planet orbitals, keeping the Earth and the Heavens intact, allowing life to continue etc | Do not place me in charge of my soul even for the blinking of an eye To be recited once Brief Commentary• This means He is the one who looks after everyone and everything, provides for them, and keeps everything in place e |
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His life is not interrupted by any periods of sleep nor loss of power• We also call upon Allah with His mercy that He saves us | The last part of this supplication sets in a place a very important concept in our life, which is that is we need Allah for everything in our lives, and that if we are left to ourselves without the help of Allah, even for a moment, then this would lead to our destruction• When we ask Allah to rectify all our affairs, this includes matters related to this life and the Hereafter• When we call upon Allah by Him being the Ever-living creator, we should realise we are calling the being who will always be present and available to help• |
We also call upon Allah in that He is the Sustainer of all.