Excerpt - Dua of Imam Hussain on the Day of Arafah (Shaykh Husayn Ansariyan) دعا اليوم عرفة

The meaning of the Supplication of Arafah is truly heart-touching and there are many lessons to be learnt through this Supplication. As the Day of Arafah is only 6 months from now, we should start to read the translation of this beautiful Dua to help us prepare to know what we are going to supplicate to Allah SWT on that special day. The first lesson from this Supplication is we should always praise Allah SWT for His bounties He has bestowed upon us and we must be pleased and remain thankful to Him always. Secondly, a Muslim should always be aware of Allah's magnificent attributes, particularly His Oneness as he or she must know that God is completely Independent and there is no similarity between Him and His creatures. Finally, we must resist and fight against the oppressors in order to deliver the oppressed people from bad conditions and provide them with a better life.

The supplicatory prayer of Imam al-Husayn (A), the Chief of Martyrs, on the `Arafat Day is one of the famous prayers. Bishr and Bashir, the sons of Ghalib al-Asadi, narrated that they, once,
accompanied Imam al-Husayn (A) at the `Arafat Night when he left his tent with submission and reverence. He walked slowly until he, accompanied by a group of his household, sons, and servants, stopped at the left side of Mount `Arafat and turned his face towards the Holy Ka`bah. He then raised his hands (for supplication) to the level of his face, just like a poor man begging food, and recited the Dua Arafah - (http://www.duas.org/ppt/Dua_3r....d_Imam_Arafa_Day_Ara

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