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Hizbul Bahr

 The Hizbul Bahr (litany of the sea)

This was orally transmitted by our, Shaykh ali abul hasan ash shadhuli, may allah sanctify his secret, who received it in a veridical dream under the direct inspiration of the prophet Muhammad (pbuh).


Shaykh ali abul hasan ash shadhuli, may Allah sanctify his secret, spoke of this hizb as, he was dying in the desert near humaythrain on his last hajj, he gathered all of the muridun, who were with him and told them, continue with the hizbul bahr & teach it to your children. It contain (al ism al azam) the greatest name of allah.

Shaykh ali abul hasan ash shadhuli, may Allah sanctify his secret, spoke of this hizb as “the instrument of protection and prevention.” he said, “ if it is read in any place, that place will be preserved from harm, any jinn are dispelled, the fearful  are made secure, the sick are cured, and the anxious one is made peaceful.

If one desire that his supplication be responded to & his lawful needs be satisfied, he should recite this. This wazaifa (spiritual devotional practice) showers the rain of light (Nur) and the hidden secrets (asrar) would be manifest to him. It will also help you Control the heart from temptation of the desire (hawa) and fantasies and will remove difficulties and will grant both worldly and religious success (to the reader). 

For intellectual and spiritual development recite the hizb twice a day ( Fajar  & Asar)

Hizbul bahr chillah


Hizbul bahr should be read 360 times, in 3 days or 12 day. For example if its 3 days, one you doing, you will read 120 times hizbul bahr per day, for 3 day which add to 360.

Every time you read hizbul bahr, you should read durood sharif before & after.
First read 4 times, surah kafirun, surah ikhlas, surah falak, and surah nas. Than make a cycle with knife, around you, than put the knife in a pot (fill it sand, soil which can hold the knife up). Also blow on your self as well, so you’re protected. 

Than start your reading for that day, every day of the course you have to repeat the same way.Don’t go out the cycle before you finish the reading, for that day.

During the course you have stay on one room, one place, or one area. Like itikaaf in Ramadan, that why it best to do the hizbul bahr in Ramadan because you get more reward,He who observer the ten day of itikaaf during the month of Ramadan will obtain the benefit of two hajj and two umrah.

Don’t talk with people when reading the hizbul bahr. Eat only barley chapatti, with water, or salted water and zam zam water. You should wear ihram (follow Islamic laws when in ihram condition). Ihram is two piece cloth which worn during hajj or umrah. Have a bath/shower & wear clean cloth, before reading hizbul bahr for those days.   

Best places for reading hizbul bahr

• Roza,Mahzar sharif of prophet , awliya Allah (sufi)• masjid• sea side• home

Secret of Hizbul Bahr


Shaykh ali abul hasan ash shadhuli, (may allah sanctify his secret) said  when you read ha meem seven times in hizbul bahr, don’t think, you repeating the same words. There are seven surah which start with ha meem,  for example, surah baqarah has three letters alif laam meem , they are the key of that surah, 

Secret of surah baqarah is in letter alif, alaam, meen,So when you reading ha meem seven times, you are getting the power and secret of seven surah.

Eetisaam_e_ Hizbulbahri

TransliterationBismiallahi rahmaani  Arheem. Eetasamtu biallahi alfattahi alqabizi aaouzu biallahi sammi_E_laleemi minashaetaani rahjeem. Bismiallahi rahmaani  Arheem. Allahhumma ajal hubbaka ahabbu illaya min nafsi wasmiee wabasri waahli wamali wa minalma aae albaridi lilashtaani (3 bar) Allahumma salli aala
Transliteration: Sayyidina Muhammadin waalaa aali sayyidina Muhammdin beadadi qulli zarratin miaata alfa alfi marrati (7 bar) Aauzu biallah hi minashaeta nirah jeem. Bismiallahi rahmaani  Arheem. Allhamduliallahhi rabbil alameen ar rahman nirraheem. Maliki youmadeen iyyakanabudu waiyyaka nastaeen. Eheedi nassi ratal
Transliteration: Musatqeem. siraat allah zeena anamta alaihim gairil magzubi alaihim walldaa leen. Allah hu laiallah ha illahu wa allhayyul qayoomu latakhuzu sinatnwa la nauma fissmawati wamafil ard munn zallahzi yashfaoou endahoo iallahhoo beiznehi yalaamu mabaeen aayedihim wama khlfa hum walayuhitoona beshai immin ilmihee iallah bemashaa wasieaa kursiyya_hu_samawaty walardaa wala
Transliteration: Yaudu hoo hifzuhumaa. Wahoo wal aliyul azeem laa iqra haa feedeeni qad tabyyana rushdu minal gayyi faman yakfur bitta gooti wayumim biallah hi faqadi-s-tamsaka bilurwaat_til_wuska lanifdaama lahaa wallahu sami-un aleem. Allah hoo walliyuallah zeena amanoo yukh rijhum minnazalu maati illanoor wallahzeena amanoo yukhrijhum  mina zzalumaati illanoor waallahzeena kafaroo aoliyaou humu ttagootu yakhri joonahum  minnoori elaa zzulimaati oulaeka 
Transliteration: Ashaabun naari humfiha khalidoon. Summa anzala alaikum  mim baadil gammi amanatann_u_aa  san yagsha taifatan minkum wataifatun qad ahammat hum unfusuhum yazunoona biallahhi gairal haqqi zannal jahilliyati yaqoolona hal lanna mina al amri minshaeen inn qul innaal amra qullahhu  liallahhi  yukhfoona fee anfoosihimmala yubdoona laka yakoolona lana minal amri shaeeun mma qutilna hahoona qul laukuntum feebuyu tikum
  
Transliteration: Labaraza allahzeena kutibaa alheem mul qutlu elaa mazaji eehim waliyyab talliya allahu mafisadoori kum waliyuma hissa mafi sadoori qum  waliyumahhisa mafi qulubikum wallahu aleemun bizaati sadoori. Muhamadun Rasool allahhi wallahzeena maahoo shidda aaoo allaa alquffari ruhmaaoo bainahum tarahum rukka ann sujjadan yubtagoona fazlan minallah hi rizwanan seema hum fee wujoohee him min asaari sajoodi  zalika masalhum fee tauraati wamasalahum feelanjeeli kazar inn
Transliteration: Akhraja shat aahoo  fazarahoo fastaglaza fastawa alaa sooqihee yujeebu zurra aa liyageeza bihimul qaffar  waada allahu  allahzina  amanu waamilusalihaati minhum magfirratan wwaajran azeem hoowallahzi laiallahha iallaho wa aalimul gaeebi washhadati huwa rahmaanu raheem hoo wallah huallah zi laiallah ha iallallahuwa almalikul qadoosu ssalamu_L_ moumeenu_L_ muheemeenu_L_azeezu_ul_jabbaru_ul_mutaqqbiru subhanallahi amma yushrkoon. 
Transliteration: Hoowallahu_UL_khaliqu_ul_baariyu_ul_mussawirulahoo_ul_asmaaou_ul_husna yusabbi hoo lahoo mafissama wati walardi wahuwal azeezul haqeem. Aalif-baa-taa-saa-jeem-haa-khaa-daal-zaal-ra-za-seen-sheen-daad-zaad- taa-zaa-aaen-gaeen-faa-kaaf-laam-meem-noon-woow-haa-yaa (aik saans main parhain) rabbi sahhil wayassir wala tuasir alaeena yarab (Is ke bad ye Dua Hizbul Bahr parhain)
Transliteration: Bismillhir rehman nir raheem. Ya allahu ya allahu ya allahu ya aliyou ya azeemu ya haleemu ya aleemu anta rabbi wailmuqa hasbi fanimal rabbu rabbi wanimal hasbu hasbi tansuru man tashau wa antal azeezur raheem allahumma inna nasaluqal ismata fil haraqati wasaqanati walqalimati
Transliteration: Oumurish shariato allahmummaj jalni azeezan fi ayunin nasi wazalilan fi aini wansurna (3 bar) alla jameeial khalaiqi wasakhirlana hazal bahra kama sakhartal bahra lisayeedina musa allihis salamu wasakhartan nara lisayeedina ibrahima allihis salamu wasakhartal
Transliteration: Jiblla walmalaqota walawalima qullaha lisayeedina wannabiyina washfina wamulana muhammadadin allihis salatu wasalamu warahmatullahi  wabaraqatuho wasakhirlana qulla wazeerioun wameerioun waraeiaution wasakhirlana qalla bahrin huwa laka fil arzi wasamai walmulqi
Transliteration: Walmalaquti wabharid dunia wabhail akhirati wsakhirlana qulla shaioun willihi turjauna bihaqi qaf ha ya ain suad fansurna fainaqa khairun naseerin waftah lana fainaqa
Transliteration: khairul fatihain  wagfirlana fainnaqa khairul gafireen warhamna fainnaqa khairul rahimeen warzuqna fainnaqa khairul raziqeen wahfizna fainnaqa khairul hafizeen wahdeena wanajeena minal qoumiz zalimeen wahab lana minl ladunka reehan
Transliteration: tayeebatan kama hiya fi ilmiqa wanshurna alina min khazaeeni rahmatika wahmilna biha hamlal karamati mayas salamati walafiyati fid dinni wad dunnia walakhirati innaqa alla qulli shain qadeer allahmumma yaseerlana umorana maal rahati liqulobina waabdanina wasalamati wal aafiyati fii denina wa duniaana waqun lana sahiban 
Transliteration: fii safarina wakhalifatan fii ahlina wamueenoun wa hameeyan fii hazrina watmis aala wojohi aadaaina wamsakhum alla makanatihim fala yastatiounal muzeeou walal majiou ilaina walo nashaou latamasna alla aayounihim  fastabaqos sirata faiinna youbsiroun
Transliteration: Wallo nashaou lamasakhnahum alla makanatihim famas tataou musioun wala yarjiyoun yaa seen yaa seen yaa seen wal quraanil hakeem innaqa laminal mursaleen alla siratim mustaqeem tanzeelal azeezer raheem litunzeera qoomam ma unzeera aabaouhum fahum gafiloon laqad haqal qouloo alla aksarihim fahum laa youminun inna ja-alna fii aanaqihim aglalan fahiya illal 
Transliteration: azqani fahum muqmahun wa-jaalna mim baini aydihim saddawo wamin khalfihim saddan  fa-agshainahum fahum laa youbsirioun sha-hatil woujoho wa-aanatil woujoho lilhayil qayoumi waqad khaba man hamala zulmam taa-haa taa seen meem 
Transliteration: haa meeam ayien seen qaaf marajal bahraini yaltaqiyani bainahuma barzakul laa yabgiyaan haa-meeam haa-meeam haa-meeam haa -meeam haa-meeam haa-meeam haa-meeam dafatu biamrillah-hii tayalla qulla balaoun waqazaayin youjiou min hazihil jihatis sittati
Transliteration: tamanu bi-iznillahi tayala min jameeyil aafati wal-aahati haa meeam haa meeam hummal aamru wajaan nasru fayalaina laa younsaroun haa meeam tanzillul kitabi milnallahil azeezil aleem gafirin zanbi waqabilit toubi shadidil iiqabi ziit touli laailaahaa illa 
Transliteration: howa ilaihil maseer  bismillahi babuna tabaraka heetanuna yaa seen saqfuna qaa haa yaa ayian souad kifayatuna haa- meeam ayian seean qaaf himayatuna aameen fasayaqfi-kahumullahu wahouwals sameeoual aleem sitrul-arshi masbulun allaina wa-aynuallahi naziratun ilaina wabihoilillahi
Transliteration: laa yaqdeero ahhadoun allina wallaho mim waraaeehim muheet bal huwa quraunm majeed fii louhim mahfuz fallahu khairioun hafiza fallahu khairioun hafiza fallahu khairioun hafiza wahowa arhamur raheemin inna waliyallahol lazi nzalal kitaba wahowa yatawallas saleehin (7 bar) fainn tawalao faqul hasbiyallaho laailaha illa howa allihi tawaqaltu wahowa rabbul arshil
Transliteration: Azeem (7 bar) bismillahish shafi bismillahil kafi bismillahil muaafi bismillahil lazi laa yazuru ma-asmihi shaioun fil ardi wala fis samaii wahowas sameeoul aleem wala houla wala qouata illa billahil alieeal azeem wasaalallaho taala alla khairi khalkihi muhammadioun waalihi wa-ashabihi ajmaeen birehmatika yaa arhamar raheemin  in-nallaha 
Transliteration: Wamalaikataho yousalona allal nabiyi ya- aayouhal lazina aamanu sallu allihi wa-sallimu taslima allahumma salli alla sayeedina muhammadiou wa-aalla alli sayeedina muhammadou wa-barick wasalim bissmillah hir rehman nir raheem  ya allahu ya nooru  ya allahu ya nooru ya haqqu ya mubeeno akseeni min nourika wa-allimni min illmika wa-fihimni min inddika wa
Transliteration: Asimni minka wa-absirni bika wa-aqimni bishuhodika wa-arrifnit tareeqa illika  wa-hawwin alliya bifadlika innaka alla qulli shaiin qadeer ya sameeou ya aleemo ya haleemo ya azeemo ya alliyo isma dua-aana wa nidda-aana bikhsaisi lutfika aameen aameen aameen (har aameeaik saans main parhain) aouzo bikalimatil' llahit tamati qulliha 
Transliteration: Min shari ma khalaqa ya azeemas sultani ya qadeemal ihsaani ya daiman niaam ya basitar rizqi ya wasial iitya ya dafiyal balaya ya samiad duaa ya haadiran laisa bigaib ya mojodan indhs shadaidi ya khafiyal lutfi ya lateefas sunee ya mujmilas sitri ya haleemal laa yajaallo ya kareemal laa yabkhalo iqzi hajati 
Transliteration: Bi-rehmatika ya arhamar raheemin ya mujeebu ya mujeebu ya mujeebu aajib dawati waqzi hajati wagfir howbati birehmatika yaa arhamar raheemin allahumma salli-alla sayeedina muhammadioun wabarik wasalim (yaa Hafeezu) (998 ya 107 ya 17 ya 9 bar parhay) illahi tawasaltu bikaramikal khafiyi illahi tawasaltu 
Transliteration: Bihazal hirzil aazami an tuqzia jamieei hajati wamuradati wa-an tadfaou sharra jameea aadaaii wahusadi alwaha  alwaha  alwaha alajl alajl alajl as-saata as-saata as-saata bihaqqi ihyan ashrahiyan aajib ya arhamar raheemin ya mujeebu ya mujeebu ya mujeebu adiya r
Transliteration: Wa-aafina qabla zalika allahumma laa tuakhizna bisuee aamalina wala tusalit allina manl laa yarhamuna fid dunnia walakhirati waquffa aiidiyaz zalimina anna yaa haffizu ihfizna wayasir uomorana wa-hassil muradana watammim taqsirana washfina washfi marzana wa-aslih zaata bainina wa-ahlika aadaana allahumma qahiri aadaaii washaatit shamlahum wafarriq jamaahum wa-maazik diyarahum
Transliteration: Waqallib tad beerahum wakharib bunyanahum wabaddil ahwalahum waqarrib aajalahum waqassir aamarahum washgilhum bi-abdanihim wakhuzhum akhza azizum muktadir ya qahiru zul-batshish shadidi antal lazi utaqu intiqamuhu ya qahiru ya qaharu taqaharta bil-qahri wal-qahru fii qahriqa yaa qahaar  bismillah hir rehmaan nir raheem 
Transliteration: Alhumdullilahi rabbil aalameen wal-aaqibaatu lilmutaqina was-salatu was-salamu alla rasullihi muhammadioun wa-allihi wa-aashabihi wa-aahli baitihi wa-azwajihi wa-zurriyatihi ajmaeena bi-rehmatika yaa aarhamurraheemin. 

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                                                                   بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ قٓ ۫ۚ-وَ الْقُرْاٰنِ الْمَجِیْدِۚ(۱)  بَلْ عَجِبُوْۤا اَنْ جَآءَهُمْ مُّنْذِرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَقَالَ الْكٰفِرُوْنَ هٰذَا   الرَّحِیْمِ شَیْءٌ عَجِیْبٌۚ(۲)  ءَاِذَا مِتْنَا وَ كُنَّا تُرَابًاۚ-ذٰلِكَ رَجْعٌۢ بَعِیْدٌ(۳)  قَدْ عَلِمْنَا مَا تَنْقُصُ الْاَرْضُ مِنْهُمْۚ-وَ عِنْدَنَا كِتٰبٌ حَفِیْظٌ(۴)  بَلْ كَذَّبُوْا بِالْحَقِّ لَمَّا جَآءَهُمْ فَهُمْ فِیْۤ اَمْرٍ مَّرِیْجٍ(۵)  اَفَلَمْ یَنْظُرُوْۤا اِلَى السَّمَآءِ فَوْقَهُمْ كَیْفَ بَنَیْنٰهَا وَ زَیَّنّٰهَا وَ مَا لَهَا مِنْ فُرُوْجٍ(۶)  وَ الْاَرْضَ مَدَدْنٰهَا وَ اَلْقَیْنَا فِیْهَا رَوَاسِیَ وَ اَنْۢبَتْنَا فِیْهَا مِنْ كُلِّ زَوْجٍۭ بَهِیْجٍۙ(۷)  تَبْصِرَةً وَّ ذِكْرٰى لِكُلِّ عَبْدٍ مُّنِیْبٍ(۸)  وَ نَزَّلْنَا مِنَ...

History of islam

Islam could become another. It’s concise (under 200 pages), sympathetic, and clear. Or as clear as a book can be that tries to explain the differences between Umayyads and Abbasids, ulama and mujdadid, Shiis and Sunnis, Sutis known as Whirling Dervishes and Sutis who just sit still and breathe deeply. Confusion is almost the point. Confronted by Islam in all its dizzying diversity, readers may begin to feel like Whirling Dervishes themselves as old stereotypes suddenly fly from their grasp. Armstrong’s theme is that centuries of conflict between the West and Islam (not to mention centuries of entertainment from Mozart operas to Hollywood movies that feature fiendish Saracens and narrow escapes from cruel sultans) have produced an archetypal Muslim in Western minds. He’s at once intolerant and indolent, despotic and submissive, puritanical and sensual, crafty and primitive, capricious and fatalistic. Above all, he’s a religious fanatic. Any progress in overcoming this imag...

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