The Common and Specific Aamaal for the

Nights of 19th & 21st & 23rd Ramadhan

To take a bath (ghusl) immediately after Magrib so that the prayers may be performed in a state of
purity.
To offer two Rakats (units) of Namaz, in every Rakat offer Surat-al-fatiha, and Surat-al-Tauhid/ Sure
Ikhlaas (7) seven times, and after finishing the prayer 70 times recite:




"Astagferullaah Rabbi Wa atoobo elaihe" i.e., "I seek pardon from God and ask for penitence from

Him".
Seeking FORGIVENESS in the early part of the night is very beneficial. Remember your sins & seek
forgiveness by reciting "Astagferullaah Rabbi Wa atoobo elaihe"



100
times.
The Holy Qur'an should be opened and placed in front, then one should recite,

.





(SALAWAT-After this he may beg from Allah whatever he wants).
He should place the Holy Qur'an on his head and say,
O Allah! I appeal to Thee in the name of this Qur'an and the Rooh that was sent along with it, and in the
name of the Momin (believer) whose praise is contained in this Book and Tine obligation that is on them.
No one else recognizes the right and truth more than Thee (SALAWAT-After this he should repeat 10
times each):

BEKA YA ALLAH'HO (S.W.T.) (10 times)

BE MOHAMMADIN (p.b.u.h.&h.f.) (10 times)

BE ALIYYIN (p.b.u.h.) (10 times)

BE FATEMATA (p.b.u.h.) (10 times)
BIL HASAANE (p.b.u.h.) (10 times)
BIL HOSSAIN (p.b.u.h.) (10 times)
BE ALIY IBNIL HOSSAIN (p.b.u.h.) (10 times)

BE MOHAMMED IBN ALIYYIN (p.b.u.h.) (10 times)

BE JA'FAR IBN MOHAMMEDIN (p.b.u.h.) (10

times)

BE MOOSA IBN JA'FAR (p.b.u.h.) (10 Times)

BE ALI IBN MOOSA (p.b.u.h.) (10 times)

BE MOHAMMED IBN ALIYYIN (p.b.u.h.) (10 times)

BE ALI IBN MOHAMMED (p.b.u.h.) (10 times)

BIL HASSAN IBN ALIYYIN (p.b.u.h.) (10 times)

BIL HOJJATIL QAEM (p.b.u.h ) (.times)

Ask for your needs....

To recite the Ziarat of Imam Hossain (p.b.u.h.). According to Hadis, during laylatul-Qadr an angel

proclaims from the Arsh (Throne) on the Seventh sky, "Allah the Benevolent forgives him, whosoever
performs the Ziarat of the grave of Imam-e-Hossain (p.b.u.h.)."

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Recite Duas Joshan e kabir & Joshan e Saghir.

To offer 100 Raq'ats of Namaz. It has been highly recommended. It is better to recite (after Surat-alHamd) 10 times the Surat-al-Tawhid/ Sure Ikhlaas (Qul howallah).
Pray for others - Think of the many people all over the world who are in great difficulty & pray for
them.
Give/Arrange for Sadqa/Charity tonight & keep oneself awake throughout these three nights. The vigil

during these nights carries great Sawab (heavenly reward). Dozing even for a short while, may make
one lose this great benefit .
Al-Kaf`amiy has narrated that Imam Zayn al-`abiden (p.b.u.h.) used to say this supplication very
frequently at the Qadr Nights while sitting, standing, genuflecting, and prostrating
O Allah: surely, I am at this
evening Your passive slave;
I have no control of hurt or
good to myself,
And I cannot drive back any
evil from myself,
I testify to so against myself,
And to You do I confess of my
powerlessness
And my feebleness

10

alluhumma inni amsaytu

laka `abdan dakhiran
lu amliku linafsy naf`an wa
lu arran

wa lu asrifu `anhu suan

ash-hadu bidhalika `alu

nafse
wa a`tarifu laka bia`fi
quwwate

wa qillati helate

So, (please do) send blessings

upon Muhammad and the
Household of Muhammad,
And fulfill that of which You
have promised me,
As well as all the believing
men and women,
That is Your forgiveness at this
night.
And accomplish that which
You have conferred upon me,
For I am Your slavethe poor,
the humble,
The weak, the needy, the
humiliated.
O Allah: (please) do not make
me negligent of the mention of
You as regards that which You
have bestowed upon me,
And
do
not
make
me
inadvertent to Your favors to
me as regards that which You
have given me,
And do not make me despair
of Your responding to me,

even if such response is

postponed,
Whether I be in prosperity or
adversity
Or hardship or comfort
Or well-being or ordeal,
Or misery or bliss.
Verily, You are the Hearer of
prayers.

fasall `alu muhammadin wa

uli muhammadin

wa anjiz le mu wa`adtany

wa jame`a almuminena
wal-muminuti
mina almaghfirati fe hadhihi
allaylati
wa atmim `alayya mu
utaytany
fainne `abduka almiskenu
almustakenu
aldha`efu alfaqeru
almahenu
alluhumma lu taj`alny
nusiyan lidhikrika femu
awlaytane

wa lu ghufilan liihsunika
femu a`taytane
wa lu uyisan min ijubatika
wa in abtat `anne

fe sarrua awdharrua

aw shiddatin aw rakhuin
aw `ufiyatin aw baluin
aw busin aw na`mua

innaka same`u alddu`ui

Specific Aamaal /Duas For

The Night of 19th Ramadhan

This is the night , on the morning of which, Imam Ali (p.b.u.h.) was struck by the sword of Ibn Muljim while reciting Fajr prayers in te Kufa
Mosque.

First:
It is recommended to repeat the following invocation one hundred times at the nineteenth night of Ramadhan:
I seek the forgiveness of Allah, my Lord, and I repent before Him.
.

Second:
It is recommended to repeat the following invocation one hundred times at the nineteenth night of Ramadhan:

O Allah: (please do) curse the killers of the Commander of the Believers (Ameer al-Mu'mineen Imam `Ali).
.

Third:
:supplication It is recommended to recite the following
O He Who has been always there
before all things,
And He then created all things,
And He then stays while all
things vanish.
O He Whose like in not found at
all
O He; neither in the highest
heavens,
Nor in the lowest layers of the
earth
Nor above them, nor beneath
them, nor there is between them
any god that is worshipped save
Him.
To You be the praise that none
can count save You,
So, please bless Muhammad and
the Household of Muhammad
with the blessings that none can
count save You.

ya dhalladhy kana qabla kulli shayin

thumma khalaqa kulla shayin

thumm yabqa wa yafna kullu shayin

ya dhalladhy laysa kamithlihi shayun

wa ya dhalladhy laysa fi alssamawati

al`ula

wa la fi alaradhina alssufla

wa la fawqahunna wa la tahtahunna wa
la baynahunna ilhun yu`badu ghayruhu

laka alhamdu hamdan la yaqwa `ala

ihsaihi illa anta

fasalli `ala muhammadin wa ali

muhammadin salatan la yaqwa `ala
ihsaiha illa anta

Forth:
It is recommended to recite the following Dua,
O Allah: (please), among the
matters that You decide and
make,

From among the inevitable

affairs,
And from among the wise
matters that You make distinct,

allahumma ij`al fima taqdhy wa fima

tuqaddiru

mina alamri almahtumi

wa fima tafruqu mina alamri alhakimi

At the Grand Night

fi laylati alqadri

From among the act that is

mina alqadhai alladhy la yuraddu wa la

neither rejected nor altered,

yubaddalu

That You decide me to be with

an taktubany min hujjaji baytika

the pilgrims to Your Holy House,

alharami

At this year,

fi `amy hadha

almabruri hajjuhumu

Those whose pilgrimage is

admitted,
Whose efforts are praised,

almashkuri sa`yuhumu

Whose sins are forgiven,

almaghfuri dhunubuhumu

And whose offenses and

pardoned.

almukaffari `anhum sayyiatuhum

And (please), among the

matters that You decide and

waj`al fima tiqdhy wa tuqaddru

make,
Decide to prolong my lifetime,

an tutila `umri

And to expand my sustenance.

wa tuwassi`a li fi rizqi

Specific Aamaal /Duas For

The Night of 21st Ramadhan

Shaykh al-Kulayni, in al-Kafi, has narrated, with a complete series of narrators, that the following supplication, which is also narrated in al-Muqni`ah and al-Misbah
yet with an interruption in the series of narrators, should be said at the twenty-first night of Ramadhan:

At the twenty-first night of Ramadhan, 40 AH., Amir al-Mu'mininpeace be upon him, departed form this life as a martyr.
Besides general Amaals which are mentioned before, it is recommended to recite the following Duas:
O He Who causes the night to enter
into the day
And causes the day to enter into the
night,
And brings forth the living from the
dead
And brings forth the dead from the
living,
And He Who gives sustenance to
whomever He please without
measure:
O Allah; O the All-beneficent;
O Allah; O the All-merciful;
O Allah; O Allah; O Allah;
To You are the Most Excellent
Names,
And the most elevated examples,
And greatness and bounties.
I beseech You to bless Muhammad
and the Household of Muhammad,
And to include my name with the list
of the happiest ones,
And to add my soul to the martyrs,
And record my good deeds in the
most exalted rank
And to decide my offense to be

ya mulija allayli fi alnnahari

wa mulija alnnahari fi allayli

wa mukhrija alhayy mina

almayyti
wa mukhrija almayyti mina
alhayy

ya raziqa man yashau bighayri

hisabin
ya allahu ya rahmanu
ya allahu ya rahimu
ya allahu ya allahu ya allahu
laka alasmau alhusna

wal-amthalu al`ulia

wal-kibryau wal-alau

asaluka an tusalliya `ala

muhammadin wa ali

muhammadin
wa an taj`ala asmy fi hadhihi
allaylati fi alssu`adai

wa ruhy ma`a alshshuhadai

wa ihsany fi `illiyyina

wa isaaty maghfuratan

forgiven,
And to grant me certitude that fills in
my heart
And faith that removes dubiosity
from me
And to make me feel satisfied with
that which You decide for me
And (please) grant us reward in this
world
And reward in the Hereafter,
And save us from the torment of the
burring Fire,
And (also) confer upon us at this
night Your mentioning, thanking
You, and desiring for You,

wa an tahaba li yaqinan
tubashiru bihi qalbi
wa imanan yudhhibu alshshkk
`anni

wa turdhiyany bima qasamta li

wa atina fi alddunya hasanatan

wa fi alakhirati hasanatan
wa qina `adhaba alnnari alhariqi

warzuqny fiha dhikraka wa

shukraka wal-rraghbata ilayka

And turning to You, and success to

wal-inabata wal-ttawfiqa lima

that to which You led Muhammad

waffaqta lahu muhammadan wa

and the Household of Muhammad,

ala muhammadin `alayhi wa

peace be upon him and them.

`alayhimu alssalamu

Al-Kaf`amiy has quoted Sayyid Ibn Baqi as saying that it is recommended to say the following supplication at the twenty-first night of Ramadhan:

O Allah: (please) bless Muhammad

and the Household of Muhammad,
And decide for me forbearance that
blocks the door to ignorance against
me,

allahumma salli `ala

muhammadin wa ali

muhammadin
waqsim li hilman yasuddu `anni
baba aljahli

And guidance that You confer upon

wa hudan tamunn bihi `alayya

me against any item of straying off,

min kulli dhalalatin

And affluence that blocks the door to

wa ghinan tasudd bihi `anni

all poverty against me,

baba kull faqrin

And power due to which You repel

wa quwwatan tarudd biha `anni

any weakness from me,

kulla dha`fin

And might with which You honor me

wa `izzan tukrimuny bihi `an

against all humiliation,

kulla dhullin

And sublimity through which You

wa rif`atan tarfa`uny biha `an

exalt me against all humbleness,

kulli dha`atin

And security through which You

wa amnan tarudd bihi `anni

protect me against any fear,

kulla khawfin

And well-being by which You cover

wa `afiyatan tasturuny biha `an

me against any ailment,

kulli balain

And knowledge due to which You

wa `ilman taftahu li bihi kulla

open before me all certitude,

yaqinin

And certitude due to which You

wa yaqinan tudhhibu bihi `anni

remove from me any dubiosity,

kulla shakkin

And prayer through which You

wa du`aan tabsuthu li bihi al-

expand Your response to me at this

ijabata fi hadhihi allaylati wa fi

very night and at this very hour,

hadhihi alssa`ati

This very hour, this very hour, this

alssa`ata alssa`ata alssa`ata

very hour, O the All-generous,

ya karimu

And apprehension due to which You

wa khawfan tanshuru li bihi kull

spread over me all items of mercy,

rahmatin

And shelter due to which You

wa `ismatan tahulu biha bayny

intervene between my sins and me,

wa bina aldhdhunubi

So that I shall succeed in the view of

hatta aufliha biha `inda

the Infallible ones with You,

alma`sumina `indaka

Out of Your mercy, O the most

birahmatika yarhama

Merciful of all those who show

alrrahimina

mercy.

Specific Aamaal /Duas For

The Night of 23rd Ramadhan

The twenty-third night of Ramadhan, the last of the Qadr Nights, is more meritorious than the two previous ones, namely the nineteenth and the twenty-first. Many
narrations confirm that it is the Qadr Night at which all affairs are decided. Apart from the general amaal at the three Qadr Nights, there are other specific a'maal for
the 23rd night: It is important to keep awake the entire night
First:
It is recommended to recite Surahs of al-`Ankabut (No. 29) and al-Rum (No. 30). Imam al-Sadiq (p.b.u.h.) is reported to have said, Anyone who recites these two
Surahs at this night will be included with the people of Paradise.

Second:
It is recommended to recite Surah of al-Dukhan (No. 44).

Third:
It is recommended to repeat Surah of al-Qadr Thousand times.

Fourth:
Recite the following famous supplication for the Imam of our time as many times as possible at this night:
O Allah: (please) be for Your
representative, al-Hujjah, son of al-

allahumma kun liwaliyyka

alhujjati abni alhasani

Hassan
Your blessings be on him and on his

salawatuka `alayhi wa

forefathers
now and at all times
(please, be his) friend and guardian

`ala abaihi
fi hadhihi alssa`ati wa fi

kull sa`atin
waliyyan wa hafian

And leader and helper

wa qaidan wa nasiran

And guide and watcher

wa dalilan wa `aynan

So that You shall allow him to prevail on

hatta tuskinahu ardhaka

Your lands willingly

And You shall make him enjoy it for a

taw`an
wa tumatt`ahu fiha

long time.

tawilan

Fifth:
It is recommended to say the following supplication:
O Allah: (please do) prolong my lifetime,

allahumma imdud li fi

And expand my sustenance,

wa awsi` li fi rizqi

And make my body healthy,

wa asihha li jismi

And make me attain my hopes,

wa ballighny amali

And if I am written with the unhappy

wa in kuntu mina

ones, (please) erase my name from this

alashqyai famhuny mina

list,

alashqyai

And write it with the happy ones,

For You have said in Your Book that You

revealed to Your missioned Prophet, Your
peace be upon him and his Household:

`umri

waktubny mina

alssu`adai
fainnaka qulta fi kitabika
almunzali `ala nabiyyka
almursali salawatuka

`alayhi wa alihi:

Allah makes to pass away and

yamhu allahu maiyashau

establishes what He pleases, and with

wa yuthbitu wa `indahu

Him is the basis of the Book.

ummu alkitabi

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Sixth:
It is recommended to say the following supplication:
O Allah: (please), among the matters that
You decide and make,
From among the inevitable affairs,
And from among the wise matters that
You make distinct,
At the Grand Night
From among the act that is neither
rejected nor altered,
That You decide me to be with the
pilgrims to Your Holy House,
At this year,
Those whose pilgrimage is admitted,
Whose efforts are praised,
Whose sins are forgiven,
And whose offenses and pardoned.
And (please), among the matters that
You decide and make,
Decide to prolong my lifetime,
And to expand my sustenance.

allahumma ij`al fima

taqdhy wa fima
tuqaddiru
mina alamri almahtumi
wa fima tafruqu mina
alamri alhakimi
fi laylati alqadri
mina alqadhai alladhy la
yuraddu wa la yubaddalu
an taktubany min hujjaji
baytika alharami
fi `amy hadha
almabruri hajjuhumu
almashkuri sa`yuhumu
almaghfuri
dhunubuhumu
almukaffari `anhum
sayyiatuhum
waj`al fima tiqdhy wa
tuqaddru
an tutila `umri
wa tuwassi`a li fi rizqi

Seventh:
Another Dua for the 23rd night:

O Lord of Lailatul Qadr! (Night of Destiny!) Who has made it better than 1000 months!
O the Lord of the day and the night and the mountains and oceans, the Lord of light and darkness!
O the Lord of the earth and the skies! O the Creator! O the Designer! O Kind! O One Who favors! O Allah Who maintains everything!
O Allah! O the Kindest! O Allah! O the Creator of new things! O Allah! O Allah! O Allah! The best names are for Thee alone. Thou hast
control over all virtues.
I ask Thee to send blessings on Mohammad (p.b.u.h.&h.f.)and his Aal (p.b.u.t). Write my name, in this Night of Qadr, among the
names of the fortunate.

Let my soul keep the company of the martyrs.

Let my good deeds be reckoned with "Illiyeen" (those exalted).
Forgive my sins. Bestow on me such belief that Thou may be nearest to my heart. Give me such understanding that all the doubts
may be removed.
Let me be contended over that which has been ordained for me: Let me have goodness and virtues in this world and the next. Save
me from the glowing fire of Hell. Encourage me towards Tine remembrance with pleasure and to be penitent. Give me all those
virtues that Thou hast given to Mohammad (p.b.u.h.&h.f.)and Aal-e-Mohammad (p.b.u.h.).

Eighth:
Recite Tahajjud near Sahar time
Ninth:
Pray a 100 Rak-at Salaat as under
In every Rak-at, after the recitation of Soorah Al Faatihah, recite Soorah Al Ikhlaas 10 times.

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