چکیده:
Sha’ban, the eighth month of the Islamic calendar, is considered the month of Allah’s mercy and pleasure. A prayer by Imam Ali attributed to this month, called Munajat Sha‘baniyyah, is a well-known and unique whispered prayer highly regarded by the Infallible Imams as well as mystics and philosophers. With careful attention to its meanings and advice, a person can achieve levels of perfection to reach a high status with Allah. The following offers a glance into some of its passages along with an explanation of the states of a person who calls to Allah, the ways to address Him and ask for His help, the effects of detachment from this world, and a response to a frequently asked question regarding the attitude and condition of a supplicant.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"(رجوع شود به تصویر صفحه) ﻚﺗﻮﻋد اذا 2ﺎ)د ﻊ1ا و [O Allah] listen to my plea when I plea to You, and listen to my call when I call You, and attend to me when I whisper to You. In my view, this portion of the prayer refers to three possible states of a person who calls to Allah, and each is accompanied by a suitable type of calling: 1.
At times, it may take a person hours or even days to reflect and identify what is going on in his heart, but Allah already knows this: (رجوع شود به تصویر صفحه) And nothing is hidden from you of my future and my present.
The meaning of perfect detachment Let us reflect on another passage of this prayer, beginning with: (رجوع شود به تصویر صفحه) O Allah give me perfect detachment from everything, [and then attachment] to you.
Thinking this way is a sign of not having progressed from the stage of: (رجوع شود به تصویر صفحه) O Allah give me perfect detachment from everything, [and then attachment] to you.
But if we reach the stage of kamal al-inqita then the light of looking at Allah should come from Allah Himself and not from anything other than Him. Therefore, we say: (رجوع شود به تصویر صفحه) And illuminate Reflecting on this prayer and other prayers, a question may arise: why is it that most of the time the end results are asked from God, instead of asking Him to help us in our pursuit of those goals?"