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He is the Most Great, the Most Holy, the Most Inaccessible, the Most Exalted

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

Praise be to God, Lord of all worlds. Verily prayers from God be upon Muhammad and his pure family. This was revealed on the last Day of Religion. In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Say:

He is God, the One! God, the Eternal! He begetteth not, nor was begotten, and there is none comparable unto Him. Glorified be thy Lord, the Lord of Glory, above all they attribute to Him. And peace be upon the Messengers. And praise be to God, Lord of all worlds. Their cry therein is: Glory be to Thee, O God! and their greeting therein is: Peace! And their cry’s end is: Praise be to God, Lord of all worlds!

O my God! I testify before Thee, from the first mention of creation after religion until the Cause returns to Thee like on that Day upon the throne of Thy sovereignty, according to what Thou lovest that I should testify concerning myself and all that Thy knowledge hath encompassed, that Thou art God, there is no God but Thee, alone with no partner. Thine are the heavens and the earth and whatsoever lieth between them. Thou createst what Thou willest and ordainest what Thou desirest. Verily religion is what Thou hast ordained, and the Book what Thou hast revealed, and the Messengers whom Thou hast sent, and the lawful what Thou hast permitted, and the decree what Thou hast commanded, and the prohibition what Thou hast forbidden. Thou judgest but none can judge Thee. Thou rulest but none can rule over Thee. Thou knowest all things and hast power over all things. Thou art the Subduer Who cannot be subdued, and the Manifest Who cannot be manifested, and the One Who standeth over every soul and hath power over all things, the Dominant, the Protecting, the Self-Sufficient Who sufficeth all things while nothing sufficeth apart from Thee, whether in the kingdom of Command or Creation.

I testify concerning myself that I am Thy servant and in Thy grasp, and that I am the first of them that worship Thee. Thee do we worship and before Thee do we bow down and Thee do we hope for and of Thee do we ask and in Thee do we seek help. And that Muhammad (peace be upon him) is Thy servant and Messenger whom Thou didst send as a bearer of glad-tidings to all the worlds. And I testify that Ali, Fatima, Hassan, Hussein, Ali, Muhammad, Ja’far, Musa, Ali, Muhammad, Ali, Hassan and Muhammad (God’s blessings be upon them) are Thy friends in every condition. And I testify to the Manifestations of the Sacred House and what Thou lovest of Thy Most Beautiful Names and Thy Most Exalted Examples according to what Thou lovest to be remembered by. I have become independent of all save Thee, O my God and my Lord, so do with me as befitteth Thee, for Thou art the Lord of all worlds.