

When he says: “Guide us to the straight path, the path of those whom you have favoured, not those who went astray”Īllah says: “This is for my servant, and my servant will have what he has asked for”.īefore sleeping | Ruquiya | Sick/Evil eye | Guarding empty homeĢ:2 Zaalikal kitaabu-laa raiba : feeh : hudal-lil muttaqeen.Ģ:3 Allazeena yu’minoona bilghaibi wa yu’qee-moonas salata wa mim’maa razaqna’hum yun’fiqoon.Ģ:4 Wal’lazena yu’minoona bimaa un’zila ilaika wa-maa unzila min qablika wa bil aa’khirati hum yu’qinoon.Ģ:5 Ulaa’ika aa’laa hudam-mir rabbihim wa ulaa’ika humul muflihoon. When he says: “You alone we worship, you alone we ask for help”Īllah says: “This is between me and my servant, and my servant will have what he has asked for”. When he says: “The Master of the Day of Judgment”Īllah says: “My servant has glorified me and my servant has submitted to me”. When he says: “The Gracious, the Merciful” When the servant says: “All praise is due to Allah the Lord of the worlds”


Tremolo chords in the accompaniment bring increased energy.All Shifa | Before sleeping | Ruquiya | Sick/Evil eyeġ:5 Iyyaaka na’budu wa lyyaaka nasta’een.ġ:7 Siraatal-lazeena an’amta ‘alaihim ghayril maghdoo bi’alai’him wa lad-daalleen.ġ:1 In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.ġ:2 praise is to Allah, Lord of the worlds.ġ:3 The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.ġ:5 It is You we worship and You we ask for help.ġ:7 The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favour, not of those who have evoked anger or of those who are astray.Ību Huraira r.a reported, The Prophet ﷺ said:Īllah said: “I have divided prayer between myself and my servant into two halves, and my servant shall have what he has asked for”. The voices sing, "Gather, gather," in repeated 8th notes, as the calls for protest gain in strength. The musical language for this choral setting is rhythmic, energetic and powerful. Ultimately, they proclaimed, "Mighty be our powers!" But, with hands joined together, they became peace mothers. Their "uniforms" were white T-shirts.Īt times, the women doubted their strength. Led by Leymah Gbowee (Winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize), the women prayed, marched, sang and resolutely waited for peace. For perusal only - not printable.įrom Dusk to Dawn tells the story of the Liberian women protesting the civil war which engulfed their country until 2003. Download an MP3 file of a performance of this work by the Northwestern State University Lyric Women's Chorus, Patrick Dill, conductor.ĭownload a PDF file of the choral score of this composition.
