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how do invoke Allah with his names in dua. i ask because i do not know understand arabic

e.g. if i was to use the name الرحمن (ar-rahman) would i say "ya ar-rahman"
can someone shed some light on this

thank you

[DianaDrk]

"Ya Ar-Rahman" is correct.

[Berta]

how do invoke Allah with his names in dua. i ask because i do not know understand arabic

e.g. if i was to use the name الرحمن (ar-rahman) would i say "ya ar-rahman"
can someone shed some light on this

thank you

السلام عليكم

Brother, there are many beautiful Hadith in Muntakhab Hadees how Allah (SWT) should be invoked in dua. You can download from many sites. Just google it.

[fruttomma]

"Ya Ar-Rahman" is correct.

Does the article Al have to be there? Is Ya Rahman correct?

[DianaDrk]

My understanding is that normally the article "Al" would be dropped in Arabic but because we are specifically referring to a name of Allah then it should be included.

I may be mistaken about this.

[DianaDrk]

Just read this in a book:

When adopting a particular name (of Allah swt) as wazeefah (which one intends to recite daily) add "Ya" before the name and eliminate the "Al". For example "Ar-Rahman" will be said as "Ya Rahman" and not "Ya Ar-Rahman".