04-10-2006, 09:12 PM
The phonetics go something like;
Aa_oo_thoo_bil_laa_he_minash_shay_tau_nir_ra_jeem.
Two vowels means stretch the letter In the above;
Aa as in 'Agh' - from the back of the throat . oo as in 'moon'. Laa as in 'air', tau like as in door. 'ra' - trilled r-raw. jeem as in 'regime'.
English speakers need to remember to 'trill' the "Rs"...'r_r_r' instead of just 'R". Otherwise it will sound like e.g. "Speaker" ends up sounding like "speaka".
Put your heart and soul into saying this prayer. This is a huge prayer. Learn it and let it dissolve into your heart. So when you say it, it's not coming off your tongue but rising up from your heart in a plea to God.
"Aa_oo_thoo_bil_laa_he_minash_shay_tau_nir_rajeem." - "I seek refuge in Allah from satan the outcast."
The purpose of this prayer is to ask protection from the whisperings of satan. As soon as you start thinking about the "truth of this world" he will swarm over you like a 'rash'. He will make you drift off in thoughts to anything other than the truth. That's his job.
As you learn, you just watch. Sometimes when you lean up against the 'truth' satan will cast drowsiness over you. But as soon as you change your thoughts to something else like football or whatever, whammo, instant awakeness and clarity of thought. Then he will up and depart like a fog in the morning. Another job well done.