Dua Jawshan Transliteration

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Al-Jawshan al-Kabīr (Arabic:الجَوْشَن الکَبیر) is a supplication cited from the Prophet (s). The supplication includes 100 sections containing 1001 names and attributes of God. The supplication was revealed to the Prophet (s) by Jabra'il (Gabriel). Today in Iran, this supplication is an essential part of Laylat al-Qadr rituals for Shiites. Some people write the supplication on their shrouds, as recommended by some hadiths.

Imam al-Sajjad (a) cited his father, Imam al-Husayn (a) who cited his father, Imam 'Ali (a) who cited the Prophet (s) as saying that in one battle, the Prophet (s) was wearing a heavy armor (jawshan) and it was bothering him. Jabra'il appeared for the Prophet (s) and saluted him, and then told him: "take off the armor and, instead, recite this supplication which brings safety for you and your people".[1] Hence, this is the reason for its appellation, "al-Jawshan al-Kabir" (the great armor).

The supplication has 100 sections, each containing 10 divine names and attributes, except for the 55th section that contains 11 such names and attributes. Thus the supplication contains 1001 divine names and attributes.[4] Each section ends with the recitation of the following sentence:

In Zad al-ma'ad, some effects are mentioned for each section. For example, for the 3rd section, it says "for the request of victory and the increase of one's livelihood"; for the 24th section, it says: "to lighten one's heart and eyes".

According to a hadith, if a person recites the supplication when he or she leaves home, God will protect and reward him or her. And if a person writes the supplication on their shroud, they will be protected from the tortures of the grave. If a person recites it at the beginning of the month of Ramadan, God will give him or her the reward of Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Ordainment). And if a person recites it three times during the month of Ramadan, God will protect him or her in their lifetime.[6]

Some Shiite scholars wrote commentaries on or expositions of the al-Jawshan al-Kabir supplication.[7] The best-known of these is Mulla Hadi Sabziwari's exposition of the supplication that has a mystical and philosophical tone. His book, organized around each section of the supplication, appeals to many Farsi and Arabic poems. And for lexicological issues, the book refers to Qamus al-lugha by Firuzabadi. He also discussed many relevant issues of philosophy, mysticism, and theology.[8]

Can someone help me find the Ziyrat-e Imam Hussain (as) in transliteration? Also, in step 9 for the common aamal it says pray 100 rakat namaz, does that i mean pray a 100 rakat namz straight? or do i pray 50 2 rakat namazes? or something like that? Also, how do you perform namaz-e ziyrat-e Imam Hussain (as)? Just like regular namz, or is it different? For Dua'a Jaushan E Kabeer, do i read every dua? or just a certain one? for now, i think thats all i need, as i should be able to find the other duas in english or in transliteration. Thanx for the info once again bro.

It is a matter of priority. If you have some kadha salats left in your life, it is better to offer them first as they are wajib on you. If you have kadha salats you will be punished if you dont offer them. So this is a great opportunity to pay off what is due on you. This way you may get double reward i.e. that of kadha salat and that of Lalatul Qadr (InshaAllah).

There are some etiquettes of dua that may help in the dua getting accepted. Things like to be clean, do wudhu/ghusl, give sadaqa, wear perfume, face towards Kaaba, say Salawat before and after....etc.

Arabic. Transliteration, believe it or not, can sometimes be harder to read than Arabic...too many letters to process just to make one sound. I'll stick with arabic script. I have the audio. I need the arabic text.