1. Prayer for the dead by Hazrat Inayat Khan
a/ For a man
b/ For a woman
2. As given by Murshida Vera Corda
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O Thou,
the Cause and Effect of the whole universe,
the source from whence we have come
and the goal toward which all are bound
Receive this soul who is coming to Thee
into Thy parental arms.
May Thy forgiving glance heal his heart.
Lift him from the denseness of the earth.
Surround him with the Light
of Thine own Spirit.
Raise him up to heaven
which is his true dwelling place.
We pray Thee, grant him the blessing
of Thy most exalted Presence.
May his life upon earth
become as a dream to his waking soul
And let his thirsting eyes behold
the glorious vision of Thy sunshine.
Amen
O Thou,
the Cause and Effect of the whole universe,
the source from whence we have come
and the goal toward which all are bound
Receive this soul who is coming to Thee
into Thy parental arms.
May Thy forgiving glance heal her heart.
Lift her from the denseness of the earth.
Surround her with the Light
of Thine own Spirit.
Raise her up to heaven
which is her true dwelling place.
We pray Thee, grant her the blessing
of Thy most exalted Presence.
May her life upon earth
become as a dream to her waking soul
And let her thirsting eyes behold
the glorious vision of Thy sunshine.
Amen
O Thou the cause and effect of the whole universe,
The Source from which we have come
And the Goal towards which all are bound,
Receive the soul of ____________ which now
is enfolded in Thy parental arms. May Thy
forgiving Glance heal his/her heart. Lift him/her from
the denseness of the earth, surround him/her with the light
of Thine own Spirit,
Raise him/her up to the heaven which is his/her true dwelling-place.
We pray Thee, grant him/her the blessing of Thy most exalted Presence.
May his/her life on earth become as a dream to his/her awakening Soul,
And let his/her thirsting eyes behold the glorious vision of Thy Sunshine.
Amen.
(Follow with Khatum) One does this for 30 days following
the passing before the Allah candle on your altar.
Hands over their picture do the Blessing:
Heal ____________'s spirit of all the wounds that his/her
heart has suffered through this life of limitation on earth.
Purify his/her heart with Thy Divine Light, And send upon his/her Spirit Thy mercy,
Thy compassion,
and Thy Peace. Amen.