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O God! I ask from You and beseech through your beautiful names:
1. O Forgiver, who forgives the sins of his servants,
2. O Veiler, who veils the shame and faults of His servants and who hides their shame,
3. O Overwhelming One, who prevails over his servants with his rule and power, and who governs them by turning them to whichever direction He will—whether they desire to do so or not—as He wishes,
4. O All-Powerful, who has power to do everything, who is omnipotent,
5. O Beholder, who sees all things at any instant,
6. O All-Creator, who creates all beings out of nothing,
7. O Accepter of thanks, who gives bounteous rewards in return for the petty deeds of His servants, and increases their benefit,
8. O Recaller, who remembers those who remember him,
9. O Helper, who helps all His servants
10. O Compeller, who makes what He wills happen by compulsion, who puts in order those things that go wrong, who neutralizes malice, who repairs the damaged,
Glory be to You, O Lord! There is no god, but You!
We beg for mercy, protect us from Hell!
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1. O He whose existence and oneness is discovered through roads over land and sea,
2. O He who is indicated by many signs and evidence on the Earth and in the heavens, throughout the universe,
3. O He whose signs are in the verses He displays in the universe,
4. O He whose power is manifested in cases of death,
5. O He whose sublimity is perceived in the grave,
6. O He whose authority and sovereignty will be disclosed without any veils in the Hereafter,
7. O He whose grandeur and majesty will be understood on the Day of Judgment,
8. O He who will execute his decree according to the scales by which good deeds and sins are measured,
9. O He whose mercy will be disclosed in paradise,
10. O my Lord, whose chastisement will be realized in Hell,
Glory be to You, O Lord! There is no god, but You!
We beg for mercy, protect us from Hell!
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1. O He to whom the frightened flee,
2. O He in whom sinners take shelter,
3. O He to whom the repentant turn,
4. O He with whom the rebellious seek refuge,
5. O He for whom the pious long,
6. O He of whom the guilty are hopeful,
7. O He in whom those who are seeking find friendship,
8. O He of whom the beneficent are proud,
9. O He on whom those who trust can rely completely,
10. O my Lord, with whom the truly faithful find inner-peace,
Glory be to You, O Lord! There is no god, but You!
We beg for mercy, protect us from Hell!
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1. O He who is nearer than the nearest,
2. O He who is more loveable than all the beloved,
3. O He who is greater than all the great,
4. O He who is superior to all those with honor and might,
5. O He who is stronger than all the strong,
6. O He who is wealthier than all the wealthy,
7. O He who is more generous than all the generous,
8. O He who is more affectionate than all the affectionate,
9. O He who is more merciful than all the merciful,
10. O my Lord, who is more exalted than all the exalted,
Glory be to You, O Lord! There is no god, but You!
We beg for mercy, protect us from Hell!
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O God! I ask from You and beseech through your beautiful names:
1. O Close One, who is closer to everything than any other thing,
2. O Monitoring One, who never neglects any of His creatures, who monitors them,
3. O Beloved One, who causes His servants to love Him and who loves His servants,
4. O Answerer, who answers the prayers and requests of his creatures and grants them,
5. O Reckoner, who witnesses, protects and is sufficient for his creatures, and who calls them to account in the Hereafter,
6. O Healer, who provides cure for all disease, physical or spiritual,
7. O All-Seeing, who sees and knows, and from whom nothing can be hidden,
8. O All-Aware, from whom no secret can be hidden, and who is aware of everything that happens in His sovereignty, even the movement of an atom,
9. O Illuminator, who illuminates everything with His light,
10. O All-Evident who makes every truth manifest, and in whose existence there can be no doubt,
Glory be to You, O Lord! There is no god, but You!
We beg for mercy, protect us from Hell!
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1. O the Victorious who cannot be defeated,
2. O the All-Maker who is not created, but who creates everything,
3. O the uncreated Creator,
4. O He who is not the owned but the Owner,
5. O Overwhelming One, who overwhelms everything and everybody, and who keeps the universe under His command and rule,
6. O He who is free from being exalted by others, but who exalts the degrees and positions of everything,
7. O the Protector, who needs no protection,
8. O the Helper, who needs no help,
9. O the Witness from whom nothing is hidden, who is closer to everything than any other thing,
10. O my Lord, who is not remote, who is Close,
Glory be to You, O Lord! There is no god, but You!
We beg for mercy, protect us from Hell!
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1. O the Light of all light,
2. O Illuminator of light,
3. O He who gives form and image to light,
4. O He who creates light,
5. O He who determines light in certain measures,
6. O He who administers light,
7. O the Light, who existed before all light,
8. O the Light, who will continue to exist when all lights are extinguished,
9. O the Light, who is above all light,
10. O the Light, which no light resembles or is like,
Glory be to You, O Lord! There is no god, but You!
We beg for mercy, protect us from Hell!
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1. O He whose bestowal and beneficence are noble,
2. O He whose work is subtle and fine,
3. O He whose favors and generosity are continuous,
4. O He whose beneficence is eternal,
5. O He whose word is right,
6. O He whose promise is true,
7. O He whose forgiveness emanates simply from His grace and beneficence,
8. O He whose chastisement is justice,
9. O He whose remembrance is pleasant,
10. O my Lord, with whom being familiar and accustomed is a pleasure,
Glory be to You, O Lord! There is no god, but You!
We beg for mercy, protect us from Hell!
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O God! I ask from You and beseech through your beautiful names:
1. O Granter of gifts, who grants due blessings to each of His creatures,
2. O Distinguisher, who solves all problems, who distinguishes truth from fallacy,
3. O Alterer, who alters anything as He will,
4. O Facilitator, who makes difficulties easy,
5. O Abaser, who humiliates whosoever He will, and who make all creatures submit,
6. O Conveyor, who sends down revelations, angels, abundance, and calamities, who degrades the physical or spiritual degree of whosoever He will,
7. O Transformer, who changes creatures from one state to another,
8. O All-Beautifier, who gives everything the appropriate beauty,
9. O Perfecter, who leads everything to material and spiritual perfection,
10. O He who renders whoever He wants superior to others by His physical and spiritual favors and blessings,
Glory be to You, O Lord! There is no god, but You!
We beg for mercy, protect us from Hell!
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1. O He who sees everything, while He is invisible,
2. O He who creates everything, while He is not created,
3. O He who guides everything to the straight path and shows the way, while He does not need any guide,
4. O He who gives life to everything, while He is not brought to life by anything else, He whose life comes from Himself and is eternal,
5. O He who nurtures everybody, while He does not need to be nurtured,
6. O He who protects everything, while He does not need protection,
7. O He who rules over everything, while He cannot be put under rule,
8. O He who rules over everything, while He cannot be ruled over,
9. O He who does not give birth and who was not born,
10. O my Lord, to whom nothing is equal,
Glory be to You, O Lord! There is no god, but You!
We beg for mercy, protect us from Hell!