The Supplication of the Oppressed
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ This highly potent du’a by the renowned Sufi, Shaykh Muhammad Fatha ibn Muhammad ibn Naswir ( q.s. ), was recited across Morocco and inspired resistance to the French Occupation. So powerful was it that the French President had to issue an order banning its recitation from the mosques. Moroccans date the movement to return King Muhammad from that outlawing of the du’a . It is most appropriate to the present state of the ummah . The power of this prayer of Shaykh Muhammad ibn Naswir ad-Dari ( q.s. ) lies in its simplicity, its purity, and its sincere supplication. It is essentially a plea to Allah ( s.w.t. ) that our transgressions be Overlooked, that Divine Mercy be Bestowed upon us, that social justice be Restored in spite of us, that wrongs be Righted, and that righteousness reign once again in our lands, so that the destitute may no longer be in need, the young may be educated, the animals’ purpose ful...