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TAWEEZ FOR CURING OF COUGHING & AGAINST STOMACH PAINS

An all-inclusive supplicatory prayer is reported for curing of coughing. This lengthy supplicatory prayer, which is quoted from Bihar al-Anwar, Book of Supplicatory Prayers, begins with the following statement:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اَنْتَ رَجَاۤئِىْ

O Allah, You are my hope

وَ اَنْتَ ثَقَتِىْ‏ وَ عِمَادِىْ ۔۔۔

and You are my trust and reliance...

SUPPLICATORY AMULET AGAINST STOMACH PAINS

The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) is reported to have advised those who suffer from colic to mix honey with hot water and recite Surah al-Faatehah seven times on the mixture so as to seek Almighty Allah’s protection against the pains.

As to Imam Ali(a.s.), he is reported to have directed those who suffer from stomach pains to drink hot water and say the following supplicatory prayer:

يَا اَللهُ يَا اَللهُ يَا اَللهُ

O Allah! O Allah! O Allah!

يَا رَحْمٰنُ يَا رَحِيْمُ

O All-beneficent! O All-merciful!

يَا رَبَّ الْاَرْبَابِ

O Lord of all lords!

يَاۤ اِلٰهَ الْاٰلِهَةِ

O God of all gods!

يَا مَلِكَ الْمُلُوْكِ

O King of all kings!

يَا سَيِّدَ السَّادَةِ

O Master of all masters!

اشْفِنِىْ بِشِفَاۤئِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ دَاۤءٍ وَ سُقْمٍ

(Please) cure me, with Your cure, of all maladies and illnesses,

فَاِنِّىْ عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدَيْكَ

for I am Your servant and the son of Your two servants

اَتَقَلَّبُ فِىْ قَبْضَتِكَ۔

and I turn living under Your control.

For a stomach pain or any other ailment, the sick is recommended to put his/her hand on the ailed place and repeat the following evil-repelling prayer:

اَعُوْذُ بِعِزَّةِ اللّٰهِ وَ جَلَالِهٖ

I pray the protection of Allah’s almightiness and majesty

مِنْ شَرِّ مَا اَجِدُ۔

against the evil of what I feel.

بِسْمِ اللهِ۔

The sick may then put his/her right hand on the ailed place and repeat the following three times: