Shia Calendar - Last Day of Dhū al-Ḥijjah

Last Day of Dhū al-Ḥijjah

The last* day of Dhū al-Ḥijjah is the last day in the Arabic calendar. According to some narrations mentioned by Sayyid Ibn Tawus in his book of Iqbal al-A’mal, it is recommended to offer a two unit prayer on this day reciting Surah al-Fatehah once, and repeating each of Surah al-Tawḥīd and Ayah al-Kursi ten times. After accomplishment, it is recommended to say the following supplication:

Arabic/Transliteration/Translation

اللّٰهُمَّ مَا عَمِلْتُ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ مِنْ عَمَلٍ نَهَيْتَنِي عَنْهُ

Allāhumma mā ‘amiltu fī hādhihi-s-sanah min ‘amalin nahaytanī ‘anhu

O Allah, whatever actions I did this year that You forbade me from,

وَ لَمْ تَرْضَهُ وَ نَسِيتُهُ وَ لَمْ تَنْسَهُ

Wa lam tarḍahu wa nasītuhū wa lam tansah

And which did not please You, and I forgot them though You did not forget,

وَ دَعَوْتَنِي اِلَى التَّوْبَةِ بَعْدَ اجْتِرَائِي عَلَيْكَ

Wa da‘awtanī ilā-t-tawbah ba‘da-ijtirā’ī ‘alayk

And You called me to repentance after I boldly sinned against You,

اللّٰهُمَّ فَاِنِّي اَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْهُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي

Allāhumma fa innī astaghfiruka minhū faghfir lī

O Allah, I seek Your forgiveness for it, so forgive me.

وَ مَا عَمِلْتُ مِنْ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي اِلَيْكَ فَاقْبَلْهُ مِنِّي

Wa mā ‘amiltu min ‘amalin yuqarribunī ilayka faqbalhū minnī

And whatever I did of deeds that bring me closer to You, accept it from me.

وَ لا تَقْطَعْ رَجَائِي مِنْكَ يَا كَرِيمُ

Wa lā taqṭa‘ rajā’ī minka yā Karīm

And do not cut off my hope in You, O Generous One.

Arabic

اَللّٰهُمَّ مَا عَمِلْتُ فِي هَذِهِ السَّنَةِ مِنْ عَمَلٍ نَهَيْتَنِي عَنْهُ وَ لَمْ تَرْضَهُ وَ نَسِيتُهُ وَ لَمْ تَنْسَهُ وَ دَعَوْتَنِي اِلَى التَّوْبَةِ بَعْدَ اجْتِرَائِي عَلَيْكَ اَللّٰهُمَّ فَاِنِّي اَسْتَغْفِرُكَ مِنْهُ فَاغْفِرْ لِي وَ مَا عَمِلْتُ مِنْ عَمَلٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي اِلَيْكَ فَاقْبَلْهُ مِنِّي وَ لا تَقْطَعْ رَجَائِي مِنْكَ يَا كَرِيمُ

If these statements are said, Satan will say, “Woe to me! All the efforts that I have exerted throughout this year for misleading this person have been failed by the utterance of these statements.” Besides, one who says these words will be testified by the year that he sealed it in a good way.

*29th or 30th depending on the length of the month