The doors of the heavens were opened. Archangel Jabrail Alayhissalam luminously came addressing the Prophet (saw) “I brought you the peace, blessing and gift of Allah (swt).” Prophet greeted His blessings in reverence. Jabrail (as) said “Take out your shield; read this duaʿ (prayer). If you carry and read this, it provides a better protection and effect to you than a shield.” Prophet (saw) asked Jabrail (as) “Is the effect of this just for me? Does it also include my ummah?” Jabrail (as) answered “O Messenger of Allah! This is a gift of Allah (swt) to you and your ummah. No one other than Allah (swt) knows the reward of this.”

The doors of the heavens were opened. Archangel Jabrail Alayhissalam luminously came addressing the Prophet (saw) “I brought you the peace, blessing and gift of Allah (swt).” Prophet greeted His blessings in reverence. Jabrail (as) said “Take out your shield; read this duaʿ (prayer). If you carry and read this, it provides a better protection and effect to you than a shield.” Prophet (saw) asked Jabrail (as) “Is the effect of this just for me? Does it also include my ummah?” Jabrail (as) answered “O Messenger of Allah! This is a gift of Allah (swt) to you and your ummah. No one other than Allah (swt) knows the reward of this.”

Jawshan al-Kabir consists of 100 sections. Every section includes 10 parts in which Allah (swt) is praised with His Names and attributes. Thus, the entire Jawshan comprises 250 Names and 750 attributes describing Allah (swt). At the end of every section the following sentence is written:

Glory be unto You,You are without partner or fault! There is no god but You! Mercy,save us from hell-fire!