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it for me with something better.’
54. When closing the eyes of the deceased
(155)
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‘O Alla>h, forgive - here the name of the deceased is
mentioned - and raise his rank among the rightly
guided, and be a successor
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to whom he has left
behind, and forgive us and him O Lord of the
worlds. Make spacious his grave and illuminate it
for him.’
55. Supplication for the deceased at the funeral
prayer
(156)
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] A successor: one who succeeds another due to the latter’s absence
or death. This is the correct meaning of the word khali>fah; thus, it is
incorrect to believe that Adam is the khali>fah [vicegerent, as is commonly
translated] of Alla>h on earth because Alla>h is never absent, and will never
die. This supplication proves the correct understanding of this term and
shows that Alla>h succeeds us and guards whom we leave behind when we
die or are absent [also refer to supplication 198].