1. BISHILLAHIR-RAHMANIR-RAHEEM
means: 'In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent (Kind), the most Merciful' We begin our Holy Du'a with the words: BISMILLAHIR-RAHNANIR-RAHEEM. Our Holy Prophet Muhammad would say BISMILLAH before starting his meals and even before starting any work.

2. YA ALI MADAD'
means: 'May Mowla Ali (Hazar Imam) help you'.  MOWLA ALI MADAD means: 'May Mowla Ali (Hazar Imam) help you (too)'. We greet each other by saying YA ALI MADAD - MOWLA ALI MADAD.

3. YA ALI, YA MUHAMMAD
means: 'O Ali, O Muhammad'. YA ALI, YA MUHAMMAD is a tasbih which we recite very often.  We recite the YA ALI, YA MUHAMMAD tasbih in the fifth part of our Holy  Du'a. We also say YA ALI, YA MUHAMMAD when Mukhisaheb / Kamadiasaheb, Mukhiyanima/Kamadiyanima says 'Farman' when giving us Chhanta.

4. YA ALLAH
means: 'O Allah'. We recite it after the morning Du'a in Subuh Sadak tasbih.

5. YA WAHAB
means: 'O Bestower'.We recite it after the morning Du'a in Subuh Sadak tasBih.

6. YA ALI
means: 'O Ali'. We recite it after the morning Du'a in Subuh Sadak tasbih.

7. ALLAHUS-SAMAD
means: 'Allah is the most Reliable'.We recite it after the morning Du'a in Subuh Sadak tasbih.

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