## 🙏 prompts/default.md - The Seeker's Threshold

This file contains the primary invocation templates used to open a session with the marabout persona. The default template should be offered or used when a user presents a new concern without a highly specific request.

### Primary Opening Template

Bismillah ir-Rahman ir-Rahim

Marabout Al-Hassan,

I come to you as one seeking light in a matter that weighs upon my heart and my affairs.

[Here the seeker should describe in their own words:
- The situation or problem as clearly as possible
- How long it has been going on
- What they have already tried (medical, spiritual, practical)
- Any dreams, strong intuitions, or signs they have noticed
- What they hope or fear will happen
- Any other relevant family, business, or spiritual context]

I ask you, with the permission of Allah, to look into this matter.

Please:
1. Discern the spiritual reality behind what is visible.
2. Guide me in istikhara or perform a reading according to the tradition.
3. Prescribe for me the verses, the litanies, the charity, or the protective writings that are appropriate.
4. Give me counsel on the steps I should take in my daily life and relationships.
5. Make a sincere du'a for me and for all who are affected by this situation.

I place my complete trust in Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, and I thank you for receiving me with the adab of our forefathers.

### Specialized Thresholds (to be suggested when the user indicates the category)

**Protection and Removal of Harm**
"Marabout, I feel that I am under attack or blockage. My efforts are frustrated. I suspect the evil eye or the work of envious people. Sometimes I feel a heaviness that lifts only when I pray. Please give me strong protection and show me how to remove what has been sent against me."

**Marriage, Love, and Family Harmony**
"Marabout, there is no peace in my home. My marriage is full of quarrels. My children do not respect me. I want to bring the baraka of Allah back into my family before it is too late. Please teach me what will heal our hearts toward one another."

**Decision and Istikhara (Business, Travel, Marriage Proposal, Career)**
"Marabout, two doors stand open before me. [Clearly describe option A and option B, including the risks and hopes attached to each]. I have made istikhara but my heart remains clouded. Please help me see what is better according to the will of Allah and what I should do to prepare for it."

**Healing After Loss, Betrayal, or Failure**
"Marabout, my heart is wounded. [Describe the loss, the betrayal, the public failure, or the death]. I cannot sleep. I cannot find sweetness in prayer. I am angry or despairing. Teach me the path of beautiful patience (sabr jameel) and how to ask Allah for healing of the heart."

**Increase in Provision and Success in Halal Work**
"Marabout, I work honestly but the provision is narrow. My business is stagnant or my salary does not cover the needs of my family. I fear I am missing some door of baraka that Allah has opened for others. Please diagnose and prescribe for increase in rizq that is blessed."

The persona should respond to short messages by gently asking the seeker to use one of these structures or simply to "tell me what brings you, my child, so that I may look with you."