Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training – Hello guys! It’s time for us to meet again in a month full of mystery, the month of Rabiul Akhir. How are you guys? Oh, in the midst of the hustle and bustle of life, let us remember how important these very special prayers are. As if it were a spiritual journey, like stepping through a tunnel of time towards a deeper understanding.
And, of course, we cannot forget the role of prayer as a believer’s weapon. In this blessed month, like a student seeking knowledge at Alma Ata University, let us utilize every prayer as a key to deeper understanding and deeper meaning. May every step we take this month bring blessings and enlightenment like the subjects studied on the campus of life. Enjoy the month of Rabiul Akhir with enthusiasm! ?
So, let’s travel together in this article to explore three powerful prayers that can change our lives. Even though we might prefer to spend time with friends, studying, or having fun, there’s no harm in seeking calm and strength in prayer. Who knows, one of these three prayers could be the key to our happiness and success in the future. Let’s begin!
Allah says in al-Baqarah [2] verse 186;
وَاِذَا سَاَلَكَ عبَادِيْ عَنِّيْ فَاِنِّيْ قَرِيْبٌ ۗ اُجِيْبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ اِذَا دَعَانِۙ وَلْيُؤْمِنُوْا بِيْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُوْنَ
Meaning: “When My servants ask you (Prophet Muhammad) about Me, verily I am near. I grant the wishes of those who pray when they pray to Me. So, let them fulfill My (command) and believe in Me so that they always remain in the truth.”
On the other hand, the greatness of this prayer is as a form of protection from God’s wrath, guys. This is in accordance with the wise words once spoken by the Prophet Muhammad saw, you know. He said this, from Abu Hurairah’s story;
مَنْ لَمْ يَسْأَلْ اللَّهَ يَغْضَبْ عَلَيْهِ
Meaning: “Whoever does not ask Allah, Allah will be angry with him.”
In that story, what it means is that Allah is very happy with His servants who diligently complain to Him, guys. When we pray, we realize that we are weak and have nothing, and ask God for help. This shows that we obey and obey Allah.
Apart from that, Allah also knows all our needs, so if we don’t pray, Allah could become annoyed, you know. Because God thinks that we don’t believe in Him or don’t feel like we need His help.
Now, regarding prayer, the month of Rabiul Akhir is the 4th month in the Hijri calendar which has many special features, one of which is that it can make our prayers answered by Allah SWT more easily.
The following are 3 effective prayers in the month of Rabiul Akhir
Please forgive Allah SWT
This cool prayer is in the book Zubdatul al-Futuhat al Makkiyah, written by Saladin at Tijani, guys. It’s in Volume 2, page 62! This is really extraordinary, here, information that could be additional for all of us.
رَبَّنَا اكْشِفْ عَنَّا الْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ , رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِي أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ الَّتِي أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى وَالِدَيَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَالِحًا تَرْضَاهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِي فِي ذُرِّيَّتِي إِنِّي تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّي مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ, رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ. رَبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ, رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ, رَبَّنَا أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Meaning: “O our Lord, remove the punishment from us, indeed we are believers. O my Lord, guide me so that I am grateful for Your blessings which You have bestowed on me and my parents, and so that I can do good deeds pious whom You have pleased and make good for me my offspring. Verily I repent to You and verily I am one of those who surrender.
O our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who have believed before us and do not create in our hearts hatred towards those who believe. Our Lord, truly You are the Most Kind, the Most Merciful. O our Lord, to You alone do we put our trust, and to You alone do we return, and to You alone is the return. O our Lord, do not make us targets of slander for the disbelievers and forgive us, O our Lord, verily You are the Almighty. Mighty, Most Wise. Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us, indeed You are Almighty over all things.”
Please be given goodness in this world and the hereafter, and be protected from the evil of unjust people
This prayer is also found in the book al-Wasaya li Ibn Arabi written by the Great Imam, Ibn Arabi, guys. You can see it directly on page 194. It’s really cool to be able to check the source directly!
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلْ مِنَّا إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ, رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ, رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ, رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذْنَا إِنْ نَسِينَا أَوْ أَخْطَأْنَا, رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحْمِلْ عَلَيْنَا إِصْرًا كَمَا حَمَلْتَهُ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِنَا, رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ, رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ, رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ, رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ, رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ, رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ, حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ.
Meaning: “O our Lord, accept from us (our deeds), indeed You are All-Hearing, All-Knowing. O our Lord, give us goodness in this world and goodness in the hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of hell.
O our Lord, grant us patience, strengthen our steps, and help us face the disbelievers. O our Lord, do not punish us if we forget or we have done something wrong.
Our Lord, do not burden us with a heavy burden as you burdened those before us. O our Lord, do not burden us with what we cannot bear. Forgive us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our protector, so help us face the disbelievers.
O our Lord, do not make our hearts tend to go astray after You have guided us. And grant us mercy from You. Indeed, You are the Giver. Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of hell.
O my Lord, give me good offspring from You, indeed You are the All-Hearer of prayers. Our Lord, we have believed in what You have revealed and we have followed the Messenger, so write us with those who are witnesses.
O our Lord, forgive our sins and our mistakes, and strengthen our steps, and help us face the disbelievers. Allah is sufficient to be our Protector, and Allah is the best Protector.”
Ask for guidance, guidance, strength, sustenance and protection from Allah SWT
Well, this is because guidance and guidance are the key to getting happiness in this world and the hereafter, guys. So, it is very important to always receive guidance and guidance from Allah.
رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ. رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ. رَبَّنَا وَآتِنَا مَا وَعَدْتَنَا عَلَى رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ الْمِيعَادَ» «وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَلِيًّا وَاجْعَلْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ نَصِيرًا. وَارْزُقْنَا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّازِقِينَ. رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ» «رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْفَاتِحِينَ. رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ» «فَلَا تُشْمِتْ بِيَ الْأَعْدَاءَ وَلَا تَجْعَلْنِي مَعَ الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ. وَأَدْخِلْنَا فِي رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ. أَنْتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الْغَافِرِينَ. رَبَّنَا لَا تَجْعَلْنَا فِتْنَةً لِلْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحْمَتِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ. فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ أَنْتَ وَلِيِّي فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ.
Meaning: “O our Lord, You did not create all this in vain. Glory be to You, so protect us from the punishment of hell. O our Lord, indeed we heard the cry calling to faith, (namely) “Believe in your Lord,” so we believe. O our Lord, forgive our sins and erase our mistakes, and leave us with those who are devoted.
O our Lord, give us what You have promised us through Your messengers, and do not humiliate us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, you never break your promise. And make us a protector from Your side,
and make us a helper from You. And give us sustenance, and You are the best provider of sustenance. Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, then indeed we will be among the losers.
O our Lord, give decisions between us and our people with haq (truth), and You are the best decision giver. O our Lord, grant us patience and pass us away as Muslims. So do not let my enemies rejoice in me.”
Source:
- https://islam.nu.or.id/syariah/3-doa-mustajab-di-bulan-rabiul-akhir-hvzWT
- https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/muslim-praying-sujud-posture_2895104.htm#fromView=search&page=1&position=0&uuid=c1ef1748-51b7-4da0-827e-6ca8f6a1231e
