Du’a Al Iftitah-Our Spiritual Appetite
Ramadhan Noor Podcasts will be live sharing bitesize heart connect reflections every day. It is indeed a life changing du’a, a du’a that, in essence, speaks to the core of our fitrah and activatesspiritual hearts. It is a beautiful hymn of those traversing to Allah swt.
A taught by Imam Mahdi ajtf, Du’a Al Iftitah is indeed the heart of Shahr Ramadhan.
Insha’Allah, with God’s grace during this blessed month of Ramadhan, we will be unplugging this dua for more deeper reflections.
As always, our host sis Sakeena Habib will be joined with our special guests Alimah sis Raziya Batul Najafi and Sis Nasim Walji Pirmohamed.
Dua al-Iftitah is a well-known supplication and is generally recited during each night of the month of Ramadan. It is called ‘Dua al-Iftitah’ because it begins with:
اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي افْتَتِحُ ٱلثَّنَاءَ بِحَمْدِكَ
Thus, we say that we begin or open praising Allah (swt) by remembering all the great qualities that He (swt) possesses and all the many favours that He (swt) has bestowed upon us
There are several points that have been emphasized in this du’a, the first and foremost of which is praise of Allah (swt). Praising God the Almighty is perhaps the most important thing mentioned in this du’a. Obviously, praising Allah (swt) is not the same as thanking Him (swt). There is a difference between hamd (praising) and shukr (thanksgiving). Praising Allah (swt) requires remembering and mentioning the good qualities that He (swt) possesses and all the good things that He (swt) has done for us, whether they relate to oneself personally or not. However, thanksgiving is about those things that, in a way or another, actually relate to oneself.
An example shared by Dr Shaykh Mohammad Ali Shomali from his previous discussions on this beautiful du’a, he quotes, “for example, an artist may produce a beautiful work of art and then someone who sees this work of art may praise the artist but would not thank the artist, unless the work had been produced specifically for this person or for someone who relates to this person. Therefore, in general, when Allah (swt) does something good for other people, or even other creatures such as animals, we can praise Him (swt) for this. Indeed the performance of an action by Him (swt) is not even necessary in order to praise Him (swt) as we can praise Him (swt) simply for the qualities He (swt) possesses.”
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Humbly
Sis Nasim Walji Pirmohamed
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