Invocations for if you are stricken by in your faith — Du'a 3

يَقرَأُ قَولَهُ تَعَالَى: ﴿هُوَ الأوَّلُ وَالآخِرُ وَالظّاهِرُ وَالباطِنُ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ عَلِيمٌ﴾

Approximate Arabic reading aid

Yaqra'u qawlahu ta'ālā: huwa al'awwalu wal-ākhiru waẓ-ẓahiru wal-baṭinu wahuwa bikulli shay'in 'alīmun

English meaning

He should also recite the following verse: (He is The First and The Last, Aththahir and Al-Batin and He knows well all things.)(ththahir: Indicates the greatness of His attributes and the insignificance of every single creation in respect to His greatness and Highness, for He is above all of His creation as regards His essence and attributes.)(Al-Batin: Indicates His awareness and knowledge of all secrets, of that which is in the hearts and the most intimate of things just as it indicates His closeness and nearness to all in a manner which befits His majesty.)

Explanation (Tafseer)

This Quranic declaration names Allah as the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and affirms His knowledge of every thing. In the setting of troubling doubts, its phrases redirect attention to these four divine names and to Allah’s knowledge of all things.

When to use

Invocations for if you are stricken by in your faith

Reference & source

Hisn al-Muslim 135

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