Prayer for Peace


by Muhammad al-Jazri may Allah be pleased with him

O Allah, unite our hearts and set aright our mutual affairs, guide us in the path of peace.

Liberate us from darkness by Your light,

save us from enormities whether open or hidden.

Bless us in our ears, eyes, hearts, spouses, and children.

Turn to us; truly you are Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

Make us grateful for Your bounty and full of praise for it, so that we may continue to receive it and complete Your blessings upon us.


Allâhumma allif bayna qulûbinâ

wa aslih dhâta baynina

wahdinâ subûl as-salâm


wa najjinâ min az-zulumâti ilan-nûri

wa janibnâ al-fawâhisha

mâ zahara minhâ wa mâ batana


wa bârik lanâ fî asmâ`inâ wa absârinâ wa qulûbinâ wa azwâjinâ wa dhurriyâtinâ

wa tub `alaynâ innaka antat-tawwâb ur-rahîm


waj`alnâ shâkirîna li ni`matika

muthnîna bihâ qâbilîhâ

wa atimmahâ `alaynâ


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O Allah, I beg of you pardon and safety.


Allâhumma inni as’aluk al-af` wal-`âfiyah


O Allah, I beg of You useful knowledge and acceptable deeds.

Allâhumma inni as’aluka `ilman nâfi`an wa `amalan mutaqabbala

O Allah, impart to our earth its blessings, its embellishment, and its repose.


Allâhumma da` fî ardinâ barakâtahâ wa zînatahâ wa sakânahâ

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O Allah, Your forgiveness is vaster than my sins

and Your compassion is more promising than my actions.

Allâhumma maghfiratuka awsa`u min dhunûbi

wa rahmatuka arjâ `indî min `amalî

O Allah, make me patient and grateful to You

and make me look small in my own eyes

and great in the sight of others.

Allâhumm aj`alnî sabûran waj`alnî shakûran

waj`alnî fî `aynî saghîran

wa fî `ayûnin-nâsi kabîra

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I invoke the perfect words of Allah

from which neither a good person

nor a bad one can escape

for protection against any evil

that may come down from the sky or rise up to it

and any evil that may be planted in the earth

or spring forth from it

against the evil of the tests of the night

and the tests of the day

and the evil of the happenings of night and day

save only the happening that brings good


O Most Beneficent One!

A`ûdhi bi-kalimâti Llâhi tammat illati la yajawizuhunna barrun wa la fâjir

min sharri ma yanzilu min as-samâ’i

wa mâ ya`ruju fîhâ

wa min sharri mâ dharâ’a fil-ardi

wa mâ yakhruju minhâ

wa min sharri fitan il-layli wa fitan in-nahâr

wa min sharri tawâriq il-layli wan-nahâri

illâ târiqan yatruqu bi-khayr

ya rahmân


Amin, O Remover of Difficulties!