The Mujeer supplication () is an Islamic prayer or ''
Dua
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'' said on the 13th, 14th, and 15th days of the month of
Ramadan
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.
Jibra'il
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(Gabriel) is said to have taught the prayer to
Muhammad
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when he was praying at
Maqam Ibrahim
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The Mujeer supplication text was mentioned in the books ''Balad al-Amin'' and ''Misbuh'' by Ibrahim ibn Ali A’meli Kafa’mi.
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Content
The supplication praises Allah. The sentences are short and after two of them, a sentence meaning “give us refuge from the everlasting fire, O Giver Of Refuge” is repeated. The words "''Subhaanaka''" ("Glory be to You") and "''Ta-aalayta''" ("Exalted be You") are frequently used in the prayer.
*Pronunciation: ''subhaanaka yaa raheemo ta-aalayta yaa kareem ajirnaa menan naare yaa mojeer''
*Translation: Glory be to You O Merciful! Exalted be You O Generous! Give us refuge from the everlasting fire, O Giver Of Refuge!
Purpose
Muslims
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recite the Mujeer for absolution
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and to be saved from the fire of Akhirah
al-Ākhirah (, derived from ''Akhir'' which means last, ultimate, end or close) is an Arabic term for "the Hereafter".
In Islamic eschatology, on Judgment Day, the natural or temporal world (''dunya'') will come to an end, the dead will be re ...
. In the opinion of Ayatollah Mojtahedi everyone who reads the Du'a in the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth days of Ramadan will have their sins forgiven. Some Shia
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Muslims claim that saying the prayer "is also very effective for the cure of the sick, fulfillment of debts, acquisition of wealth and relief from sorrows."
See also
* Du'a Kumayl
The (, ) is a supplication () attributed to Ali, Ali ibn Abi Talib (), the first Imamate in Shia doctrine, Shia Imam, the fourth Rashidun Caliphate, Rashidun caliph (), and the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islam ...
* Du'a Nudba
Du'a Nudba () is one of the major Shia supplications about Imam Al-Mahdi and his reappearence. Nudba means to cry and Shias read the supplication to ask for help and early reappearance of Imam Al-Mahdi. The supplication is recited during Eid al ...
* Du'a al-Baha
* Supplication of Abu Hamza al-Thumali
The supplication of Abu Hamza al-Thumali (Arabic: دعاء أبي حمزة الثمالي) is a attributed to Ali ibn al-Husayn, the great-grandson of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad, and the fourth Shia Imam, also known by the honorific title Za ...
* Jawshan Kabir
* Jawshan Saqeer
Jawshan Sagheer () is an Islamic supplication which has been quoted in prominent books in a wider description than Dua Jawshan Kabir; and is named as a high dignity Dua which is profitable against the calamity and oppressors. It is also mentioned ...
* Du'a al-Sabah
Du'a al-Sabah () (literally the supplication of Sabah, ''orison of the morning'') is a prayer advised by the first Imam of the Shia Islam, Shiites, Ali ibn Abi Talib, to be recited in the morning.
This prayer was written on the 28th of Septem ...
References
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Shia prayers