Istikfa Verses

IT IS NARRATED FROM THE HOLY PROPHET (ALLAHUMMA SALLI ‘ALAA MUHAMMADIN WA ‘ALAA AALI MUHAMMADIN WA BAARIK WA SALLIM)* THAT THE RECITATION OF THESE SIX SETS OF VERSES (REFERRED TO AS THE VERSES OF ISTIKFA) IS BENEFICIAL FOR FULFILLMENT OF LEGITIMATE WISHES & AFFAIRS IN THIS WORLD AND IN THE HEREAFTER (INSHAALLAH AMIN). --1--

(2:155) And/but give glad tidings to those who patiently persevere,(2:155) Wabashshiri alssabireena

(2:156) Who say, when afflicted with calamity: "To Allah We belong, and to Him is our return":(2:156) Allatheena itha asabat-hum museebatun qaloo inna lillahi wa-inna ilayhi rajiAAoona

(2:157) They are those on whom (descend) blessings from their Lord, and Mercy, and they are the ones that receive guidance. (2: 157) Ola-ika AAalayhim salawatun min rabbihim warahmatun waola-ika humu almuhtadoona --2--

(3:173) Those to whom men said: "A great army is gathering against you, so fear them!". But it (only) increased their Faith: They said: "For us Allah sufficeth, and He is the best Guardian." (3:173) Allatheena qala lahumu alnnasu inna alnnasa qad jamaAAoo lakum faikhshawhum fazadahum eemanan waqaloo hasbuna Allahu waniAAma alwakeelu

(3:174) And they returned with Grace and bounty from Allah.: no harm ever touched them: For they followed the good pleasure of Allah. And Allah is the Lord of bounties unbounded. (3:174) Fainqalaboo biniAAmatin mina Allahi wafadlin lam yamsas-hum soo-on waittabaAAoo ridwana Allahi waAllahu thoo fadlin AAatheemin --3--

(21:87) And remember Zunnün, when he departed in wrath: He imagined that We had no power over him! But he cried through the depths of darkness, "There is no god but Thou: glory to Thee: I was indeed wrong!" (21:87) Watha alnnooni ith thahaba mughadiban fathanna an lan naqdira AAalayhi fanada fee alththulumati an la ilaha illa anta subhanaka innee kuntu mina alththalimeena

(21:88) So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: and thus do We deliver those who have faith. (21:88) Faistajabna lahu wanajjaynahu mina alghammi wakathalika nunjee almu/mineena --4--

(21:83) And (remember) Job, when He cried to his Lord, "Truly distress has seized me, but Thou art the Most Merciful of those that are merciful." (21:83) Waayyooba ith nada rabbahu annee massaniya alddurru waanta arhamu alrrahimeena

(21:84) So We listened to him: We removed the distress that was on him, and We restored his people to him, and doubled their number,- as a Grace from Ourselves, and a thing for commemoration, for all who serve Us.

(21:84) Faistajabna lahu fakashafna ma bihi min durrin waataynahu ahlahu wamithlahum maAAahum rahmatan min AAindina wathikra lilAAabideena --5—

(40:44)” My (own) affair I commit to Allah: for Allah (ever) watches over His Servants." (40:44) Fasatathkuroona ma aqoolu lakum waofawwidu amree ila Allahi inna Allaha baseerun bialAAibadi

(40:45) Then Allah saved him from (every) evil that they plotted (against him), but the burnt of the Chastisement encompassed on all sides the People of Pharaoh. (40:45) Fawaqahu Allahu sayyi-ati ma makaroo wahaqa bi-ali firAAawna soo-o alAAathabi --6--

(3:135) And those who, having done an act of indecency to be ashamed of, or wronged their own souls, remember Allah, and ask for forgiveness for their sins,- and who can forgive sins except Allah? - and are never obstinate in persisting knowingly in (the wrong) they have done. (3:135) Waallatheena itha faAAaloo fahishatan aw thalamoo anfusahum thakaroo Allaha faistaghfaroo lithunoobihim waman yaghfiru alththunooba illa Allahu walam yusirroo AAala ma faAAaloo wahum yaAAlamoona

(3:136) For such the reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and Gardens with rivers flowing underneath,- an eternal dwelling: How excellent a recompense for those who work (and strive)!

(3:136) Ola-ika jazaohum maghfiratun min rabbihim wajannatun tajree min tahtiha al-anharu khalideena feeha waniAAma ajru alAAamileena ***** KINDLY DISTRIBUTE

(3:147) "Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and anything We may have done that transgressed our duty: Establish our feet firmly, and help us against those that resist Faith." (3:147) rabbana ighfir lana thunoobana wa-israfana fee amrina wathabbit aqdamana waonsurna AAala alqawmi alkafireena

(3:148) And Allah gave them a reward in this world, and the excellent reward of the Hereafter. For Allah Loveth those who do good. (3:148) Faatahumu Allahu thawaba alddunya wahusna thawabi al-akhirati waAllahu yuhibbu almuhsineena