Acts of Worship

A Memory by Hujjatul Islam Ali Bahjat

Going to Hajj

Finally he accepted to go to hajj, provided that...
   Finally he accepted to go to hajj, provided that no one would be informed about it. He asked his son: "Is your wife ok with you coming with me to Hajj?" He said: "Yes, of course."   When it was the time to go to hajj, he found out that some people had been informed that he's going to Hajj. He cha...
Memories by other

He Never Talked About Himself

'I used to participate in the congregational prayers led by our mentor Naeeni...
One of the students of Ayatollah Bahjat says the following: "During two years which I spent at his lessons, I never heard him talk about himself except on very rare occasions. One of those occasions is when he talked about the process of lauding the moral status of his mentor, Mirza Mohammad Hussai...
His Words

The etiquettes and conditions of supplication

How to Supplicate
Supplication requires the following: 1- Praising the Almighty God 2- Confessing to one’s sins and being penitent for them, which is just like repentance or the consequence of it. 3- Sending Salawats (peace and blessings) upon Prophet Mohammad and his descendants, who are the intermediaries of Divine...
His Words

For the health of eyes

Reciting Ayat al-Kursi after prayers
In order to keep one’s eyes healthy, Ayat al-Kursi should be recited after prayers, following which, one must put his hands on his eyes and say, "Allāhumma ihfaz hadaqatayya bihaqqi hadaqatay ‘Alī bin Abi Ṭālib Amīr al-Mu’minīn ‘alayhi as-salām. (O God, protect my two eyes for the sake of the two ey...
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For Curing the Sick

The water of Zamzam and the soil of Karbala
For curing the sick, the water of Zamzam and the soil of Karbala should be given to him several times, Sadaqah should be given several times to different people, even if the value is not much; Sura al-Hamd should be recited between one to hundred times by different people. These are very effective. ...