Dua al-Jawshan al-Kabeer1

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Gift of Hashimi
Proven Supplications of the Purified Progeny

English Translation of:
At-Tohfatul Hashemiyyah
Fee Mojarrebaatil Itratuz Zakiyyah

As-Sayed Baqir al-Hashemi

Darul Balagha

English Translation:
Sayed Athar Husain S. H. Rizvi
Al-Qalam Translators & Writers Bureau

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Title : At-Tohfatul Hashemiyyah
Writer : As-Sayed Baqir al-Hashemi
English Translation : Sayed Athar Husain S. H. Rizvi
Al-Qalam Translators & Writers Bureau
Publisher : Ja’fari Propagation Centre, 94, Asma Manzil,
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Edition : 1st Edition 1435 A.H. – 2014 A.D.
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Translator’s Preface
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds and benedictions upon the
Messenger of Allah and his Purified Progeny (a.s.). By the Grace of the Almighty,
the English translation of Tohfatul Hashemiyyah is complete.
The learned scholar, Sayed Baqir al-Hashemi is one of the most competent
researchers in the field of History and Heritage. In this book he has applied his
dexterity to delve into the tomes written on the power of supplications and
method of deriving strength from the divine powers of religious recitations and
rituals.
This book covers almost all the problems and maladies faced by man and
provides relief in the simplest way, at the same time keeping within the limits of
religious law.
The book Tohfatul Hashemiyyah is written in Arabic while the Islamic
supplications are all in Arabic too. Therefore I had to exercise great care in
translating this book, as the Arabic language is well known for subtleties of
meanings and conciseness of sentence construction. This sometimes makes it
almost impossible to render perfectly all the meanings in a different language, but
I have tried my best not to stray way from the actual meaning and at the same
time to make the book readable to the English reader.
Another important thing is that some of the words used in supplications are
Hebrew words or secret words, which are altogether untranslatable. So I have
quoted them as in the original.
Readers must keep in mind that wherever it says, “so and so” or “son of so
and so”, instead of this, the name and father’s/mother’s name must be mentioned.
Since the original book was written for people conversant with the Arabic
language, not much thought was given to provide diacritic marks, but for non-
Arabic readers it is almost impossible to read Arabic text without diacritic marks.
Hence I had to insert these in the English version.
While translating verses of the Holy Quran I have relied on the English
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translation of Holy Quran by M. H. Shakir, which is the most popular one among
English readers the world over.
Since the English equivalents of Islamic terminology do not convey the exact
meaning, I have sometimes used the original Arabic terms.
Lastly, I would like to mention that though there were some discrepancies in
the original book, I have tried my best to correct them.
Wassalaam

Sayed Athar Husain S.H.Rizvi
Al-Qalam Translators & Writers Bureau
Vasai, (India) September 17, 2005
Email: [email protected]
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Foreword
In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful
The respected Allamah Sayed Ali at-Tabatabai, may Allah, the High, protect
him, the prayer leader of Imam Husain (a.s.) Masjid in Jafilya, Dubai has
written this beautiful foreword, in appreciation of this book. May Allah reward
him with the best of rewards in this world and the Hereafter.
Praise be to Allah, the One, the Unique and the Self-sufficient…the kings
bow down to Him and the necks humiliate before Him and the voices reduce for
Him and the faces turn down before Him…glorified be His majesty and exalted be
His glory, and blessings and peace be upon the springs of wisdom…and the mines
of knowledge… the treasure of secrets…our chief and our master, al-Mustafa,
Abil Qasim Muhammad and upon his Ahle Bayt, the pearls of effulgence and the
best of people. And love those who love them and help them and tread their path
from the good believers…and the best of the righteous ones…may Allah be
pleased with them all.
So to say…among the most obvious realities before human beings is the
weakness of man in physical sense and his smallness in comparison to divine
creations. Since ages, two factors have occupied the mind of man; and no one is an
exception to this. They are fear and hope. Fear from everything that surrounds
him and fear of the unknown and fear of the future and fear of the perceptible and
non-perceptible and fear of destruction and terror, and fear of the fury of nature
in the lands and seas…and so on.
Secondly, the factor of hope. By this I mean hope in salvation and hope in
existence of a savior from all calamities, which can shake the whole existence of
man and that which makes his life miserable.
Therefore, man was and is still searching for all the mediums which can help
him to raise the standard of his life, make him feel safe, get him strength and
bestow him affection.
Then divine guidance came to the prophets, legatees and righteous to present
to this weak creation…who was drowned in fear…a medium, rather different
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mediums to address different fears of man. Such that it did not have any
limitation, and they guided him to attach by it and to seek shelter by its shade and
seek strength by its power…then it brought the religious teachings and the first of
it was Islamic education for man, rather supplications, amulets, utterances and
recitations; and thereby guided man to the treasure trove of the verses of Quran
and secrets of the most beautiful names of the Lord. They also taught him to seek
proper benefit from these within limits of the Shariah since it is prohibited to
cross these limits and harm others by it… like the false faith healers and
pretending sorcerers do.
These writings are treasured in books and multi-volume works. May Allah
reward those who compiled them, and made it easy for others to access such
material. Islamic libraries abound with books on this subject.
Dear Reader brother…the book in your hands is one of such masterpieces, in
which the compiler has endeavored to bring together all such things in a single
volume. The brilliant researcher, Sayed Baqir al-Hashemi, may his Tawfeeq
increase, has done a great favor by compiling something very useful for believer
men and women, which is based on the best of the sources and most famous
books and arranged in the best arrangement and chapters-wise division. Thus the
beautiful result is in your hands.
We ask Allah, the Exalted, that He makes it a provision for the day when
wealth and children would not benefit, and also that the righteous believers may
profit by this book. Please do not forget us in your prayers and reserve for the
writer and the honorable believers the best of supplications and the most beautiful
remembrance. We implore Allah to give more Tawfeeq to the writer as well as
readers and ward off from them all calamities and evils and save them from all
mischiefs…misfortune and plots.
14 Safar 1425 H

As-Sayed Ali At-Tabatabai
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Preface
In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful
Praise be to the Lord of the worlds. We praise you, O Allah, and believe in
You. We seek Your forgiveness and rely upon You. Blessings and perfect
salutations upon the Prophet of guidance and mercy. The adored, al-Mustafa
Muhammad and upon his chaste and purified progeny, the Ark of Salvation and
the Imams of guidance…the folks of the apparent miracles and the owners of
brilliant nature.
Once Imam Ali Ibne Musa ar-Reza (a.s.) said: The weapon of the prophets is
incumbent on you. He was asked: And what is that? He replied: Supplication
(Dua).
Indeed supplication is a weapon and an instrument…and is a solution for all
difficulties…Allah may even postpone death through it…if it had not been so the
(plentiful) earth would shrink (with very little to spare) and the heavenly blessings
would be withheld…It is the confidential prayer of those who walk on the path (of
Allah)…It is the discourse of the Gnostics…none is needless of it…and it removes
oppression and greed….How many of the oppressors were destroyed by the
supplication of the oppressed?…and the indisposed were cured of illnesses and
grief.
How many were the applicants, all of whose needs were fulfilled…and the
deprived ones whose poverty and hunger was lifted from them.
Respected reader, the book in your hand is a gift from the writer, that he has
compiled from the authoritative books…and the traditions narrated from the
Ahle Bayt of the Prophet…who are the repositories of revelation. It also contains
the acknowledged effective rituals of the righteous ones who sacrificed everything
on Allah and walked on His path till the springs of wisdom burst forth from their
tongues and their manners.
Tohfatul Hashemiyyah has been complied for the service of all others, except
the above, as all of them are needy of it… be it the worshipper, the vigil-keeper
(who prays all night), the seekers of needs and those who seek refuge. We pray to
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Allah that He bestow gain on both. May the reader benefit from that which he is in
need and may the writer get the rewards of this on the balance of good deeds, if
Allah wills.
We did not write these few lines by a humble pen except for seeking
blessings.
Only Allah provides help and divine opportunity (Tawfeeq).

As-Sayed Abbas al-Hashemi
4th Shaban al-Moazzam 1425 Hijri.

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Table of Contents
Translator’s Preface ............................................................................................................... 3
Foreword ................................................................................................................................. 5
Preface...................................................................................................................................... 7
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................. 9
Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 29
Specialty of Bismillaah ........................................................................................................ 31
Merits of Tahlilat of Quran ............................................................................................... 33
Specialties of the Most Beautiful Names ......................................................................... 45
Advantages of Supplicating ............................................................................................... 57
Reward of saying: There is no power and strength except by Allah.......................... 58
His supplication on completing the recitation of Quran ............................................ 58
Supplication of Imam Zainul Abideen (a.s.) regarding the Aale Muhammad
(s.a.w.a.) ................................................................................................................................. 58
Dua Kanzul Arsh ................................................................................................................. 60
Dua Zakhira .......................................................................................................................... 74
Dua Taj .................................................................................................................................. 78
His supplication on the Day of the Battle of Badr ........................................................ 89
Dua on the Day of Uhad .................................................................................................... 90
Dua on the night of Ahzab ................................................................................................ 90
Dua on the Day of Ahzab................................................................................................... 91
From his supplication on the Day of Hunain ................................................................ 92
Hunain ................................................................................................................................... 92
Day of the Cave .................................................................................................................... 92
Supplication of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) when something aggrieved him ........... 93
Dua al-Jawshan al-Kabeer ................................................................................................. 95
(1) For Success in Difficult Works ................................................................................... 95
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(2) For Help against enemies ............................................................................................ 95
(3) For Victory and Dignity .............................................................................................. 96
(4) For Elevation of Status ................................................................................................. 96
(5) For Increase of Status ................................................................................................... 97
(6) For Blessings in Wealth and Power ........................................................................... 97
(7) For Fulfillment of Needs .............................................................................................. 98
(8) For Elevation of Ranks ................................................................................................. 98
(9) For Seeking Safety ......................................................................................................... 98
(10) For Protection of Faith............................................................................................... 99
(11) For Seeking Peace ....................................................................................................... 99
(12) For Rewards of Faith ................................................................................................ 100
(13) For Fame and Acceptance ....................................................................................... 100
(14) For Thief and Fugitive ............................................................................................. 101
(15) For Increase of Blessings ......................................................................................... 101
(16) For Solution of Problems ........................................................................................ 102
(17) For Forgiveness ......................................................................................................... 102
(18) For Increase of Sustenance ...................................................................................... 102
(19) For more Sustenance ................................................................................................ 103
(20) For Solving Problems ............................................................................................... 104
(21) For Forgiveness of Sins ............................................................................................ 104
(22) For Concealment of Defects ................................................................................... 104
(23) For Increase of Beneficence .................................................................................... 105
(24) For the Pleasure of Allah ......................................................................................... 105
(25) For Removal of Grief and evil eye of the Jealous ................................................ 106
(26) For Acceptance of deeds .......................................................................................... 106
(27) For Fear from Rulers and Officers ......................................................................... 106
(28) For Gaining Confidence of Rulers ......................................................................... 107
(29) For Entering the Assembly of Officers ................................................................. 107
(30) For Knot in the Tongue ........................................................................................... 108
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