Dua Amulet for Eye Aches relief
52 verses Source: Mafatih al-Jinan
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- For those suffering from eye aches, many traditions have recommended saying the following prayer after the ritual obligatory prayers of dawn (subh) and sunset (maghrib):
- Al-Bizanti reported Yunus ibn Zabyan to have said: One day, we visited Imam al-Sadiq (`a) and found him tensely sore-eyed; therefore, we were depressed. The next morning, we visited him while he was completely healed. Surprised by this, we asked him, “May Allah accept us as ransoms for you! Have you treated your eyes with a certain medicine?” The Imam answered, “Yes, I have. I have treated them with the best of all medicines.” “What is that?” we asked. The Imam (`a) answered, “It is a supplicatory amulet.” We therefore wrote down that supplicatory amulet, which is as follows:
- When we asked the Imam (`a) about the meaning of jam` allah, he said, “It means the wholeness of Allah.” — It is also reported that one who suffers from eye pains may recite Ayah al-Kursi and believe in his inner self that the reciting of this holy verse will cure him of that pain. — Before reciting this holy verse, one suffering from eye pains is advised to put his hand on his eye and say the following:
- A Supplicatory Amulet against Nyctalopia — For those who suffer from nyctalopia (i.e. reduction or loss of vision in dim light), they are recommended to write down ayah al-Nur several times (on a sheet of paper) in a cup, wash it, put it in a flask, and use it as eye ointment.Ayah al-Nur is the following:
- It is also reported that whoever recites the Holy Qur'an from copies of the Holy Qur'an, will enjoy strong sight. — It is also reported that whoever repeats the following holy verse every day, his eyes will be saved from all optical troubles:
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For those suffering from eye aches, many traditions have recommended saying the following prayer after the ritual obligatory prayers of dawn (subh) and sunset (maghrib):
1اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْكَ
O Allah, I beseech You in the name of the right of Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad that is incumbent upon You
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أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ
to bless Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad
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وَأَنْ تَجْعَلَ ٱلنُّورَ فِي بَصَرِي
and to place light in my sight,
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وَٱلْبَصِيرَةَ فِي دِينِي
insight in my faith,
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وَٱلْيَقِينَ فِي قَلْبِي
certitude in my heart,
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وَٱلإِخْلاَصَ فِي عَمَلِي
sincerity in my deeds,
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وَٱلسَّلاَمَةَ فِي نَفْسِي
safety in my self,
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وَٱلسَّعَةَ فِي رِزْقِي
opulence in my sustenance,
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وَٱلشُّكْرَ لَكَ أَبَداً مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي
and thanks for You forever as long as You keep me alive.
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Al-Bizanti reported Yunus ibn Zabyan to have said: One day, we visited Imam al-Sadiq (`a) and found him tensely sore-eyed; therefore, we were depressed. The next morning, we visited him while he was completely healed. Surprised by this, we asked him, “May Allah accept us as ransoms for you! Have you treated your eyes with a certain medicine?” The Imam answered, “Yes, I have. I have treated them with the best of all medicines.” “What is that?” we asked. The Imam (`a) answered, “It is a supplicatory amulet.” We therefore wrote down that supplicatory amulet, which is as follows:
10أَعُوذُ بِعِزَّةِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s almightiness,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِقُوَّةِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s all-powerfulness,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِقُدْرَةِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s omnipotence,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِنُورِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s light,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِعَظَمَةِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s grandeur,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِجَلاَلِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s majesty,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِجَمَالِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s beauty,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِبَهَاءِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s splendor,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِجَمْعِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s wholeness,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِعَفْوِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s pardon,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِغُفْرَانِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s forgiveness,
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وَأَعُوذُ بِرَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ
I pray the protection of Allah’s Messenger
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وَأَعُوذُ بِٱلأَئِمَّةِ:
I pray the protection of the Imams:
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عَلِيَّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ
`Ali ibn Abi-Talib,
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وَٱلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
al-Hasan ibn `Ali,
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وَٱلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
al-Husayn ibn `Ali,
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وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ ٱلْحُسَيْنِ
`Ali ibn al-Husayn,
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وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
Muhammad ibn `Ali,
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وَجَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ
Ja`far ibn Muhammad,
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وَمُوسَىٰ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ
Musa ibn Ja`far,
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وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُوسَىٰ
`Ali ibn Musa,
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وَمُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
Muhammad ibn `Ali,
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وَعَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ
`Ali ibn Muhammad,
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وَٱلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ
al-Hasan ibn `Ali,
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وَٱلْحُجَّةِ بْنِ ٱلْحَسَنِ
and al-Hujjah (the Argument-person) ibn al-Hasan,
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عَلَىٰ مَا نَشَاءُ
over whatever we wish
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مِنْ شَرِّ مَا أَجِدُ
against the evil of what I am feeling.
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اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّ ٱلْمُطِيعِينَ
O Allah! O Lord of the obedient!
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When we asked the Imam (`a) about the meaning of jam` allah, he said, “It means the wholeness of Allah.” — It is also reported that one who suffers from eye pains may recite Ayah al-Kursi and believe in his inner self that the reciting of this holy verse will cure him of that pain. — Before reciting this holy verse, one suffering from eye pains is advised to put his hand on his eye and say the following:
38أُعِيذُ نُورَ بَصَرِي
For the light of my sight, I pray
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بِنُورِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِي لاَ يُطْفَأُ
the protection of Allah’s light that is inextinguishable.
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A Supplicatory Amulet against Nyctalopia — For those who suffer from nyctalopia (i.e. reduction or loss of vision in dim light), they are recommended to write down ayah al-Nur several times (on a sheet of paper) in a cup, wash it, put it in a flask, and use it as eye ointment.Ayah al-Nur is the following:
40اللَّهُ نُورُ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ وَٱلأَرْضِ
Allah is the Light of the heavens and the earth.
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مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ
The similitude of His light is as a niche wherein a lamp is.
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ٱلْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ
The lamp is in a glass.
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ٱلزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ
The glass is as it were a shining star.
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يُوقَدُ مِنْ شَجَرَةٍ مُبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونِةٍ
(This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive
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لاَ شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلاَ غَرْبِيَّةٍ
neither of the east nor of the west,
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يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ
whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself)
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وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ
though no fire touched it.
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نُورٌ عَلَى نُورٍ
Light upon light.
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يَهْدِي ٱللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ
Allah guides to His light whom He will.
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وَيَضْرِبُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلأَمْثَالَ لِلْنَّاسِ
And Allah speaks to mankind in allegories,
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وَٱللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
for Allah is Knower of all things.
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It is also reported that whoever recites the Holy Qur'an from copies of the Holy Qur'an, will enjoy strong sight. — It is also reported that whoever repeats the following holy verse every day, his eyes will be saved from all optical troubles:
52فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعاً بَصِيراً
“So, We make him hearing, seeing.”