Invocation for going to the mosque

اللّهُـمَّ اجعَـل فِي قَلبـي نُوراً ، وَفي لِسَـانِي نُوراً، وَفِي سَمعِي نُوراً, وَفِي بَصَرِيِ نُوراً, وَمِن فََوقِي نُوراً , وَ مِن تَحتِي نُوراً, وَ عَن يَمِينيِ نُوراَ, وعَن شِمَالِي نُوراً, وَمن أَماَمِي نُوراً, وَمِن خَلفيِ نُوراَ, واجعَل فِي نَفسِي نُوراً, وأَعظِم لِي نُوراً, وَعظِّم لِي نُوراً, وَاجعَل لِي نُوراً, واجعَلنِي نُوراً, أللَّهُمَّ أَعطِنِي نُوراً, واجعَل فِي عَصَبِي نُوراً, وَفِي لَحمِي نُوراً, وَفِي دَمِي نُوراً وَفِي شَعرِي نُوراً, وفِي بَشَرِي نُوراً (أَللَّهُمَّ اجِعَل لِي نُوراً فِي قّبرِي وَ نُوراَ فِي عِظاَمِي) (وَزِدنِي نُوراً, وَزِدنِي نُوراَ , وَزِدنِي نُوراً) (وَهَب لِي نُوراً عَلَى نُوراً )

Pronunciation

Allaahummaj 'al fee qalbee nooran, wa fee lisaanee nooran, wa fee sam'ee nooran, wa fee basaree nooran, wa min fawqee nooran, wa min tahtee nooran, wa 'an yameenee nooran, wa 'an shimaalee nooran, wa min 'amaamee nooran, wa min khalfee nooran. Wa j'al fee nafsee nooran, wa 'a'dhim lee nooran, wa 'a'dhim lee nooran. Waj'al lee nooran, waj'alnee nooran. Allaahumma a'tineje nooran, waj'al fee 'asabee nooran, wa fee lahmee nooran, wa fee damee nooran, wa fee sha'ree nooran, wa fee basharee nooran. Allaahummaj'al lee nooran fee qabree, wa nooran fee 'idhaamee. Wa zidnee nooran, wa zidnee nooran, wa zidnee nooran. Wa hab lee nooran 'alaa noor

English meaning

‘O Allaah, place within my heart light; and upon my tongue light; and within my ears light; and within my eyes light; and place above me light; and beneath me light; and on my right light; and on my left light; and in front of me light; and behind me light; and place light within my soul; and augment light for me; and greaten light for me; and grant me light and make me light. O Allaah, bestow upon me light; and place light in my tendons; and light in my flesh; and light in my blood; and in light in my hair and light in my skin.’ [O Allaah, place light for me in my grave and light in my bones]. [And increase me with light and increase me with light and increase me with light]. [And grant me light upon light.]’

Explanation (Tafseer)

On the way to the mosque, this long prayer repeatedly asks Allah for light in every direction and throughout the person: heart, speech, hearing, sight, soul, body, grave, and bones. Its accumulating structure expands the request around, within, above, below, before, and behind the speaker, then asks for still more light.

When to use

Invocation for going to the mosque

Reference & source

Hisn al-Muslim 19

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