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Du'a Nudba in the Jamkaran Mosque . Du'a Nudba ( Arabic : دُعَاء ٱلنُّدْبَة ) is one of the major Shia supplications about Imam Al-Mahdi and his reappearance. Nudba means to cry and Shias read the supplication to ask for help and early reappearance of Imam Al-Mahdi. The supplication is recited during Eid al-Fitr , Eid al-Adha , Eid al-Ghadeer , and every Friday morning. Mazar al-Kabir, Mazar al-Ghadim, and Mesbaho al-Zaer were narrated the supplication. Proponents say these books were written with authentic narrators such as Sayyed Ibn Tawus . Muhammad Baqir Majlisi wrote this prayer in Zaad-ul-Maad from Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq . However there is a significant school of thought that claims inauthenticity of the Dua. The supplication starts by glorifying and praising Allah and sending his peace and blessing upon the Prophet (s) and his progeny. It continues explaining the purpose of choosing prophets and saints and the fact that they were appointed by Allah. It then moves on to the succession of Imam Ali (a) and expresses longing for the final infallible from the Prophet's lineage, Imam al-Mahdi (a), highlighting qualities that set him apart from any false claimant. Unlike impostors, he will truly establish peace and well-being, implementing justice and equity in a tangible, not symbolic, manner. Imam Mahdi (a) will avenge the blood of the martyrs of Karbala, fulfilling a divine promise of justice. A Brief Biography of Imam Muhammad bin Hasan (a.s.): al-Mahdi .
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Reciting Du'a Nudba in the Jamkaran Mosque Du'a Nudba is one of the major Shiite prayers about Muhammad al-Mahdi and his occultation . Nudba means to cry and Shiites read the prayer to ask for help during the occultation. The supplication is recited during Eid al-Fitr , Eid al-Adha , Eid al-Ghadeer , and every Friday morning. Mazar al-Kabir, Mazar al-Ghadim, and Mesbaho al-Zaer were narrated the supplication. These books were written with authentic narrators such as Sayyed Ibn Tawus . Muhammad Baqir Majlisi wrote this prayer in Zaad-ul-Maad from Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq . A Brief Biography of Imam Muhammad bin Hasan (a.s.): al-Mahdi .
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Islamic supplication Reciting Du'a Nudba in the Jamkaran Mosque .Du'a Nudba ( ) is one of the major Shia supplications about Imam Al-Mahdi and his occultation .Nudba means to cry and Shias read the supplication to ask for help during the occultation. The supplication is recited during Eid al-Fitr , Eid al-Adha , Eid al-Ghadeer , and every Friday morning. Mazar al-Kabir, Mazar al-Ghadim, and Mesbaho al-Zaer were narrated the supplication. These books were written with authentic narrators such as Sayyed Ibn Tawus . Muhammad Baqir Majlisi wrote this prayer in Zaad-ul-Maad from Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq . A Brief Biography of Imam Muhammad bin Hasan (a.s.): al-Mahdi .
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one of the major shiite prayers about muhammad al-mahdi and his occultation
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one of the major shia supplications about imam al-mahdi and his reappearance
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