IN THE NAME OF GOD,
THE MERCIFUL, THE
COMPASSIONATE
But he cried through the depths of darkness, "There is no god but You; Glory be unto You! I was indeed among the wrongdoers!"1 * When he called upon his Sustainer saying: "Verily harm has afflicted me, and You are the Most Merciful of the Merciful."2 * But if they turn away, say: "God suffices me, there is no god but He; in Him do I place my trust-He the Sustainer of the Throne [of Glory] Supreme!"3 * For us God suffices, and He is the Best Disposer of Affairs.4 * There is no strength and no power other than through God, the High, the Mighty. * The Enduring One, You are the Enduring One! The Enduring One, You are the Enduring One! * And to those who believe guidance and healing.5
[This the first section of the Thirty-First Letter consists of six Flashes, each of which depicts one of the many lights of the above verses and phrases. The recital of each of these thirty-three times particularly between Maghrib and ’Isha, the prayers at sunset and nightfall, is most meritorious.]
1. Qur’an, 21:87.
2. Qur’an, 21:83.
3. Qur’an, 9:129.
4. Qur’an, 3:173.
5. Qur’an, 41:44. | 
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