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لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu mina al-zalimin

There is no god but You; glory be to You! Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.

Known as al-Yunusiyyah. One of the most powerful invocations for distress.

يَا مُحْسِنُ قَدْ أَتَاكَ الْمُسِيءُوَقَدْ أَمَرْتَ الْمُحْسِنَ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنِ الْمُسِيءِوَأَنْتَ الْمُحْسِنُ وَأَنَا الْمُسِيءُفَبِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ، صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍوَتَجَاوَزْ عَنْ قَبِيحِ مَا تَعْلَمُ مِنِّي

Ya Muhsinu qad ataka al-musi'u wa qad amarta al-muhsina an yatajawaza an al-musi'. Wa anta al-Muhsinu wa ana al-musi'. Fa-bi-haqqi Muhammadin wa ali Muhammad, salli ala Muhammadin wa ali Muhammad wa tajawaz an qabihi ma ta'lamu minni.

O Beneficent One! The sinner has come before You. You have commanded the beneficent to forgive the sinner — and You are the Beneficent and I am the sinner. So, by the right of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, send blessings upon Muhammad and his family and overlook my ugly deeds that You know well.

Softens the heart and instils humility before entering worship

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ عَلَى كُلِّ نِعْمَةٍوَأَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَنْبٍوَأَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مِنْ كُلِّ خَيْرٍوَأَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرٍّ

Al-ḥamdu lillāhi ʿalā kulli niʿmah; wa astaghfiru Allāha min kulli dhanb; wa asʾalu Allāha min kulli khayr; wa aʿūdhu billāhi min kulli sharr

Praise belongs to Allah for every blessing. I seek Allah's forgiveness for every sin. I ask Allah for every good. I seek refuge in Allah from every evil.

A compact daily prayer of gratitude, repentance, hope, and protection.

اللَّهُمَّ أَغْنِنِي بِحَلَالِكَ عَنْ حَرَامِكَوَبِفَضْلِكَ عَمَّنْ سِوَاكَ

Allāhumma aghninī bi-ḥalālika ʿan ḥarāmik, wa bi-faḍlika ʿamman siwāk

O Allah, enrich me through what You have made lawful instead of what You have forbidden, and through Your bounty make me independent of everyone besides You.

The narration assigns no fixed count.

A comprehensive supplication covering forgiveness, mercy, nearness to Allah, and protection from the Fire.

One of the most celebrated supplications in the Ahl al-Bayt tradition. Read in full from Mafatih al-Jinan.

A pre-dawn Ramadan supplication known for its emotional honesty and deep self-awareness before God.

Renowned for emotional honesty. Read slowly and reflectively to soften the heart.

A dawn invocation filled with awe, light, and divine majesty.

Read in full from Mafatih al-Jinan or Duas.org

A Ramadan supplication centred on hope, justice, and divine mercy.

Recited nightly during Ramadan in the Shii tradition

اللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ ×٣٤الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ ×٣٣سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ ×٣٣

Allahu Akbar x34 / Alhamdulillah x33 / SubhanAllah x33

Allah is Greatest (34x) / All praise is due to Allah (33x) / Glory be to Allah (33x)

The established sequence is 34 takbīrs, 33 praises, and 33 glorifications.

رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَارْحَمْنِي وَتُبْ عَلَيَّإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ التَّوَّابُ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

Rabbi ighfir li warhamni wa tub alayya innaka anta al-Tawwab al-Ghafur al-Rahim

My Lord, forgive me, have mercy on me, and accept my repentance. Truly, You are the Ever-Accepter of repentance, the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

The closing dua of the night prayer after 300x al-afw

A vast supplication of one thousand Names and attributes of Allah, in one hundred sections — each sealed with: 'Glory be to You; there is no god but You; deliverance, deliverance — save us from the Fire, O Lord.'

One of the greatest supplications of the Ahl al-Bayt. The Prophet ﷺ was taught it by the angel Jibril. Reciting it is a means of immense reward, protection, and nearness through the Beautiful Names.

A supplication of sincere return to Allah: acknowledging sin without despair, turning toward mercy, and asking for a repentance that is never followed by relapse. Imam Zayn al-Abidin speaks to Allah with intimacy and self-knowledge, trusting that no sin is too great for divine forgiveness.

The first of the 15 Munājāt. Full text in al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya (al-islam.org). Read slowly — each line is a complete act of turning.

A supplication of love: asking Allah to make love of Him the dearest thing to the heart, sweeter than all else — and to grant the worshipper a longing for Him that nothing else can satisfy.

One of the most beautiful of the 15 Munājāt. Full Arabic text in al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya.

A supplication shaped by sincere awe of Allah — not dread, but the consciousness of a lover who cannot bear to displease. Asks for protection from every sin, and for a heart so aware of Allah that it remains guarded without reminder.

Full text in al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya. Especially powerful when recited before sleep or in private.

A supplication of yearning for Allah — asking that the heart be filled with longing for His nearness, that no worldly attachment compete with love of His Face, and that the believer be counted among those who truly desire Him above all else.

Full text in al-Ṣaḥīfa al-Sajjādiyya. Often recited together with Munājāt al-Muḥibbīn (no. 12).

A morning supplication renewing the believer's covenant with Imam al-Mahdi (a) — affirming allegiance, asking for his reappearance, and seeking to be counted among his helpers and supporters when he rises. Traditionally recited for 40 consecutive mornings.

One of the most important daily supplications in the Shia tradition. Full text in Mafātīḥ al-Jinān.

A supplication seeking intercession through the Prophet ﷺ and the Fourteen Infallibles — addressing each by name and asking them to carry the believer's need before Allah. One of the most comprehensive tawassul prayers in the Shia tradition.

Full text in Mafātīḥ al-Jinān. Recite in a state of wudu, facing the qibla, with presence of heart.

اَللّهُمَّ كُنْ لِوَلِيِّكَ الْحُجَّةِ ابْنِ الْحَسَنِصَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى آبَائِهِفِي هَذِهِ السَّاعَةِ وَفِي كُلِّ سَاعَةٍوَلِيّاً وَحَافِظاً وَقَائِداً وَنَاصِراًوَدَلِيلاً وَعَيْناًحَتَّى تُسْكِنَهُ أَرْضَكَ طَوْعاًوَتُمَتِّعَهُ فِيهَا طَوِيلاً

Allāhumma kun li-waliyyika al-ḥujjati ibni al-ḥasani ṣalawātuka ʿalayhi wa ʿalā ābāʾihi fī hādhihi al-sāʿati wa fī kulli sāʿatin waliyyan wa ḥāfiẓan wa qāʾidan wa nāṣiran wa dalīlan wa ʿaynan ḥattā tuskinahu arḍaka ṭawʿan wa tumatiʿahu fīhā ṭawīlan

O Allah, be for Your guardian, the Proof, son of al-Hasan — may Your blessings be upon him and his forefathers — in this hour and in every hour: a guardian, a protector, a leader, a helper, a guide, and a watchful eye, until You settle him in Your earth in willing obedience and grant him long enjoyment therein.

A short, powerful supplication. Each title (guardian, protector, leader, helper, guide, watchful eye) is a specific intercession for the Imam's care over us.