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- Translator’s Note
- Preface
- The First Talk
- The Importance of Isti’adha in the Qur’an and the Traditions
- Isti’adha before commencing a Prayer
- Absolute necessity of Isti’adha in permissible affairs
- Satan at the Threshold of the Mosque
- Reciting the Isti’adha before starting out of one’s House
- The Prophet of Islam (S) exhorted by Allah (S.w.T.) to do Isti’adha
- Worshipping Satan the whole Life
- Isti’adha during the execution of Justice (Qadhawat), when in privacy with non-Mahram and while in a frenzy of anger
- The Second Talk
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- Satan’s Trap or Bait
- Don’t brag after giving charity
- Satan sets his sight on the hearts of people
- What is Satan? Why he has been Created?
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- What is the use of knowing about Satan
- Satan has been created with fire and he is a rare creature
- Satan can see us
- The creation of Satan and the felicity of Man
- The purpose to create Satan is to put Man to test
- Allah (S.w.T.)’s promise and Satan’s promise
- Allah (S.w.T.)’s call and the call of Satan
- Satan never thrusts his will on people forcibly
- The Third Talk
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- The jealous nature of Iblīs
- Jealousy and pride have nothing to do with Heaven
- The Wish of Iblis Fulfilled
- Angels too have Power of Inspiration (Ilhām)
- At the Cross-roads
- The door for repentance is always open
- Allah (S.w.T.)’s blessing is for men till the end
- Hasan Basri asks a question and Imam Zayn al-Abidīn (a.s.) replies
- Illness before death is a blessing
- The Fourth Talk
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- The only way to safety from Satan is Isti’adha]
- The King’s tent and the ferocious watch-dog
- Isti’adha should emanate from the heart and not merely from the lips
- The three types of Isti’adha
- Seeking protection in Allah (S.w.T.)’s obedience
- A satanic book to refute Satan
- Politics of the imperialist forces
- Isti’adha is for escape from sins
- Keeping the hand in the tiger’s mouth and trying to escape from it with one’s feet
- A true dream and Satan’s treachery
- The Fifth Talk
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- The meaning should be manifested by the words
- Satan runs away from the men of piety
- Need for trust on Allah (S.w.T.)
- Satan has nothing to do with the sincere people
- Do we have the capability of Piety (Taqwa) and Remembrance (Tadhakkur) of Allah (S.w.T.)?
- Illegitimate sustenance is the biggest impediment in the way of Isti’adha
- Until the last vestiges of Haram are not removed Isti’adha is not possible
- Abstain from doubtful food
- The Sixth Talk
- The Seventh Talk
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- Be Satan’s antagonist
- Does Satan sleep?
- You must remain fortified
- Mu’min’s arms: mustahabat (non mandatory) prayers and tark al-makruhat, or abstinence from undesiderable acts
- Satan intensifies his attacks in stages
- Wudhu or ablution, the sharp instrument of defence of a Mu’min
- Fasting and charity break the backbone of Satan
- I have seen Satan’s mother
- Penitence: another weapon in the hands of a Mu’min
- Two more powerful weapons to defeat Satan
- Iblīs bites the foot of Imam as-Sajjad (a.s.)
- Warn People against Satanic Deceptions
- Thinner than the hair and sharper than a sword
- The Hereafter depends on the worldly desires
- A difference of three hundred thousands years
- The Eighth Talk
- Taqwa: the first aspect of Isti’adha
- Abstinence from Reprehensible (makrūhāt)
- Thorny jungle and the barefoot traveler
- The bait and intrigue of Satan
- Piety has the faculty of seeking through Satan’s baits
- Some necessary examples: the Bazār is Satan’s trap
- Isti’adha before entering the bazār
- Satan’s trap in the Bazār
- Fellow-travellers: a dangerous trap
- Recognize yourself
- Woman is the most formidable trap
- The company of women is the preface to sinning
- The tale of Barseesa
- The Ninth Talk
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- Isti’adha is Effective Only With Piety
- A Heart Without Piety is The Abode Of Satan
- Sumptuous Food Hungry Dog
- A Sick Heart is The Eating Place For Satan
- The Majority are Entrapped
- The Thief on the Look Out For Breaking into the House
- Iblīs Around The Heart
- Why the Suicide?
- Why Isti’adha is not Effective?
- Remember That Death is A Reality
- Flies Buzz Around Honey
- Satan, a Stumbling Block in the Way of Penitence
- The Practice of Imam as-Sajjad (a.s.)
- The Supplication of Ghareeq during the Absence of Imam al-Mahdi (a.j.)
- The Tenth Talk
- The Eleventh Talk
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- Satan The Initiator Of Actions
- Satan doesn’t even Spare the Prophets
- Hadrat ‘Isa Converses With Satan
- Satan Attempts to Create Fears in the Mind of Prophet Ibrahim (a.s.)
- Iblīs Tests Faith
- Satan Attempts to create Doubts in the Mind of Ibrahim (a.s.)
- Have We too Spurned Satan at Any Time?
- Who is Greater?
- Prophet Ibrahim (a.s.)’s Laments
- The Twelfth Talk
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- The Reality of Isti’adha is in This Verse
- The Supplication of Imam Sajjad (a.s.)
- The Thief Who Put off the Lamp
- A Thief in the Heart
- Refrain from Fights Even if you Are Right
- The Patience Of Hadrat Dhul Kifl (a.s.)
- Satan Seeks Help
- Satan Knocks At The Door
- Satan Gets Frustrated
- There Will Be Negative Effect of Supplication on a Heart Devoid of Piety
- The Thirteenth Talk
- The Fourteenth Talk
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- The Thought of Sin and Remembrance of Allah (S.w.T.)
- Remembrance of Allah (S.w.T.) Relieves From Satanic Fears
- Being Proud of One’s Prayers and Supplications
- Satanic Fears in a State of Anger
- About Hizqeel
- A Bed of Two Hands Full of Dust
- Visit the Cemeteries is a Must
- Hadrat Fatima Zahra (a.s.) at the Graveside of Her Grand Uncle
- The Fifteenth Talk
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- The Things That Are Definitely Good: The Actions of Righteous Guidance
- Actions That Are Definitely Wrong: The Misleading Actions
- When There Is A Doubt About Acts: Whether Righteous Or Prohibited
- Care is the Guarantee of Deliverance
- The Touchstone
- Istikhara, Or Augury, Guides in Situations of Doubt
- Some People Misunderstand Istikhara
- Imam Husayn (a.s.) does Istikhara at the Mausoleum of The Prophet (S)
- Istikhara With the Sibha or Through the Holy Qur’an
- Strange Stories About Istikhara
- The Purpose of Revelation of the Holy Qur’an is not for Istikhara
- Doing Soothsaying from The Holy Qur’an is Not Proper
- Publications about Istikhara
- Types of Istikhara
- Clear Warnings about Istikhara
- Suggestions for Removing Doubts
- The Holy Imams (a.s.) Used to Take Advice
- Istikhara Through Chits
- Doing Istikhara for Others
- The Sixteenth Talk
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- Tawakkul or Trust in Allah (S.w.T.) Essential Part of Practicing Monotheism
- Dependence on Allah (S.w.T.) for the Success of the Tasks That One Strives to Do
- Essential to Have a Wakil or Attorney
- Satan Runs Away From The Mutawakkil or the One Resigned to the Will of Allah (S.w.T.)
- Ibn Zubair’s Rebellion After the Event of Karbala
- Imam Zayn Al-’Abidin and a Saintly Personality
- Speaking for the Tranquility of the Heart
- Imam Husayn (a.s.) Talks to ‘Ali Akbar
- The Seventeenth Talk
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- Tawakkul is the Result of the Knowledge, Circumstances and the Actions of an Individual
- Wisdom and Kindness on Men
- The Prophet (S) Never Cursed Anyone
- An Example of Godly Affection
- People Themselves Seek a Place in Hell
- Affection on a Kitten
- What Satan Has To Do With Those Who Have Tawakkul Or Dependence On Allah (S.w.T.)!
- Friends of Allah (S.w.T.) Have no Anxiety from Satan
- Blade of Dried Grass or Straw
- Tawakkul on Allah (S.w.T.) is Necessary in the Hereafter Too
- The Eighteenth Talk
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- Tawakkul In Unity Of Allah (S.w.T.)
- Trust on Allah (S.w.T.) is Intellectually Binding
- How is it Possible to be Mutawakkil or Resigned to the Will of Allah (S.w.T.)
- Belief in Practicing Faith on Unity of Allah (S.w.T.)
- Observe the Act of Drinking Water
- The Dress Too is Provided By Allah (S.w.T.)
- It Is Allah (S.w.T.) Who Wards Off Troubles?
- Physician or Killer?
- In All Matters Allah (S.w.T.)’s Will Prevails
- Intercession Too is Necessary
- Tawakkul Comes With Knowledge
- N’im al-Wakil
- A Mutawakkil Doesn’t Fear Other than Allah (S.w.T.)
- Who Expects Help From Other Than Allah (S.w.T.) will Fail
- The Circumstances Have Made us Deaf and Dumb
- Tawakkul Has Stages
- Tawakkul Must Be Perpetual
- The Nineteenth Talk
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- Sorrows and Happiness Are From Allah (S.w.T.)
- Without Knowledge Faith of Tawhid is Not Practical
- The Mouth Opened But Didn’t Close
- The Importance of Sura Al-Tawhid
- Hadrat Ibrahim (a.s.) is a Source of Pride for Those Who Trust on Allah (S.w.T.)
- Have We Ever Told The Truth
- A Mutawakkil is Never Greedy
- Dependence on The Wakil is Necessary
- A Shop Without Goods on Allah (S.w.T.)’s Support
- An Idle Youth is an Enemy Of Allah (S.w.T.)
- The Learned to Get Sustenance From Ghaib
- Tawakkul Depends on the Circumstances
- Weakness of Faith
- Acquiring Tawakkul is Mandatory
- Tawakkul and Counsel
- If There is no Tawakkul There is no Faith
- Tall Claims Belittle a Person
- Don’t Trust Your Own Intuition
- The Twentieth Talk
- Istikhara And Tawakkul
- Everything Happens With The Wish of Allah (S.w.T.)
- Tawakkul in Times of Danger
- Ignorant Tawakkul
- Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) and the Tiger
- Other Meanings Of Tawakkul
- The Existence of Cause is Not Permanent
- Calling Someone Other Than Allah (S.w.T.)
- Twenty First Talk
- The Twenty Second Talk
- The Twenty Third Talk
- The Twenty Fourth Talk
- The Twenty Fifth Talk
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- Actions Depends on the Niyyah or Intention
- The Intent of Closeness During Prayer
- Rain Falls When the Prophet (S.) Prays
- Insincerity and Hypocrisy
- Praise and Thankfulness for Bounties
- Unfounded Claims
- Cheating Not Permissible
- Reforming the Hearts is Necessary
- The Battle of Jamal and Imam ‘Ali's Companions
- May Allah (S.w.T.) Give us True Intent
- The Twenty Sixth Talk
- The Twenty Seventh Talk
- The Twenty Eighth Talk
- The Twenty Ninth Talk
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- Incidental Motivations Explained
- Compensation is not Justified
- On What Support?
- More Fascinating than a Magnet
- Nothing Fights for Nothing!
- How Much is the Return for Actions?
- Expectation of Rewards
- Wise Men are Not Proud of their Actions
- The Glow Worm and the Diamond
- Tomorrow When the Acts Will be Balanced
- The Thirtieth Talk
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- The State Of Tadharru or Humility is Essential for Isti’adha
- Tadharru Through Ma’thura or Transmitted Prayers
- Allah (S.w.T.) is Sufficient for His Creatures
- Recognizing the Enemy from Signs
- Satanic Attacks
- Some Humor
- The Signs of Satanic Attacks
- The Rahmani Thoughts
- The Satanic Thoughts
- Thoughts to Be Considered Seriously
- The Dreaming Milkman
- Fear of the Past or Future
- Pitiable
- The Fear for Tomorrow
- Angel Versus Satan
- The Acid Test For Good Evil is the Holy Shari’ah
- Treatment Through Isti’adha is Essential
- Identity of Satan in the Holy Qur’an
- Defying Satan is a Difficult Task
- ‘Umar Ibn Sa’d and Satanic Rahmani Thoughts
- Satan's Task is to Tempt
- The Poor Complainants
- Humility Obedience to Allah (S.w.T.)
- About Hadrat Yusuf (a.s.)
- Love Renders Helpless
- The True Love
- None Other Than Allah (S.w.T.) Can Help
- Isti’adha With Allah (S.w.T.)
- The Real Succour
- Further Trial
- A Tale of Admonition
- Isti’adha of Imam ‘Ali (a.s.)
Isti'adha Seeking Allah's Protection from Satan
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Author(s): Ayatullah Sayyid Abdul Husayn Dastghaib Shirazi
Translator(s): Sayyid Tahir Bilgrami
Publisher(s): World Islamic Network (WIN)
Category: Supplications Spirituality
Topic Tags: Istiadha
Featured Category: Spirituality
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An explanation of Istiadha through its five aspects namely, piety, remembrance of Allah, resignation on the wishes of Allah, honesty of purpose and humility in supplication.
Translator’s Note
In my early childhood my grandmother used to tell us that when we had any fear of darkness or we found ourselves in any lonely place, we should recite:
أَعُوْذُ بِاللٌّهِ مِنَ الشَّیْطَانِ الرَّجِیمِ
I seek refuge from Satan, the cursed one
She told us that when we recited this, the Shaitan or the evil spirits, if they were around, would run away. She asked us to recite this whenever we came out of our home, while going to school or any other place. She also asked us to say these words before we said:
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِیمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
Before eating our food or commencing any work. Later on, during our theology classes at the school I learnt about the basics of Isti’adha.
Recently I have read a compendium of transcripts of 30 lectures, Sermons, given by the Shahīd al-Mihrab Ayatullah Dastaghaib Shirazi. The erudite scholar has very skilfully encompassed all the aspects of Isti’adha drawing references from the authentic traditions and the Holy Book.
Without going into the technicalities, which are for the scholars and the researchers to delve in, the Ayatullah has give a very apt explanation of the concept
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