Begin with Praise: Inspirations from Du'a al-Iftitah Imam Ali the lives and spiritual status

the lives and spiritual status of Shii Imams

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Begin with Praise: Inspirations from Du'a al-Iftitah Imam Ali the lives and spiritual status"O' God, I begin exaltation with Your praise!" Those words appear at the beginning of Du'a al Iftitah a supplication taught to us by our beloved Imam al Mahdi, may God hasten his return. He taught us to recite this blessed supplication every night in the Holy Month of Ramadan. Du'a al Iftitah addresses a plethora of theological, spiritual, and ethical topics. Contemplation on its verses allows the believers to make the best of the Holy Month of