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‘O Alla>h, Lord of the seven heavens and the exalted
throne, our Lord and Lord of all things, Splitter of
the seed and the date stone, Revealer of the
Tawra>h
69
, the Inji>l
70
and the Furq>an
71
, I take refuge in
You from the evil of all things You shall seize by
the forelock
72
. O Alla>h, You are The First so there is
nothing before You and You are The Last so there
is nothing after You. You are az}
-Z{a>
hir
73
so there is
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69 The book revealed to Mu>sa>
70 The book revealed to ‘Isa>
71 One of the many names of the Qur’a>n, means: The Criterion, which
distinguishes between truth and falsehood.
72 i.e. You have total mastery over.
73 az}-Z{a>hir: Indicates the greatness of His attributes and the insignificance