Contents: In many instances, we are told in the Noble Qur'an that we must constantly seek protection with Allah from the Shaitaan (Devils) among the Jinn and Mankind and what better way than thru prayers and supplications - for Surely, no physical weapon exists to defeat the forces of Iblis! This section contains beneficial weapons to guard a child from the evil forces around him or her and to keep the child secure and under the constant protection of Allah.

Prayer 1

Surah al-Waqiyah (Chapter 56) should be written with a mixture of saffron and water on a piece of paper, wrapped in cloth and tied or kept with the baby to protect him or her from misfortunes, accidents and any other sort of mischief.

Prayer 2

Surah al-Balad (Chapter 90) should be written with a mixture of saffron and water on a piece of paper, wrapped in cloth and tied or kept with the baby to protect him or her from the evil and malevolence of others:

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

لَا أُقْسِمُ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

Nay! I swear by this city (90:1).

وَأَنْتَ حِلٌّ بِهَٰذَا الْبَلَدِ

And you shall be made free from obligation in this city (90:2).

وَوَالِدٍ وَمَا وَلَدَ

And the begetter and whom he begets (90:3).

لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ

Certainly, We have created man to be in distress (90:4).

أَيَحْسَبُ أَنْ لَنْ يَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that no one has power over him (90:5)?

يَقُولُ أَهْلَكْتُ مَالًا لُبَدًا

He shall say: I have wasted much wealth (90:6).

أَيَحْسَبُ أَنْ لَمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ

Does he think that no one sees him? (90:7).

أَلَمْ نَجْعَلْ لَهُ عَيْنَيْنِ

Have We not given him two eyes (90:8).

وَلِسَانًا وَشَفَتَيْنِ

And a tongue and two lips (90:9).

وَهَدَيْنَاهُ النَّجْدَيْنِ

And pointed out to him the two conspicuous ways [of right and wrong] (90:10).

فَلَا اقْتَحَمَ الْعَقَبَةَ

But he would not attempt the uphill road (90:11).

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الْعَقَبَةُ

And what will make you comprehend what the uphill road is (90:12).

فَكُّ رَقَبَةٍ

[It is] the setting free of a slave (90:13).

أَوْ إِطْعَامٌ فِي يَوْمٍ ذِي مَسْغَبَةٍ

Or the giving of food in a day of hunger (90:14).

يَتِيمًا ذَا مَقْرَبَةٍ

To an orphan having relationship (90:15).

أَوْ مِسْكِينًا ذَا مَتْرَبَةٍ

Or to the poor man lying in the dust (90:16).

ثُمَّ كَانَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالْمَرْحَمَةِ

Then [if he does so] he shall be one of those who believes and charges one another to show patience, and charges one another to show compassion (90:17)

أُولَٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ الْمَيْمَنَةِ

These are the people of the right hand (90:18).

وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِنَا هُمْ أَصْحَابُ الْمَشْأَمَةِ

And [as for] those who disbelieve in Our communications, they are the people of the left hand (90:19).

عَلَيْهِمْ نَارٌ مُؤْصَدَةٌ

Upon them is lire closed over (90:20).

Prayer 3

To keep the child safe from an untimely death, the child or the mother should wear a locket with the following verse of the Qur'an written 160 times on a piece of paper enclosed in it:

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Prayer 4

To prevent any 'evil eye' from affecting the child, the following prayer should be recited over the child. The beginning is a short prayer while the second half is verses 3 and 4 of Surah al-Mulk (Chapter 67):

الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا مَا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِنْ تَفَاوُتٍ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِنْ فُطُورٍ

O Allah, Lord of withheld rain and hard rock and gloomy night, and all that is fresh, and all that is dry; (please) drive back the evil eyes to the heart, and neck and fortunes of the sources of these evil eyes (67:3).

ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنْقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ

Then look again can you see any disorder? Then tum back the eye again and again; your look shall come back to you confused while it is fatigued (67:4).

Prayer 5

This is another prayer for protection from the 'evil eye'. In place of the parenthesis, say the name of the child:

اللهُمَّ ذَا السُّلْطَانِ الْعَظِيمِ وَالْمَنِ الْقَدِيمِ وَ الْوَجْهِ الْكَرِيم ذَا الْكَلماتِ التَّامَّاتِ وَ الدَّعَواتِ الْمُسْتَجَابَاتِ عاف

[name of the child]

مِنْ أَنفُسِ الْجِنِّ وَ أَعْيُنِ الإِنس

O' Allah, Possessor of the Magnificent Authority and the Eternal Blessings and the Munificent Disposition and the Possessor of all of the perfect and the accepted supplications, avert evil from (name of the child) from the evil spirits of the Jinn and the evil eyes of the people.

Prayer 6

The final supplication is verses 51 and 52 from Surah al-Qalam (Chapter 68) continuously recited while in the child's presence. In addition, this supplication should be written on paper and kept with the child or hung up in his or her room:

وَإِنْ يَكَادُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَيُزْلِقُونَكَ بِأَبْصَارِهِمْ لَمَّا سَمِعُوا الذِّكْرَ وَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّهُ لَمَجْنُونٌ

And the unbelievers would almost trip you up (Muhammad) with their eyes when they hear the Message, and they say, 'Surely, he has gone mad! (68:51).

وَمَا هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِلْعَالَمِينَ

But this is nothing less than a Reminder to all the worlds (68:52).