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'''Zād al-maʿād''' (Provisions for the Hereafter) (Arabic: زاد المعاد) written in Farsi by [[Muhammad Baqir Majlisi]] (Allama Majlisi) in 1107 A.H, which is about a number of religious practices which are recommended. He penned this book in the last years of his life. Its content includes [[supplications]] (du’a), [[ziyara]] and recommended religious practices throughout the year, besides it explained several [[sharia]] rules briefly. Zad al-ma’ad was the main book on supplications for people before [[Mafatih al-Jinan]] became common among them.

[[Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya]] also has written a book with similar topic, Zadal-Ma’ad fi huda khayr al-Ibad, on [[fiqh]] and [[sira]] of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]].

Allama Majlisi penned many different books, including [[Bihar al-Anwar]], Mir’at al-Uqul, Haq al-Yaqin, Zad al-ma’ad, Tuhfat al-Za’ir, Ayn al-Hayat, Hayat al-Qulub, Jala’ al-Uyun and Hilyat al-Muttaqin.

Zad al-ma’ad is organized in 14 chapters and with an ending part. The first nine chapters are about supplications and religious practices in 12 lunar months, which at first gave an introduction on the religious virtues of each month followed by the supplications, ziyara and religious practices of each day and night of every month. In the tenth chapter, the supplications which are common in all the months are stated. In the eleventh chapter ziyara of [[the fourteen infallibles]] are stated, which were not mentioned in the last chapters. The thirteenth chapter is about the religious practices on dead people and funeral ceremony. And lastly the fourteenth chapter gave a summary on the rules of [[Khums]], [[Zakat]] and [[I’tikaf]] (a period of retreat). And finally the ending part is about [[Kaffara]] (atonement).

The second chapter: The virtues and religious practices of [[Sha’ban]]

The third chapter: The virtues of [[Ramadan]]  

The fourth chapter: The religious practices of [[Shawwal]] and [[Dhu al-Qi’da]]

The seventh chapter: The religious practices of [[Safar]]  

The eleventh chapter: Ziyara of Prophet Muhammad (s) and Imams  

The fourteenth chapter: On [[Khums]], [[Zakat]] and [[I’tikaf]]

Zad al-ma’ad became hugely popular and it was published many times in different countries. Prior to [[Mafatih al-Jinan]], Zad al-ma’ad was the common religious book among people.

Zad al-ma’ad was translated to Farsi by Sayyid Hasan Musavi. It was also translated to Arabic and it was published in [[Lebanon]].