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Selected Prayers from the Three Great Monotheistic ScripturesAll biblical quotations are taken from the New Revised Standard Version. All Qur’anic quotations are taken from the translation of Ahmed Ali.Qur’an: Surah 1 (“The Prologue” or “Opening”)In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful.ALL PRAISE BE to Allah, Lord of all the worlds,2. Most beneficent, ever-merciful,3. King of the Day of Judgement.4. You alone we worship, and to You alone turn for help.5. Guide us (O Lord) to the path that is straight,6. The path of those You have blessed,7. Not of those who have earned Your anger, nor those who have gone astray. Hebrew Bible: Deuteronomy 6:4-9Hear, O?Israel: The?Lord?is our God, the?Lord?alone.?You shall love the?Lord?your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.?Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart.?Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.?Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem?on your forehead,?and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.Hebrew Bible: Numbers 6:22-27The Lord?spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the Israelites: You shall say to them,The Lord?bless you and keep you;the Lord?make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;the Lord?lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.So they shall put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.New Testament: Matthew 6:9-13Pray then in this way:Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us to the time of trial, but rescue us from the evil one.New Testament: Luke 11:2-4He said to them, ‘When you pray, say:Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. And forgive us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us to the time of trial.’Hebrew Bible: Deuteronomy 26:1-11When you have come into the land that the Lord?your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord?your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord?your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, ‘Today I declare to the Lord?your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.’ When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord?your God, you shall make this response before the Lord?your God: ‘A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labour on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord?heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. The Lord?brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord?, have given me.’ You shall set it down before the Lord?your God and bow down before the Lord?your God. Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord?your God has given to you and to your house.New Testament: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, ‘This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’ In the same way he took the cup also, after supper, saying, ‘This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.’ For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.Hebrew Bible: Psalm 136O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures for ever.O give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures for ever.O give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures for ever;who alone does great wonders, for his steadfast love endures for ever;who by understanding made the heavens, for his steadfast love endures for ever;who spread out the earth on the waters, for his steadfast love endures for ever;who made the great lights, for his steadfast love endures for ever;the sun to rule over the day, for his steadfast love endures for ever;the moon and stars to rule over the night, for his steadfast love endures for ever;who struck Egypt through their firstborn, for his steadfast love endures for ever;and brought Israel out from among them, for his steadfast love endures for ever;with a strong hand and an outstretched arm, for his steadfast love endures for ever;who divided the Red Sea in two, for his steadfast love endures for ever;and made Israel pass through the midst of it, for his steadfast love endures for ever;but overthrew Pharaoh and his army in the Red Sea, for his steadfast love endures for ever;who led his people through the wilderness, for his steadfast love endures for ever;who struck down great kings, for his steadfast love endures for ever;and killed famous kings, for his steadfast love endures for ever;Sihon, king of the Amorites, for his steadfast love endures for ever;and Og, king of Bashan, for his steadfast love endures for ever;and gave their land as a heritage, for his steadfast love endures for ever;a heritage to his servant Israel, for his steadfast love endures for ever.It is he who remembered us in our low estate, for his steadfast love endures for ever;and rescued us from our foes, for his steadfast love endures for ever;who gives food to all flesh, for his steadfast love endures for ever.O give thanks to the God of heaven, for his steadfast love endures for ever.Qur’an: Surah 55 (“The Compassionate”)In the name of Allah, most benevolent, ever-merciful. AR-RAHMAN [the compassionate one]2. Bestowed the Qur'an,3. Created man,4. And taught him to express clearly.5. The sun and moon revolve to a computation;6. And the grasses and the trees bow (to Him) in adoration.7. He raised the sky and set the Balance8. So that none may err against the scales,9. And observe correct measure, weigh with justice, and not cheat the balance. 10. He positioned the earth for all the creatures:11. There are fruits of all kinds on it, and date-palms with their clusterssheathed,12. Grain with husk, and fragrant grasses.13. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny?14. He created man of fermented clay dried tinkling hard like earthen ware,15. And created jinns from the white-hot flame of fire.16. How many favours of your Lord will you then deny?17. Lord of the two Easts, Lord of the two Wests.18. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny?19. He has set two seas in motion that flow side by side together,20. With an interstice between them which they cannot cross.21. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny? --22. Out of them come pearls and coral.23. How many favours of your Lord will you then deny?24. His are the high-sailed vessels in deep ocean like the mountains.25. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny?26. All that is on the earth is passing,27. But abiding is the glory of your Lord, full of majesty and beneficence.28. How many favours of your Lord will you then deny?29. All those there are in the heavens and the earth turn to Him withsolicitation, intent on His purpose all the time.30. How many favours of your Lord will you then deny?31. We shall soon be free to turn to you, O weary caravans,32. How many favours of your Lord will you then deny?33. O society of jinns and men, cross the bounds of the heavens and the earth if you have the ability, then pass beyond them; but you cannot unless you acquire the law.34. How many favours of your Lord will you then deny?35. Let loose at you will be smokeless flames of fire so that you will not be able to defend yourselves.36. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny?37. When the sky will split asunder, and turn rosy like the dregs of annointing oil,38. Which of the favours of your Lord will you then deny?39. Neither man nor jinn will be questioned on that day about his sin.40. How many favours of your Lord will you then deny?41. The sinners will be recognised by their marks, and seized by the forelock and their feet.42. Which of the favours of your Lord will you then deny?43. This is Hell the sinners called a lie.44. They will go round and around between it and boiling water.45. Which of the favours of your Lord will you then deny?46. But for him who lived in awe of the sublimity of his Lord, there will be two gardens --47. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny? --48. Full of overhanging branches --49. Which of the favours of your Lord will you then deny? --50. With two springs of water flowing through them both. --51. Which of the favours of your Lord will then both of you deny? 52. In both of them there will be every kind of fruits in pairs. --53. Which of the favours of your Lord will then both of you deny? --54. Reclining there on carpets lined with brocade, fruits of the garden hanging low within reach.55. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny?56. In them maidens with averted glances, undeflowered by man or by jinn before them, --57. Which of the favours of your Lord will then both of you deny? --58. As though rubies and pearls.59. Which of the favours of your Lord will then both of you deny?60. Should the reward of goodness be aught else but goodness? --61. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny? --62. And besides these two other gardens --63. Which of the favours of your Lord will then both of you deny? --64. Of darkest verdant green --65. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny? --66. With two fountains gushing constantly, --67. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny? --68. With fruits in them, and dates and pomegranates --69. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny? --70. In them good and comely maidens --71. How many favours of your Lord will you then deny? --72. Houris cloistered in pavilions --73. How many favours of your Lord will you then deny? --74. Undeflowered by man or by jinn before them, --75. How many favours of your Lord will then both of you deny? --76. Reclining on green cushions and rich carpets excellent.77. How many favours of your Lord will you then deny?78. Blessed be the name of your Lord, full of majesty and beneficience. ................
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