Du'a Simat (Arabic: دعاء السمات), also known as Du'a Shobbur,[1] is an Islamic supplication.[2][3][4] This Du'a is mustahab (recommended) to be recited at sunset on Fridays.[5][6] It is regarded as a prominent supplication. Most old Islamic scholars followed this practice. Muhammad al-Baqir, the fifth Imam of Shia Islam, said, 'I've spoken the truth if I swear to Allah that Ismul Azam is in this supplication."[7][8] According to Allamah Mohammad Baqir Majlisi, the companions of the Prophet recited it regularly.[9]
The initial (English translated) part of Du'a Simat is:
Allah! I beseech Thee through Thy Name, the most great, the most majestic, the most magnificent and the most noble. If Thou art requested therewith to open the closed doors of the sky these will open with Thy mercy. If Thou art requested thereby to remove the narrowness of the doors of the heaven, they will be opened wide. If Thou art requested thereby to make easy the difficulty, it will be easy. If you ...[14]
