽ
O Allah, construct Your lands through him
ูˆูŽุงุญู’ูŠู ุจูู‡ู ุนูุจูŽุงุฏูŽูƒูŽ
and refresh Your servants through him,
ููŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽูƒูŽ ู‚ูู„ู’ุชูŽ ูˆูŽู‚ูŽูˆู’ู„ููƒูŽ ูฑู„ู’ุญูŽู‚ู‘ู:
For You have said, and true are Your words:
ยซุธูŽู‡ูŽุฑูŽ ูฑู„ู’ููŽุณูŽุงุฏู ูููŠ ูฑู„ู’ุจูŽุฑู‘ู ูˆูŽูฑู„ู’ุจูŽุญู’ุฑู
โ€œCorruption has appeared in the land and the sea
ุจูู…ูŽุง ูƒูŽุณูŽุจูŽุชู’ ุงูŠู’ุฏููŠ ูฑู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุณู.ยป
on account of what the hands of men have wrought.โ€
ููŽุงุธู’ู‡ูุฑู ูฑู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ู„ูŽู†ูŽุง ูˆูŽู„ููŠู‘ูŽูƒูŽ
So, O Allah, (please) show us Your vicegerent,
ูˆูŽูฑุจู’ู†ูŽ ุจูู†ู’ุชู ู†ูŽุจููŠู‘ููƒูŽ
the son of Your Prophet,
ูฑู„ู’ู…ูุณูŽู…ู‘ูŽู‰ูฐ ุจููฑุณู’ู…ู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ููƒูŽ
and the namesake of Your Messenger,
ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ูฐ ูฑู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุขู„ูู‡ู
peace be upon him and his Household,
ุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ูฐ ู„ุง ูŠูŽุธู’ููŽุฑูŽ ุจูุดูŽูŠู’ุกู ู…ูู†ูŽ ูฑู„ู’ุจูŽุงุทูู„ู ุฅูู„ุงู‘ูŽ ู…ูŽุฒู‘ูŽู‚ูŽู‡ู
so that he shall tear up any wrong item that he will face
ูˆูŽูŠูุญูู‚ู‘ู ูฑู„ู’ุญูŽู‚ู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽูŠูุญูŽู‚ู‘ูู‚ูŽู‡ู
and shall confirm and approve of the truth.
ูˆูŽูฑุฌู’ุนูŽู„ู’ู‡ู ูฑู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ู…ูŽูู’ุฒูŽุนุงู‹ ู„ูู…ูŽุธู’ู„ููˆู…ู ุนูุจูŽุงุฏููƒูŽ
O Allah, (please) make him the shelter to whom Your wronged servants shall resort,
ูˆูŽู†ูŽุงุตูุฑุงู‹ ู„ูู…ูŽู†ู’ ู„ุง ูŠูŽุฌูุฏู ู„ูŽู‡ู ู†ูŽุงุตูุฑุงู‹ ุบูŽูŠู’ุฑูŽูƒูŽ
the supporter of those who cannot find any supporter save You,
ูˆูŽู…ูุฌูŽุฏู‘ูุฏุงู‹ ู„ูู…ูŽุง ุนูุทู‘ูู„ูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ุงุญู’ูƒูŽุงู…ู ูƒูุชูŽุงุจููƒูŽ
the reviver of the laws of Your Book that have been suspended,
ูˆูŽู…ูุดูŽูŠู‘ูุฏุงู‹ ู„ูู…ูŽุง ูˆูŽุฑูŽุฏูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ุงุนู’ู„ุงู…ู ุฏููŠู†ููƒูŽ ูˆูŽุณูู†ูŽู†ู ู†ูŽุจููŠู‘ููƒูŽ
and the constructor of all signs of Your religion and instructions of Your Messenger,
ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ูฐ ูฑู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆุขู„ูู‡ู
peace be upon him and his Household, that he will see.
ูˆูŽูฑุฌู’ุนูŽู„ู’ู‡ู ูฑู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ู…ูู…ู‘ูŽู†ู’ ุญูŽุตู‘ูŽู†ู’ุชูŽู‡ู ู…ูู†ู’ ุจูŽุงุณู ูฑู„ู’ู…ูุนู’ุชูŽุฏููŠู†ูŽ
O Allah, (please) include him with those whom You protect from the domination of the aggressors.
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุณูุฑู‘ูŽ ู†ูŽุจููŠู‘ูŽูƒูŽ ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏุงู‹
O Allah, (please) delight Your Prophet Muhammad,
ุตูŽู„ู‘ูŽู‰ูฐ ูฑู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ูˆุขู„ูู‡ู
peace be upon him and his Household,
ุจูุฑูุคู’ูŠูŽุชูู‡ู ูˆูŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ุชูŽุจูุนูŽู‡ู ุนูŽู„ูŽู‰ูฐ ุฏูŽุนู’ูˆูŽุชูู‡ู
as well as all those who followed him in his promulgation by making (us) see him,
ูˆูŽูฑุฑู’ุญูŽู…ู ูฑุณู’ุชููƒูŽุงู†ูŽุชูŽู†ูŽุง ุจูŽุนู’ุฏูŽู‡ู
and (please) have mercy upon our humiliation after him.
ุงูŽู„ู„ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู‘ูŽ ูฑูƒู’ุดููู’ ู‡ูฐุฐูู‡ู ูฑู„ู’ุบูู…ู‘ูŽุฉูŽ ุนูŽู†ู’ ู‡ูฐุฐูู‡ู ูฑู„ุงู…ู‘ูŽุฉู ุจูุญูุถููˆุฑูู‡ู
O Allah, (please) relieve this community from the (current) grief through presenting him
ูˆูŽุนูŽุฌู‘ูู„ู’ ู„ูŽู†ูŽุง ุธูู‡ููˆุฑูŽู‡ู
and expedite his advent for us:
ยซุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู‡ูู…ู’ ูŠูŽุฑูŽูˆู’ู†ูŽู‡ู ุจูŽุนููŠุฏุงู‹ ูˆูŽู†ูŽุฑูŽุงู‡ู ู‚ูŽุฑููŠุจุงู‹.ยป
โ€œSurely, they think it to be far off, and We see it nigh.โ€
ุจูุฑูŽุญู’ู…ูŽุชููƒูŽ ูŠูŽุง ุงุฑู’ุญูŽู…ูŽ ูฑู„ุฑู‘ูŽุงุญูู…ููŠู†ูŽ
[do all that] In the name of Your mercy; O most merciful of all those who show mercy.