Munajat : The Intimate Prayers

Munajat: The Intimate Prayers of Khwajih 'Abd Allah Ansari, 1975, xxv, 84. Throughout human history man has addressed intimate & personal prayers to his Lord. In Islam these prayers are called 'Munajat,' from an Arabic root which encompasses the idea of rescue, deliverance, & safeguard. Among the collections of Munajat, one of the most famous is that of Khwajih Abdullah Ansari, a famous Persian mystic who was born & lived most of his life in Herat, now in Afghanistan. The Khaneghah of Maleknia Naseralishah (PO Box 665, Palisades, NY 10964) has published an annotated edition of Ansari's Munajat in Persian & English, translated by Lawrence Morris & Rustam Sarfeh, M.D. Samples from the 130 prayers in the collection: "O God, all fear Thee, but Abdullah fears himself, for from Thee comes all good, but from him all evil." O God, Thou hast said 'I am generous.' All our trust & hope are in this. And since Thou hast said 'I am merciful,' despair in us is forbidden." "O God, by the Mercy of the Name that Thou art, & by the honor of those qualities that are Thine, come to my rescue, since Thou alone has the power."Ansari, Khwajih A. is the author of 'Munajat : The Intimate Prayers', published 1975 under ISBN 9780917220005 and ISBN 0917220005.