اَلۡـحَـمۡـدُ لـِلّٰـہِ رَبِّ الۡـعٰـلَـمِیۡنَ   وَ الـصَّـلٰـوۃُ  وَالـسَّـلَامُ عَـلٰی  سَـیِّـدِالۡـمُـرۡسَـلِـیۡنَ

اَمَّـابَــعۡـدُ  فَـاَعُـوۡذُ  بِـالـلّٰـہِ  مِـنَ الـشَّـیۡـطٰنِ الـرَّجِیۡمِؕ  بِـسۡمِ الـلّٰـہِ الـرَّحۡـمٰنِ الـرَّحِـیۡمِؕ

21 Intentions for

Reading this Booklet

Saying of the Beloved and Blessed Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:   نِيَّةُ الۡمُؤۡمِنِ خَيۡرٌ مِّنۡ عَمَلِهِ ‘A Muslim’s intention values more than his deed.’ (Mu’jam Kabīr, Vol. 6, p. 185, Ḥadīš 5942)

2 Madanī pearls of wisdom

v  Without a good intention, no reward is granted for a righteous deed.

v  The more righteous intentions, the greater the reward.

Make the following intentions:

1-4. Every time (whenever I read this book) I will start with Ḥamd¹, Ṣalawāt², Ta’awwūż³ and Tasmiyyaĥ⁴ (upon reading the two lines of Arabic given at the top of this page you will be acting on all these four intentions).

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For the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, I will read this book from the beginning to the end.