SUPPLICATIONS FOR SAFETY AND REFUGE FROM CALAMITIES pdf

Supplications for Safety and Refuge from Calamities – Al-Mu‘awwadhat Compiled by Shaykh-al-Hadith Shaykh Mawlana Muhammad Saleem Dhorat Hafizahullah

SUPPLICATIONS FOR SAFETY AND REFUGE FROM CALAMITIES

From the Book

each individual experiences death, which is the doorway to the grave.

The grave is the first stage of the everlasting life of the Akhirah, where the results of those worldly tests are manifested.

For some, this first stage will be a garden from the gardens of Paradise; for others it will be a pit from the pits of Hell. After the grave come all the other stages of the Hereafter:

Resurrection, Reckoning, the Bridge of Sirat and finally Jannah or Jahannam. During the long journey that starts with entry into this world and culminates with either Jannah or Jahannam, man faces many dangers and has to navigate many treacherous terrains.

There is only one place of refuge and sanctuary from these perils, and that is with his Creator, Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds.

Through His sheer Grace and Mercy, Allah % has frequently prompted us to seek refuge with Him as a way of saving ourselves from every type of danger and difficulty.

Furthermore, He has shown us how to practically do this through His beloved Messenger