✓ For BASIC, only The Duʿā of Nūr (click), below, need be read ✓ Arise before the time of Prayer and do all relevant duʿās ✓ Perform wuḍū and do the 2 pre-Fajr rakʿas ✓ Set off to the mosque and perform the greeting rakʿas ✓ Niyya for iʿtikāf (spiritual retreat)
1. Allah, I ask You for mercy through which You guide my heart, by which You compose my state of disarray, by which You order my disorder, by which You return me to my state of harmony, through which You reform me in my religion, by which You preserve my inner state and elevate my outer state, through which You purify my deeds, illuminate my face, instil in me my guidance, and protect me from all evil.
2. Allah, I ask You for everlasting faith felt intimately in my heart; I ask You for true certainty, so that I may know that nothing will befall me except what You have written for me; and make me pleased with what You have allotted me.
3. Allah, bless me with sincere faith and certainty after which there is no unbelief, and mercy whereby I may receive the honour of Your favour in this world and the next.
4. Allah, I beseech You for patience with the Decree, for success in the encounter [on the Day of Judgment], for the stations of the martyrs and for the life of the fortunate, for assistance against enemies, and for the companionship of the prophets.
5. Allah, I lay before You my need, even though my perception be weak, my actions insufficient, and I am in dire need of Your mercy. I beg of You, O Accomplisher of all things, O Healer of hearts, as You rescue from the midst of the seas, rescue me from the punishment of the Fire, the call for destruction, and the torment of the grave.
6. Allah, I ask You for any good of which my perception has fallen short and my actions have been too weak to achieve, and which my intentions and hopes have failed to reach any good You have promised to any of Your servants or have given to any of Your creatures; for truly I desire this good from You and beg You for it, O Lord of all the Worlds!
7. Allah, make us guide and be guided, and do not make us lead astray or be led astray –showing enmity toward Your enemies and at peace with Your Friends, that we love people with Your love, and are hostile with Your hostility toward any of Your creatures who have opposed You.
8. Allah, this is my prayer, and its answer is Yours to give; this is my effort and upon You is all reliance. And we belong to Allah and to Him are we returning, and there is no ability [to ward off evil] or strength [to do good] except through Allah, the High, the Mighty.
9. Allah, O Owner of the firm handhold and the guiding command, I ask You for safety on the Day of Punishment, and Paradise on the Day of Eternity, with those who are close to You, who have beheld the Truth, who bow and prostrate themselves before You, and who fulfil their covenants. Truly You are Merciful and Loving and You do what You will. Glory be to the one who is characterized by might, and who has declared it. Exalted is the one who is clothed in glory, and who has shown generosity in it. Glory be to the one who alone is worthy of glorification. Glory be to the owner of favour and blessing. Glory be to the owner of power and generosity. Glory be to the one whose knowledge encompasses all things.
10. Allah, grant me light in my heart and light in my grave, light in my hearing and light in my seeing; light in my hair and light in my skin; light in my flesh, light in my blood and light in my bones; light before me, light behind me, light to my right side, light to my left side, light above me, light below me. O Allah, increase me in light and give me light and make me light.
