Du'a Simat (
Arabic
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: دعاء السمات), also known as Du'a Shobbur, is an Islamic supplication. This Du'a is
mustahab
''Mustahabb'' () is an Islamic term referring to an action or thing that is recommended and favoured.
''Mustahabb'' actions are those whose ruling (''ahkam'') in Islamic law falls between ''mubah'' (neutral; neither encouraged nor discouraged) ...
(recommended) to be recited at sunset on Fridays. It is regarded as a prominent supplication. Most old Islamic scholars followed this practice.
Muhammad al-Baqir
Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (; ) was a descendant of the prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad and the fifth of the Twelve Imams, twelve Shia imams, succeeding his father, Ali al-Sajjad, and succeeded by his son, Ja'far al-Sad ...
, the fifth Imam of
Shia
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Islam, said, 'I've spoken the truth if I swear to
Allah
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that
Ismul Azam
(), literally "the Greatest Name", also known as (), refers in Islam to the greatest name of Allah, known only to the prophets.
Significance
According to some Islamic hadiths, whoever calls to God using , his or her prayer (du'a) will be gra ...
is in this supplication." According to
Allamah Mohammad Baqir Majlisi, the companions of the
Prophet
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recited it regularly.
Naming
''Simāt'' is the plural form of ''Sīmah'', which means sign. This supplication includes many signs of answering prayers.
Authenticity
This supplication can be found in the books Misbah al-Mutahajjid by
Sheikh Tusi
Shaykh Tusi (), full name ''Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Tusi'' (), known as Shaykh al-Ta'ifah () was a Persian scholar of the Twelver school of Shia Islam. He is the author of two of the Four Books of hadith; namely, ''Tahdhib al-Ahkam' ...
, Jamal al-Esbu' by
Sayyid ibn Tawus, al-Balad al-Amin by Kaf'ami,
Bihar al-Anwar
() is a comprehensive collection of hadith (''pl.'' ahadith) compiled by Shia scholar Mohammad-Baqer Majlesi (). It is the secondary Shi'ite hadith verification source after the Four Books.
Overview
''Bihar al-Anwar'' is the most comprehensive ...
by Muhammad Baqir Majlisi and in prominent documents from
Muhammad ibn Uthman Umri, one of the
Four Deputies
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of
Mahdi
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, and with the mediator from
Ja'far al-Sadiq
Ja'far al-Sadiq (; –765) was a Muslim hadith transmitter and the last agreed-upon Shia Imam between the Twelvers and Isma'ilis. Known by the title al-Sadiq ("The Truthful"), Ja'far was the eponymous founder of the Ja'fari school of Isla ...
.
[Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 90, P. 96]
Text
The initial (English translated) part of Du'a Simat is:
See also
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Dua Ahd
Dua Al-Ahd () is an Arabic language allegiance supplication prayer for Hujjat-Allah al-Mahdi, twelfth Imam of Shia Islam. This is also known aAhad Namain Asian Country like India, Pakistan.
Ja'far al-Sadiq narrates in a hadith regarding the impor ...
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Du'a Kumayl
The (, ) is a supplication () attributed to Ali, Ali ibn Abi Talib (), the first Imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia Imam, the fourth Rashidun Caliphate, Rashidun caliph (), and the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islam ...
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Mujeer Du'a
The Mujeer supplication () is an Islamic prayer or ''Dua'' said on the 13th, 14th, and 15th days of the month of Ramadan. Jibra'il (Gabriel) is said to have taught the prayer to Muhammad when he was praying at Maqam Ibrahim.
The Mujeer supplic ...
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Jawshan Kabir
The Jawshan Kabeer () is a long Islamic prayer that contains 1001 names and attributes of God in Islam, and is widely used in many Twelver Shi'i Muslim traditions, and also in some Sunni Muslim tradition especially in Turkey. ''Jawshan'' means "s ...
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Jawshan Saqeer
Jawshan Sagheer () is an Islamic supplication which has been quoted in prominent books in a wider description than Dua Jawshan Kabir; and is named as a high dignity Dua which is profitable against the calamity and oppressors. It is also mentioned ...
*
Du'a Abu Hamza al-Thumali
The supplication of Abu Hamza al-Thumali (Arabic: دعاء أبي حمزة الثمالي) is a attributed to Ali ibn al-Husayn, the great-grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and the fourth Shia Imam, also known by the honorific title Za ...
*
Ismul Azam
(), literally "the Greatest Name", also known as (), refers in Islam to the greatest name of Allah, known only to the prophets.
Significance
According to some Islamic hadiths, whoever calls to God using , his or her prayer (du'a) will be gra ...
References
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External links
Dua SimatThe supplication of Simat
Shia prayers