Du'a Nudba

Du'a Nudba (Arabic: دُعَاء ٱلنُّدْبَة) is one of the major Shia supplications about Imam Al-Mahdi and his occultation. Nudba means to cry and Shias read the supplication to ask for help during the occultation. The supplication is recited during Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Ghadeer, and every Friday morning.^[1] Mazar al-Kabir, Mazar al-Ghadim, and Mesbaho al-Zaer were narrated the supplication. Proponents say these books were written with authentic narrators such as Sayyed Ibn Tawus. Muhammad Baqir Majlisi wrote this prayer in Zaad-ul-Maad from Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq. Also, Albazofari, a person who lived in minor occultation, narrated from The Four Deputies of Imam Mahdi that Imam Mahdi said to read the prayer.^[2] However there is a significant school of thought that claims inauthenticity of the Dua.^[3]

^ Mohammed Raza Dungersi. A Brief Biography of Imam Muhammad bin Hasan (a.s.): al-Mahdi. Bilal Muslim Mission. pp. 41–. GGKEY:0J21Y4GWY0X.
^ "Authenticity of Du'a Nudba". library.tebyan.net.
^ Institute, Al Mahdi (2018-03-04). "SSF: The Authenticity & Efficacy of Dua Tawassul and Dua Nudbah". Al-Mahdi Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

[Dungersi-1] Mohammed Raza Dungersi. A Brief Biography of Imam Muhammad bin Hasan (a.s.): al-Mahdi. Bilal Muslim Mission. pp. 41–. GGKEY:0J21Y4GWY0X.

[2] "Authenticity of Du'a Nudba". library.tebyan.net.

[3] Institute, Al Mahdi (2018-03-04). "SSF: The Authenticity & Efficacy of Dua Tawassul and Dua Nudbah". Al-Mahdi Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-25.

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