Three Special Hours

In his book of Miqbas al-Masabih, `Allamah al-Majlisi says: Imam al-Sadiq (`a) is reported through valid chains of authority to have said: There are three hours at night and three others at day at which Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, glorifies Himself. The three hours of days begin when the sun in the east side is in the same rising in the afternoon on the other (west) side; that is at early forenoon. The three hours of night begin at the last third of night up to dawn. Any servant glorifies Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, at these hours with full heart presence, Almighty Allah will settle his needs, and if he is unhappy (because of sinning), I expect that he will be made happy. — It is most suitable to say the following words of glorification at these hours:

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ رَبُّ ٱلْعَالَمِينَ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta rabbu al`alamina

You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Lord of the Worlds.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ ٱلرَّحْمٰنُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alrrahmanu alrrahimu

You are Allah; there is no god save You, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ ٱلْعَلِيُّ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta al`aliyyu alkabiru

You are Allah; there is no god save You, the All-High, the All-great.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ مَلِكُ يَوْمِ ٱلدِّينِ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta maliku yawmi alddini

You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Master of the Judgment Day.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta alghafuru alrrahimu

You are Allah; there is no god save You, the All-forgiving, the All-merciful.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta al`azizu alhakimu

You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Almighty, the All-wise.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ مِنْكَ بَدْءُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta minka bad'u kulli shay'in

You are Allah; there is no god save You, from You is the beginning of all things

وَإِلَيْكَ يَعُودُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ

wa ilayka ya`udu kullu shay'in

and to You do all things return.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِي لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ لَمْ تَزَلْ وَلاَ تَزَالُ

anta allahu alladhi la ilaha illa anta lam tazal wa la tazalu

You are Allah; there is no god save You, You have been always existent and You will always be existent.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ خَالِقُ ٱلْخَيْرِ وَٱلشَّرِّ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta khaliqu alkhayri walshsharri

You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Creator of good and evil.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ خَالِقُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ وَٱلنَّارِ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta khaliqu aljannati walnnari

You are Allah; there is no god save You, the Creator of Paradise and Hell.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ ٱلاحَدُ ٱلصَّمَدُ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta al-ahadu alssamadu

You are Allah; there is no god save You, the One and the eternally besought of all.

لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ

lam yalid wa lam yulad

He begets not nor was begotten

وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً احَدٌ

wa lam yakun lahu kufwan ahadun

and there is none comparable to Him.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ ٱلْمَلِكُ ٱلْقُدُّوسُ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta almaliku alquddusu

You are Allah; there is no god save You, the King, the All-holy,

ٱلسَّلاَمُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُ ٱلْمُهَيمِنُ

alssalamu almu'minu almuhayminu

the Giver of peace, the Granter of security, the Guardian over all,

ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْجَبَّارُ ٱلْمُتَكَبِّرُ

al`azizu aljabbaru almutakabbiru

the Almighty, the Omnipotent, and the Grand.

سُبْحَانَ ٱللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ

subhana allah `amma yushrikuna

Glory be to Allah from what they set up with Him.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَالِقُ ٱلْبَارِئُ ٱلْمصَوِّرُ

anta allahu alkhaliqu albari'u almusawwiru

You are Allah; the Creator, the Originator, and the Fashioner.

لَكَ ٱلأَسْمَاءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

laka al-asma'u alhusna

Yours are the most excellent names.

يُسَبِّحُ لَكَ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَوَاتِ وَٱلارْضِ

yusabbihu laka ma fi alssamawati wal-ardi

Whatever is in the heavens and the earth declares Your glory;

وَ أَنْتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ

wa anta al`azizu alhakimu

and You are the Almighty, the All-wise.

أَنْتَ ٱللَّهُ لاَ إِلٰهَ إِلاََّ أَنْتَ

anta allahu la ilaha illa anta

You are Allah; there is no god save You,

ٱلْكَبِيرُ ٱلْمُتَعَالِي وَٱلْكِبْرِيَاءُ رِدَاؤُكَ

alkabiru almuta`ali walkibriya'u rida'uka

the Great, the Most High. Grandeur is Your dress.