25 Zilqad

25th Zilqad " Dahwul Ardh"  The 'Spreading of the Earth' Day around 23rd Oct 2011*

[*Please check the dates with  local Masjid/ Islamic Center  in your country/area]

 Download PDF from Iqbal al Amal^New     Details about the day    

 

It is the day when the earth was spread for the advantage of human beings. The phrase "Dahwul Ardh" literally means "The spread of the earth". On this day Allah(swt)   spread out ALL the land on the Earth from under the Ka`bah.

In another tradition it is reported that the first Rahmah & blessing descended on this very day....It is also reported on the authority of Imam Ali bin Moosa Ar Riza (A.S.) that tonight the two distinguished Prophets ie  Prophet Ibrahim (A.S.) and Prophet E'esaa (A.S.) were born.
Therefore it is a highly blessed night & day to be spent in prayer and supplications.

1) Observe FAST  today. Many benefits have been mentioned of Fasting on this day eg Kaffarah (Penitence) for his sins of 70 years. In another tradition, if a person fasts on this day, it would be equivalent to fasting 60 months!
2) Have a Ghusl (bath.)

3) Pray a 2 Rak-a't Salaat at the time of "Chasht"" (After sunrise and before breakfast time) as under :-
  (i) In every Rak-a't, after the recitation of Surah Al Faatih'ah once, recite Surah 91-Ash Shams-  five(5 ) times ( Tanzil link)
  (ii) After the Salaam recite the following  :

                                          MP3 dua NEW         Line by line format from Mafatih     Pdf pg

 

لاَ حَوْلَ وَلاَ قُوَّةَ إِلاَّ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَليِّ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

la hawla wa la quwwata illa billahi al`aliyyi al`a¨imi

There is no power and no strength except with Allah, the Most High, the All-great.

Then, one may pray Almighty Allah for granting his needs and then say the following prayer:

يَا مُقِيلَ ٱلْعَثَرَاتِ اقِلْنِي عَثْرَتِي	ya muqila al`atharati aqilni `athrati	O He Who overlooks slips, (please) overlook my slip.
يَا مُجِيبَ ٱلدَّعَوَاتِ اجِبْ دَعْوَتِي	ya mujiba aldda`awati ajib da`wati	O He Who responds to prayers, (please) respond to my prayer.
يَا سَامِعَ ٱلاصْوَاتِ ٱسْمَعْ صَوْتِي	ya sami`a al-a¥wati isma` ¥awti	O He Who hears all sounds, (please) listen to mine,
وَٱرْحَمْنِي وَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ سَيِّئَاتِي وَمَا عِنْدِي	warhamni wa tajawaz `an sayyi'ati wa ma `indi	have mercy on me, and excuse my wrongdoings and whatever I have committed.
يَا ذَا ٱلْجَلاَلِ وَٱلإِكْرَامِ	ya dha aljalali wal-ikrami	O Lord of majesty and honor!

Second: In Misbah al-Mutahajjid, Shaykh al Tusi has mentioned that it is recommended to say the following prayer on this day:MP3 dua NEW       Pdf pg

اَللَّهُمَّ دَاحِيَ ٱلْكَعْبَةِ	allahumma dahiya alka`bati	O Allah Who spread the Ka`bah,
وَفَالِقَ ٱلْحَبَّةِ	wa faliqa alhabbati	split the kernel,
وَصَارِفَ ٱللَّزْبَةِ	wa ¥arifa allazbati	removes troubles,
وَكَاشِفَ كُلِّ كُرْبَة	wa kashifa kulli kurbatin	and relieves from all distresses!
اسْالُكَ فِي هٰذَا ٱلْيَوْمِ مِنْ ايَّامِكَ	as'aluka fi hadha alyawmi min ayyamika	I beseech You on this day, which is one of Your days
ٱلَّتِي اعْظَمْتَ حَقَّهَا	allati a`¨amta haqqaha	whose standing You have deemed great,
وَاقْدَمْتَ سَبْقَهَا	wa aqdamta sabqaha	whom You have given preference,
وَجَعَلْتَهَا عِنْدَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَدِيعَةً	wa ja`altaha `inda almu'minina wadi`atan	and whom You have put as trust with the believers
وَإِلَيْكَ ذَرِيعَةً	wa ilayka dhari`atan	and as means to approaching to You;
وَبِرَحْمَتِكَ ٱلْوَسيعَةِ	wa birahmatika alwasi`ati	and [I beseech You] in the name of Your ample mercy
انْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ	an tu¥alliya `ala muhammadin	to send blessings to Muhammad,
عَبْدِكَ ٱلْمُنْتَجَبِ فِي ٱلْمِيثَاقِ ٱلْقَرِيبِ	`abdika almuntajabi fi almithaqi alqaribi	Your servant that You have selected in the Nigh Covenant
يَوْمَ ٱلتَّلاَقِ	yawma alttalaqi	on the Meeting Day,
فَاتِقِ كُلِّ رَتْقٍ	fatiqi kulli ratqin	the splitter of all joined things
وَدَاعٍ إِلَىٰ كُلِّ حَقٍّ	wa da`in ila kulli haqqin	and the caller to all truths,
وَعَلَىٰ اهْلِ بَيْتِهِ ٱلاطْهَارِ	wa `ala ahli baytihi al-athari	and to his Household, the pure,
ٱلْهُدَاةِ ٱلْمَنَارِ	alhudati almanari	the guides, the lanterns,
دَعَائِمِ ٱلْجَبَّارِ	da`a'imi aljabbari	the pillars of the Omnipotent (Lord),
وَوُلاَةِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَٱلنَّارِ	wa wulati aljannati walnnari	and the supervisors on Paradise and Hell,
وَاعْطِنَا فِي يَوْمِنَا هٰذَا مِنْ عَطَائِكَ ٱلْمَخْزوُنِ	wa a`§ina fi yawmina hadha min `a§a'ika almakhzuni	to give us on this day from Your stored gifts,
غَيْرَ مَقْطوُعٍ وَلاَ مَمْنوُعٍ	ghayra maq§u`in wa la mamnu`in	gifts that are neither interrupted nor prohibited
تَجْمَعُ لَنَا بِهِ ٱلتَّوْبَةَ وَحُسْنَ ٱلاوْبَةِ	tajma`u lana bihi alttawbata wa husna al-awbati	by which You join for us both repentance and acceptable return [to You].
يَا خَيْرَ مَدْعُوٍّ	ya khayra mad`uwwin	O He Who is the best of all supplicated ones
وَاكْرَمُ مَرْجُوٍّ	wa akrama marjuwwin	and the most generous of all hoped ones!
يَا كَفِيُّ يَا وَفِيُّ	ya kafiyyu ya wafiyyu	O All-sufficer! O All-true!
يَا مَنْ لُطْفُهُ خَفِيٌّ	ya man lu§fuhu khafiyyun	O He Whose grace is gentle!
الْطُفْ لِي بِلُطْفِكَ	ul§uf li bilu§fika	(Please) treat me gracefully with Your graciousness,
وَاسْعِدْنِي بِعَفْوِكَ	wa as`idni bi`afwika	make me feel happy with Your pardon,
وَايِّدْنِي بِنَصْرِكَ	wa ayyidni bina¥rika	aid me with Your support,
وَلاَ تُنْسِنِي كَريمَ ذِكْرِكَ بِوُلاَةِ امْرِكَ	wa la tunsini karima dhikrika biwulati amrika	never make me inattentive of Your noble mention through Your Representatives
وَحَفَظَةِ سِرِّكَ	wa hafa¨ati sirrika	and the keepers of Your secret,
وَٱحْفَظْنِي مِنْ شَوَائِبِ ٱلدَّهْرِ	wahfa¨ni min shawa'ibi alddahri	protect me against the vicissitudes of time
إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ ٱلْحَشْرِ وَٱلنَّشْرِ	ila yawmi alhashri walnnashri	up to the day of resurrection and raising (the dead to life),
وَاشْهِدْنِي اوْلِيَاءَكَ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِ نَفْسِي	wa ashhidni awliya'aka `inda khuruji nafsi	and make Your Representatives attend at the hour of the departure of my souls,
وَحُلُولِ رَمْسِي	wa hululi ramsi	the time of my entry to my grave,
وَٱنْقِطَاعِ عَمَلِي	wa inqi§a`i `amali	when my deed will be interrupted
وَٱنْقِضَاءِ اجَلِي	wa inqiza'i ajali	and my lifetime will come to its end.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَٱذْكُرْنِي عَلَىٰ طُولِ ٱلْبِلَىٰ	allahumma wa idhkurni `ala §uli albila	O Allah, (please) remember me all over the stages of trial
إِذَا حَلَلْتُ بَيْنَ اطْبَاقِ ٱلثَّرَىٰ	idha halaltu bayna a§baqi alththara	when I will reside between the layers of the earth
وَنَسِيَنِي ٱلنَّاسُونَ مِنَ ٱلْوَرَىٰ	wa nasiyani alnnasuna min alwara	and the forgetful people will forget me.
وَٱحْلِلْنِي دَارَ ٱلْمُقَامَةِ	wa ahlilni dara almuqamati	Allow me to dwell in the abode of eternity,
وَبَوِّئْنِي مَنْزِلَ ٱلْكَرَامَةِ	wa bawwi'ni manzila alkaramati	settle me in the residence of honor,
وَٱجْعَلْنِي مِنْ مُرَافِقِي اوْلِيَائِكَ	waj`alni min murafiqi awliya'ika	make me of the companions of Your intimate servants
وَاهْلِ ٱجْتِبَائِكَ وَٱصْطَفَائِكَ	wa ahli ijtiba'ika wa i¥§ifa'ika	and the people of Your choice and selection,
وَبَارِكْ لِي فِي لِقَائِكَ	wa barik li fi liqa'ika	bless me by meeting You,
وَٱرْزُقْنِي حُسْنَ ٱلْعَمَلِ قَبْلَ حُلُولِ ٱلاجَلِ	warzuqni husna al`amali qabla hululi al-ajali	and grant me good-doing before the end of my lifetime,
بَرِيئاً مِنَ ٱلزَّلَلِ وَسوُءِ ٱلْخَطَلِ	bari'an min alzzalali wa su'i alkha§ali	making me free from slips and foolish doing.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَاوْرِدْنِي حَوْضَ نَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ	allahumma wa awridni hawza nabiyyika muhammadin	O Allah, allow me to enter the Pool of Your Prophet, Muhammad,
صَلَّىٰ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ	¥alla allahu `alayhi wa alihi	Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Household,
وَٱسْقِنِي مِنْهُ مَشْرَباً رَوِيّاً	wasqini minhu mashraban rawiyyan	allow me to drink from it a quenching drink
سَائِغاً هَنِيئاً	sa'ighan hani'an	that is palatable and salubrious
لاَ اظْمَا بَعْدَهُ وَلاَ احَلَّؤُ وِرْدَهُ	la a¨ma'u ba`dahu wa la uhalla'u wirdahu	after which I will never be thirsty, I will never be prevented from reaching it,
وَلاَ عَنْهُ اذَادُ	wa la `anhu udhadu	and I will never be disallowed to approach it.
وَٱجْعَلْهُ لِي خَيْرَ زَادٍ	waj`alhu li khayra zadin	Make for me the best nourishment
وَاوْفَىٰ مِيعَادٍ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلاشْهَادُ	wa awfa mi`adin yawma yaqumu al-ashhadu	and the most fulfilling promise on the day when the Witnesses will rise.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَٱلْعَنْ جَبَابِرَةَ ٱلاوَّلِينَ وَٱلآخِرِينَ	allahumma wal`an jababirata al-awwalina wal-akhirina	O Allah, curse the tyrants from the past and the last generations
وَبِحُقُوقِ اوْلِيَائِكَ ٱلْمُسْتَاثِرِينَ	wa bihuquqi awliya'ika almusta'thirina	who usurped the dues of Your Representatives.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَٱقْصِمْ دَعَائِمَهُمْ	allahumma waq¥im da`a'imahum	O Allah, demolish their posts,
وَاَهْلِكْ اشْيَاعَهُمْ وَعَامِلَهُمْ	wa ahlik ashya`ahum wa `amilahum	annihilate their allies and their assistants,
وَعَجِّلْ مَهَالِكَهُمْ	wa `ajjil mahalikahum	and hasten their perdition,
وَٱسْلُبْهُمْ مَمَالِكَهُمْ	waslubhum mamalikahum	seize their estates,
وَضَيِّقْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَسَالِكَهُمْ	wa zayyiq `alayhim masalikahum	make narrow their ways,
وَٱلْعَنْ مُسَاهِمَهُمْ وَمُشَارِكَهُمْ	wal`an musahimahum wa musharikahum	and curse their helpers and aides.
اَللَّهُمَّ وَعَجِّلْ فَرَجَ اوْلِيَائِكَ	allahumma wa `ajjil faraja awliya'ika	Allah, (please) hasten the relief of Your Representatives,
وَٱرْدُدْ عَلَيْهِمْ مَظَالِمَهُمْ	wardud `alayhim ma¨alimahum	restore to them their usurped rights,
وَاظْهِرْ بِٱلْحَقِّ قَائِمَهُمْ	wa a¨hir bilhaqqi qa'imahum	cause their Riser to prevail with the truth,
وَٱجْعَلْهُ لِدينِكَ مُنْتَصِراً	waj`alhu lidinika munta¥iran	and make him support Your religion
وَبِامْرِكَ فِي اعْدَائِكَ مُؤْتَمِراً	wa bi'amrika fi a`da'ika mu'tamiran	and carry out Your commandments about Your enemies.
اَللَّهُمَّ ٱحْفُفْهُ بِمَلاَئِكَةِ ٱلنَّصْرِ	allahumma ihfufhu bimala'ikati alnna¥ri	O Allah, make the angels of victory surround him
وَبِمَا الْقَيْتَ إِلَيْهِ مِنَ ٱلامْرِ	wa bima alqayta ilayhi min al-amri	and so are the commandments that You addressed to him
فِي لَيْلَةِ ٱلْقَدْرِ	fi laylati alqadri	at the Destiny Night
مُنْتَقِماً لَكَ حَتَّىٰ تَرْضَىٰ	muntaqiman laka hatta tarza	so that he will punish Your enemies on behalf of You until You are pleased,
وَيَعوُدَ دينُكَ بِهِ وَعَلىٰ يَدَيْهِ جَدِيداً غَضّاً	wa ya`uda dinuka bihi wa `ala yadayhi jadidan ghazzan	Your religion will recover its freshness and bloom at his hands,
وَيَمْحَضَ ٱلْحَقَّ مَحْضاً	wa yamhaza alhaqqa mahzan	he will clean the truth with thorough cleaning,
وَيَرْفُضَ ٱلْبَاطِلَ رَفْضاً	wa yarfuza alba§ila rafzan	and he will reject the wrong with absolute rejection.
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلىٰ جَمِيعِ آبَائِهِ	allahumma ¥alli `alayhi wa `ala jami`i aba'ihi	O Allah, send blessings to him and to all of his forefathers,
وَٱجْعَلْنَا مِنْ صَحْبِهِ وَاسْرَتِهِ	waj`alna min ¥ahbihi wa usratihi	include us with his companions and group,
وَٱبْعَثْنَا فِي كَرَّتِهِ	wab`athna fi karratihi	and resurrect us during his return
حَتَّىٰ نَكُونَ فِي زَمَانِهِ مِنْ اعْوَانِهِ	hatta nakuna fi zamanihi min a`wanihi	so that we will live in his age and become of his helpers.
اَللَّهُمَّ ادْرِكْ بِنَا قِيَامَهُ	allahumma adrik bina qiyamahu	O Allah, make us catch up his advent,
وَاشْهِدْنَا ايَّامَهُ	wa ashhidna ayyamahu	make us witness his days,
وَصَلِّ عَلَيْهِ وَٱرْدُدْ إِلَيْنَا سَلاَمَهُ	wa ¥alli `alayhi wardud ilayna salamahu	bless him, and convey to us his greetings.
وَٱلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْهِ وَرَحْمَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ	wa alssalamu `alayhi wa rahmatu allahi wa barakatuhu	Peace and Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon him.