Du'a Nudba

Du'a Nudba (Arabic: دُعَاء ٱلنُّدْبَة) is one of the major Shia supplications about Imam Al-Mahdi and his reappearence. Nudba means to cry and Shias read the supplication to ask for help and early reappearance of Imam Al-Mahdi. The supplication is recited during Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Ghadeer, and every Friday morning. Mazar al-Kabir, Mazar al-Ghadim, and Mesbaho al-Zaer were narrated the supplication. Proponents say these books were written with authentic narrators such as Sayyed Ibn Tawus. Muhammad Baqir Majlisi wrote this prayer in Zaad-ul-Maad from Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq. Also, Albazofari, a person who lived in minor occultation, narrated from The Four Deputies of Imam Mahdi that Imam Mahdi said to read the prayer. However there is a significant school of thought that claims inauthenticity of the Dua.

The supplication starts by glorifying and praising Allah and sending his peace and blessing upon the Prophet (s) and his progeny. It continues explaining the purpose of choosing prophets and saints and the fact that they were appointed by Allah.

It then moves on to the succession of Imam Ali (a) and expresses longing for the final infallible from the Prophet's lineage, Imam al-Mahdi (a), highlighting qualities that set him apart from any false claimant. Unlike impostors, he will truly establish peace and well-being, implementing justice and equity in a tangible, not symbolic, manner. Imam Mahdi (a) will avenge the blood of the martyrs of Karbala, fulfilling a divine promise of justice.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.