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Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya
الصَّحِيفَةُ السَّجَّادِيَّةُ
صحیفۂ سجادیہ
- Author / compiler
- Supplications attributed in the Twelver tradition to Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (a.s.)
- Period
- 1st century AH attribution; surviving recensions include later additions
- Language
- Arabic; multiple English and Urdu translations
- Source
- Arabic Wikisource · 54 supplications
Read the 54-supplication Arabic recension as numbered in the cited source. Recensions differ and may include addenda; this local text does not claim to represent every recension or provide a translation.
Arabic text from Wikisource revision 591900, formatted into numbered entries and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Attribution: Arabic Wikisource contributors. Textual variants and later additions should be checked against a named scholarly edition.
Arabic full text · 54 supplications
Arabic Wikisource revision 591900 · revision timestamp 2025-10-03 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution: Arabic Wikisource contributors. The text is formatted into numbered entries from the cited revision; this is not an English or Urdu translation.
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A structured guide to the linked work. These headings summarize topics and do not claim to reproduce the source edition’s complete table of contents.
- 01Praise, divine unity and sending blessings
- 02Repentance, gratitude and spiritual discipline
- 03Family, community, neighbours and public responsibilities
- 04Supplications for hardship, health, forgiveness and daily devotion
- 05Recension note: distinguish the core prayers from later addenda
Editorial study notes
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Study guide — Supplication, gratitude, and moral formation
This reading note introduces al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya, a devotional collection traditionally attributed to Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sajjad (AS). Its prayers explore praise of God, repentance, ethical character, family and community duties, and spiritual resilience. This is an explanatory overview, not a verbatim prayer text; consult a verified edition before quoting.