Mubtadi – Initiate
The Daily Awrad (Spiritual Practices)
The Awrad of the Initiate (Mubtadi‘)
Opening
Begin with testimony, forgiveness, and Qur’anic recitation.
- Shahada three times — ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan `abduhu wa rasuluh.
- Astaghfirullah 70 times.
- Al-Fatiha 1 time, intending to share in the blessings revealed with it in Makkah.
- Ayat Aman ar-Rasul (2:285–286).
Suwar
Short chapters of the Qur’an.
- Surat al-Inshirah (94) — 7 times.
- Surat al-Ikhlas (112) — 11 times.
- Surat al-Falaq (113) — 1 time.
- Surat an-Nas (114) — 1 time.
Dhikr and Salawat
Remembrance and salutations.
- La ilaha illallah — 10 times, completing the last with Muhammadun Rasulullah.
- Salawat ash-sharifa — 10 times: Allahumma salli `ala Muhammadin wa `ala ali Muhammadin wa sallim.
- Ihda: present the reward to the Prophet ﷺ and the Naqshbandi Shaykhs; wrap with Al‑Fatiha, intending to share in the graces revealed in Madinah.
Extended Devotions
For daily completion and weekly emphasis.
- Dhikr of the Glorious Name — “Allah, Allah” 1500 times.
- Salawat — 100 times; 300 times on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
- One‑thirtieth (juz’) of the Qur’an, or instead Surat al‑Ikhlas 100 times.
- One chapter of Dalā’il al‑Khayrāt, or instead salawat 100 times.