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There are given prayers for these occasions, but one can use whatever one knows as
long as it is in praise of God and remembrance of Him. Here we give more specific
examples to be used as a suitable pattern:
Before meals or drinks one says:
ÈÓã Çááå
“ Bismi-l-Lahi" this means
“ In the name of God"
When finishing meals one says:
ÇáÍãÏ ááå ÇáÐì ÃØÚãäÇ æ ÓÞÇäÇ æ ÌÚáäÇ ãÓáãíä
“ Al-Hamdu Lil-Lahi-L-Ladhi At’ amana, wasaqana, wa Ja’ alana Muslimeen.”
This means
“ All praise is due to God Who has given us to eat and drink, and Who has made us
Muslims.”
When visiting the Sick, one says:
ÃÐåÈ ÇáÈÃÓ ÑÈ ÇáäÇÓ , æ ÇÔÝ ÃäÊ ÇáÔÇÝí ,
áÇ ÔÝÇÁ ÅáÇ ÔÝÇÄß ÔÝÇÁÇð áÇ íÛÇÏÑ ÓÞãÇ
“ Adhhibi-l-ba’ sa Rabba-n-nas Wa-shfi Anta-Sh-shafi; la shifa e’ lla shifa-uk-shifaan
layughadiru Saqama" this means
“ Take away the sickness, O Lord of all people! And restore to health, You are the
Healer; there is no healing but the healing You give; grant recovery which leaves no
ailment behind.”
The Fatihah (The Opening or Al-Hamd)
Bismi-l-Lahi Rahmani-r-Raheem ÈÓã Çááå ÇáÑÍãä ÇáÑÍíã
Al-Hamdu li-l-lahi Rabbi-l-ala-meen ÇáÍãÏ ááå ÑÈ ÇáÚÇáãíä
Ar-Rahmani-r-Raheem ÇáÑÍãä ÇáÑÍíã
Maliki yawmi-d-Deen ãÇáß íæ ã ÇáÏíä
Iyyaka na’ budu wa lyyaka nasta’ een ÅíÇß äÚÈÏ æ ÅíÇß äÓÊÚíä
Ihdina-s-Sirata-l-Mustaqeem ÅåÏäÇ ÇáÕÑÇØ ÇáãÓÊÞíã
Sirata-l-ladheena an’ amta ‘alayhim ÕÑÇØ ÇáÐíä ÃäÚãÊ Úáíåã
Ghayri-l-maghdubi ‘alahim ÛíÑ ÇáãÛÖæ È Úáíåã
Wa la-d-dalleen (Ameen) æ áÇ ÇáÖÇáíä (Âãíä)
This may be interpreted as follows:
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
Praise be to God, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds,
Most Gracious, Most Merciful,
Master of the Day of Judgement.
You do we worship; and Your aid we seek.
Show us the straight Way,
The way of those on whom You have bestowed Your Grace,
Those whose (portion) is not wrath and who go not astray.
The First Part
At-tahiyyato-li-l-lah wa-s-salawato wa-t-tayyibat ÇáÊÍíÇÊ ááå æ ÇáÕáæ ÇÊ æ
ÇáØíÈÇÊ
As-salamu’ alayka ayyuha-n-nabiy ÇáÓáÇã Úáíß ÃíåÇ ÇáäÈí
Wa rahmatu-l-lahi wa barakatuh æ ÑÍãÉ Çááå æ ÈÑßÇÊå
Alsalamu ‘alayna ÇáÓáÇã ÚáíäÇ
Wa ‘ala ‘ibadi–l-lahi-s-salihen Úáì ÚÈÇÏ Çááå ÇáÕÇáÍíä
Ashhadu an la ilaha-illa-l-lah ÃÔåÏ Ãä áÇ Åáå ÅáÇ Çááå
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