A Du'a for When Time Feels Like It's Slipping Away

If the days are moving too fast, if you're thinking about endings more than beginnings, or if you need to feel held by the One who was there before you started and will remain after everything fades, follow along with this du'a:

Ya Awwal,

You were there before beginnings were written. Before my first breath, You already knew my name. Remind me that nothing starts without You, and that every good I begin is only by Your permission. Let my first step in anything always be towards You.

Ya Aakhir,

You remain when all else fades. When every name is forgotten, Yours endures. Let my last breath be in Your remembrance, and my last sight be upon Your mercy.

Ya Dhaahir,

You are evident in every beauty, in the rise of the sun and the appearance of the moon. Let me see Your majesty in all that surrounds me, until everything I witness becomes a door back to You.

Ya Baatin,

You are nearer than my thoughts, closer than my pulse. You know the things I can't say, and forgive the things I can't hide. Preserve me in the unseen as You do in the open, and let my nearness to You outlast my time on this earth. Ameen.

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