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whose hearts keep attached to mosques, who seek forgiveness at the latter part of night. I remember them when the inhabitants of the world want their punishment and turn it back from them.
Hazrat AH said: It is a wonder that one is destroyed even if he has - got means of salvation. He was questioned: What is it? He said:
To seek forgiveness. He also said: God forgives one for search of forgiveness even though He wishes to punish him. The sage Fuzail said: Seeking forgiveness without giving up sins is the Tauba of the transgressors. The sage Abu Abdullah said: If your sins are so innumerable as the drop of water and like the foams of sea, they will be forgiven if you invoke God with a penitent and sincere heart with the following: O God, I seek forgiveness to Thee from every sin etc.

SECTION 3

SELECTED INVOCATIONS

The Prophet used to pray after morning prayer: O God, I seek mercy from Thee, such mercy with which Thou wilt guide my mind, unite my virtues in me, remove my dangers and difficultes, adorn my religion, protect my things in my absence, purify my actions, make my face bright, my path radiant and protect me from all evils. O God, give me true faith, such a faith after which no infidelity will last, such a mercy with which I can acquire the honour of Thy glory both in this world and in the next-uptotheend.

Invocation of Hazrat Ayesha: She said: The Prophet advised me to invoke with the fallowing: O God, I seek from Thee good, sooner or latter, known or unknown. I seek refuge to Thee from all evils. I seek from Thee paradise and the actions leading to it, sooner of latter, known or unknown. I seek refuge to Thee from Hell and the actions leading to it, sooner or latter, known or unknown. I seek from Thee good with which Thy servant and Apostle Muhammad seeks good from Thee.

Invocation of Hazrat Abu Bakr: The Prophet instructed him to invoke with the following: O God, I pray to Thee by the help of Thy Apostle Muhammad, Thy friend Abraham, Moses with whom Thou spoke, Thy word and Spirit Jesus Christ, the Torah of Moses, Injil of Jesus, Jabur of David and the Quran of Muhammad (peace be on all)-up to the end.

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Invocation of Qabisah: The Prophet instructed Qabisah to invoke in his old age after morning prayer and to recite it thrice:
Glory be to God and all praise is His, Glory be to the great God.
There is no might and power except in God, the great, the mighty.. The Prophet said: When you invoke therewith, you will be safe from anxieties, troubles, diseases and tuberculosis.
Regarding your next world, invoke with this: O God, guide me from Thy guidance, show me favour from Thy favour, show me mercy from Thy mercy and shower on me Thy blessing.