English HM

within them. To You belongs all praise, You are the

Sustainer of the heavens and the earth and all that is

within them. To You belongs all praise. You are

Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is

within them. To You belongs all praise and the

kingdom of the heavens and the earth and all that is

within them. To You belongs all praise, You are the

King of the heavens and the earth and to You

belongs all praise. You are The Truth, Your promise

is true, your Word is true, and the Day in which we

will encounter You is true, the Garden of Paradise is

true and the Fire is true, and the Prophets are true,

Muh}ammad

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is true and the Final Hour is true. O

Alla>h, unto You I have submitted, and upon You I

have relied, and in You I have believed, and to You

I have turned in repentance, and over You I have

disputed, and to You I have turned for judgment. So

forgive me for what has come to pass of my sins and

what will come to pass, and what I have hidden and

what I have made public. You are al-Muqaddim and

al-Mu‘akhkhir

. None has the right to be

worshipped except You, You are my Deity, none

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24 Meaning of Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu’akhkhir: Alla>h puts forward and

favours whom He wills from amongst His creation just as He defers and

holds back whom He wills in accordance to His wisdom, e.g., favouring

man over the rest of creation, favouring the Prophets over the rest of

mankind, favouring Muh}ammad

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over all the Prophets and

Messengers...etc.