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اَللّٰهُمَّ اَنْتَ السَّلَامُ

allahumma anta as-salamu

O Allah, You are the Peace.

Observances at the Mosques Centre At the center of Masjid al-Kufah, you may offer a two-unit prayer, reciting in the first unit Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-Tawhid, and in the second unit Surah al-Fatihah and Surah al-Kafirun (No. 109)
. After you finish the prayer and say the Tasbih statements, you may say the following:

وَ مِنْكَ السَّلَامُ

wa minka as-salamu

You are the source of peace.

 

وَ اِلَيْكَ يَعُوْدُ السَّلَامُ

wa ilayka ya`udu as-salamu

To You does peace belong.

 

وَ دَارُكَ دَارُ السَّلَامِ

wa daruka daru alssalami

Your abode is the abode of peace.

 

حَيِّنَا رَبَّنَا مِنْكَ بِالسَّلَامِ

hayyina rabbana minka bilsslami

So, our Lord, greet us with peace from You.

 

اَللّٰهُمَّ اِنِّيْ صَلَّيْتُ هٰذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ

allahumma inni sallaytu hadhihi alssalata

O Allah, I have offered this prayer,

 

ابْتِغَاۤءَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ رِضْوَانِكَ وَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ

ibtigha'a rahmatika wa rizwanika wa maghfiratika

seeking Your mercy, pleasure, forgiveness,

 

وَ تَعْظِيْمًا لِمَسْجِدِكَ

wa ta`ziman limasjidika

and as sign of my esteeming Your mosque.

 

اَللّٰهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلٰى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ اٰلِ مُحَمَّدٍ

allahumma fasalli `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin

O Allah, (please) send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,

 

وَ ارْفَعْهَا فِيْ عِلِّيِّيْنَ

warfa`ha fi `illiyyina

raise my prayer to the most elevated place,

 

وَ تَقَبَّلْهَا مِنِّيْ يَاۤ اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ۔

wa taqabbalha minni ya arhama alrrahimina

and accept it from me, O most merciful of all those who show mercy.

It is worth mentioning that the center of Masjid al-Kufah is also called dakkat al-mi`raj (Seat of the Ascension to the Heavens). Apparently, when the Holy Prophet (s), at the night of his Ascension, asked permission from Almighty Allah to visit this mosque, he offered his prayer at this place. Previously, I have mentioned the narration involving this incident.