al-Isteghasa الکامل التام
In his book of al-Kalim al-Tayyib, Sayyid Ali Khan says, “The following is a form of seeking aid from Imam-e-Zamana (a.t.f.s.): Wherever you are, you may o
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In his book of al-Kalim al-Tayyib, Sayyid Ali Khan says, “The following is a form of seeking aid from Imam-e-Zamana (a.t.f.s.): Wherever you are, you may offer a two-unit prayer, reading Surah al-Faatehah 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.
Text and Translation
You may stand up, facing the qiblah under the sky and then say the following:
سَلَامُ اللهِ الْكَامِلُ التَّامُّ الشَّامِلُ الْعَآمُّ
SALAAMUL LAAHIL KAAMELUT TAAM-MUSH SHAAMELUL A'AAM-MO
The most perfect, complete, all-embracing and general salutations
وَ صَلَوَاتُهُ الدَّآئِمَةُ
WA SALAWAATOHUD DAAA-EMATO
and His continuous blessings
وَ بَرَكَاتُهُ الْقَآئِمَةُ التَّآمَّةُ
WA BARAKAATOHUL QAAA-EMATUT TAAAM-MATO
and His established and all-encompassing grace
عَلٰى حُجَّةِ اللهِ
A’LAA HUJJATIL LAAHE
be upon the Proof of Allah
وَ وَلِيِّهٖ فِىْ اَرْضِهٖ وَ بِلَادِهٖ
WA WALIYYEHI FEE ARZEHI WA BELAADEHI
and His vicegerent in His earth and His cities
وَ خَلِيْفَتِهٖ عَلٰى خَلْقِهٖ وَ عِبَادِهٖ
WA KHALEEFATEHI A’LAA KHALQEHI WA E’BAADEHI
and His caliph upon His creation and His servants
وَ سُلَالَةِ النُّبُوَّةِ
WA SOLAALATIN NOBUWWATE
and the descendant of Prophethood
وَ بَقِيَّةِ الْعِتْرَةِ وَالصَّفْوَةِ
WA BAQIYYATIL I’TRATE WAS-SAFWATE
and the remnant of the lineage and the chosen one of Allah,
صَاحِبِ الزَّمَانِ
SAAHEBIZ ZAMAANE
the Master of the time
وَ مُظْهِرِ الْاِيْمَانِ
WA MUZHERIL EEMAANE
and the manifestation of faith
وَ مُلَقِّنِ اَحْكَامِ الْقُرْآنِ
WA MOLAQQENE AHKAAMIL QUR-AAANE
and the one who emphasises the rules of Quran
وَ مُطَهِّرِ الْاَرْضِ
WA MOTAHHERIL ARZE
and the purifier of the earth
وَ نَاشِرِ الْعَدْلِ فِىْ الطُّوْلِ وَالْعَرْضِ
WA NAASHERIL A’DLE FIT TOOLE WAL A’RZE
and the spreader of justice across the length and the breadth (of the earth),
وَ الْحُجَّةِ الْقَآئِمِ الْمَهْدِىِّ
WAL HUJJATIL QAAA-EMIL MAHDIYYE
and the Proof, the upright,
اَلْاِمَامِ الْمُنْتَظَرِ الْمَرْضِىِّ
AL EMAAMIL MUNTAZARIL MARZIYYE
the awaited, the contended
وَ ابْنِ الْاَئِمَّةِ الطَّاهِرِيْنَ
WABNIL A-IMMATIT TAAHEREENA
and the son of the purified leaders
اَلْوَصِىِّ بْنِ الْاَوْصِيَآءِ الْمَرْضِيِّيْنَ
AL WASIYYIBNIL AWSE-YAAA-IL MARZIYYEENA
and the vicegerent son of the happy vicegerents,
اَلْهَادِىْ الْمَعْصُوْمِ ابْنِ الْاَئِمَّةِ الْهُدَاةِ الْمَعْصُوْمِيْنَ
AL HAADIL MA’SOOMIBNIL A’IMMATIL HODAATIL MA’SOOMEENA
the infallible and guided son of guided leaders.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُعِزَّ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِيْنَ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YAA MO-I’ZZAL MO’MENEENAL MUSTAZ-A’FEENA
Peace be on you, O the giver of honour to the believers and the weakened ones.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مُذِلَّ الْكَافِرِيْنَ الْمُتَكَبِّرِيْنَ الظَّالِمِيْنَ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YAA MOZILLAL KAAFEREENAL MOTAKABBEREENAZ ZAALEMEENA
Peace be on you, O the degrader of the disbelievers and the arrogant and the oppressors.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا مَوْلَاىَ يَا صَاحِبَ الزَّمَانِ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YAA MAWLAAYA YAA SAAHEBAZ ZAMAANE
Peace be on you, O my master, O the master of the time.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YABNA RASOOLIL LAAHE
Peace be on you, O the son of the Apostle of Allah,
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَابْنَ اَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YABNA AMEERIL MOMINEENA
Peace be on you, O the son of the commander of the faithful,
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ فَاطِمَةَ الزَّهْرَآءِ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YABNA FAATEMATAZ ZAHRAAA-E
Peace be on you, O the son of the Fatima Zahra,
سَيِّدَةِ نِسَآءِ الْعَالَمِيْنَ
SAYYEDATE NESAAA-IL A’ALAMEENA
the leader of the women of Paradise.
اَلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا بْنَ الْاَئِمَّةِ الْحُجَجِ الْمَعْصُوْمِيْنَ
ASSALAAMO A’LAYKA YABNAL A-IMMATIL HUJAJIL MA’SOOMEENA
Peace be on you, O the son of the infallible proofs
وَ الْاِمَامِ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ اَجْمَعِيْنَ
