Duas,
or prayers made to Allah (swt), are the key to being a Happy Muslim
insha’Allah. Here are 18 beautiful duas directly from our Holy Quran.
1) Dua of Adam (A.S) to Allah in repentance:
“Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers.” (Al-Qur’an, 7:23)
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ (7:23)
Rabbana thalamna anfusana wain lam taghfir lana watarhamna lanakoonanna mina alkhasireena
2) Dua of Ayyub (Job, A.S) after he was ill for many years:
“Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy.” (Al-Qur’an, 021.083 (Al-Anbiya [The Prophets])
أَنِّي مَسَّنِيَ الضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ (21:83)
annee massaniya alddurru waanta arhamu alrrahimeena
3) Dua of Ibrahim(Abraham (A.S) and his followers to Allah when dealing with the idol worshippers:
” Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put our trust, and to You (Alone) we turn in repentance, and to You (Alone) is (our) final Return” (60:4)
رَّبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
rabbana AAalayka tawakkalna wailayka anabna wailayka almaseeru
4) Dua of Musa (Moses, A.S) for any good:
“My Lord! Truly, I am in need of whatever good that You bestow on me!” (28:24)
رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
rabbi innee lima anzalta ilayya min khayrin faqeerun
5) Dua of the people of the Cave:
“Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!” (18:10)
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحْمَةً وَهَيِّئْ لَنَا مِنْ أَمْرِنَا رَشَدًا (18:10)
rabbana atina min ladunka rahmatan wahayyi lana min amrina rashadan
6) Dua seeking refuge from the shaytaan:
“My Lord! I seek refuge with You from the whisperings (suggestions) of the Shayatin (devils). And I seek refuge with You, My Lord! lest they may attend (or come near) me.” (23:97-98)
رَّبِّ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ هَمَزَاتِ الشَّيَاطِينِ (23:97)
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ رَبِّ أَن يَحْضُرُونِ (23:98)
rabbi aAAoothu bika min hamazati alshshayateeni
WaaAAoothu bika rabbi an yahdurooni
7) Dua of Shuaib (A.S) against his people:
“Our Lord! Judge between us and our people in truth, for You are the Best of those who give judgment.” (7:89)
رَبَّنَا افْتَحْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَ قَوْمِنَا بِالْحَقِّ وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْفَاتِحِينَ (7:89)
rabbana iftah baynana wabayna qawmina bialhaqqi waanta khayru alfatiheena
8) Dua of Yusuf (Joseph, A.S) for Allah to make him die as a muslim:
“The (only) Creator of the heavens and the earth! You are my Wali (Protector, Helper, Supporter, Guardian, etc.) in this world and in the Hereafter, cause me to die as a Muslim (the one submitting to Your Will), and join me with the righteous.” (12:101)
فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ أَنتَ وَلِيِّي فِي الدُّنُيَا وَالآخِرَةِ تَوَفَّنِي مُسْلِمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ (12:101)
fatira alssamawati waalardi anta waliyyee fee alddunya waalakhirati tawaffanee musliman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena
9) Dua of Yunus (A.S) repenting to Allah in the belly of the whale:
“La ilaha illa Anta [none has the right to be worshipped but You (O Allah)], Glorified (and Exalted) are You [above all that (evil) they associate with You]. Truly, I have been of the wrong-doers.” (21:87)
لَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ (21:87)
la ilaha illa anta subhanaka innee kuntu mina alththalimeena
10) Dua of Ibrahim (Abraham (A.S)) for widom and piety:
26:83 My Lord! Bestow wisdom on me, and join me with the righteous;
26:84 And grant me an honourable mention in later generations;
لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ (26:83)
وَاجْعَل لِّي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآخِرِينَ (26:84)
وَاجْعَلْنِي مِن وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ (26:85)
وَاغْفِرْ لِأَبِي إِنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الضَّالِّينَ (26:86)
وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ (26:87)
يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ (26:88)
إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ (26:89)
26:85 And make me one of the inheritors of the Paradise of Delight;
26:86 And forgive my father, verily he is of the erring;
26:87 And disgrace me not on the Day when (all the creatures) will be resurrected;
26:88 The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons will avail,
26:89 Except him who brings to Allah a clean heart.
Rabbi hab lee hukman waalhiqnee bialssaliheena
WaijAAal lee lisana sidqin fee alakhireena
WaijAAalnee min warathati jannati alnnaAAeemi
Waighfir liabee innahu kana mina alddalleena
Wala tukhzinee yawma yubAAathoona
Yawma la yanfaAAu malun wala banoona
Illa man ata Allaha biqalbin saleemin
11)Dua of the new beleivers whom Pharaoh was threatening to torture for their belief:
“Our Lord! pour out on us patience, and cause us to die as Muslims.” (7:126)
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ (7:126)
rabbana afrigh AAalayna sabran watawaffana muslimeena
12) Dua of Musa (Moses, A.S) for good speech, when he was sent by Allah to Pharaoh:
“O my Lord! Open for me my chest (grant me self-confidence, contentment, and boldness).
“And ease my task for me;
“And make loose the knot (the defect) from my tongue, (i.e. remove the incorrectness from my speech)
“That they understand my speech,” (20:25-28)
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي (20:25)
وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي (20:26)
وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي (20:27)
يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي (20:28)
rabbi ishrah lee sadree
Wayassir lee amree
Waohlul AAuqdatan min lisanee
Yafqahoo qawlee
13)Dua of Talut (Saul) and his army for victory over Jalut(Goliath) and his forces:
“Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience and make us victorious over the disbelieving people.” (2:250)
رَبَّنَا أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ (2:250)
rabbana afrigh AAalayna sabran wathabbit aqdamana waonsurna AAala alqawmi alkafireena
14) Dua of Lut (A.S) to Allah for help :
“My Lord, support me against the corrupting people.” (29:30)
قَالَ رَبِّ انصُرْنِي عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْمُفْسِدِينَ (29:30)
rabbi onsurnee AAala alqawmi almufsideena
15) Dua of Pharaoh’s wife when she was being tortured by Pharaoh:
“My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise..” (66:11)
رَبِّ ابْنِ لِي عِندَكَ بَيْتًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ
rabbi ibni lee AAindaka baytan fee aljannati
16)Dua of Ibrahim(Abraham (A.S) for forgiveness for his parents:
“Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents, and (all) the believers on the Day when the reckoning will be established.” (14:41)
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
Rabbana ighfir lee waliwalidayya walilmumineena yawma yaqoomu alhisabu
17) Dua of Ibrahim(Abraham (A.S) for Allah to make him a muslim:
“Our Lord! And make us submissive unto You and of our offspring a nation submissive unto You, and show us our Manasik (all the ceremonies of pilgrimage – Hajj and ‘Umrah, etc.), and accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.” (2:128)
رَبَّنَا وَاجْعَلْنَا مُسْلِمَيْنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَا أُمَّةً مُّسْلِمَةً لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبْ عَلَيْنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِيمُ (2:128)
Rabbana waijAAalna muslimayni laka wamin thurriyyatina ommatan muslimatan laka waarina manasikana watub AAalayna innaka anta alttawwabu alrraheemu
18. Conclusion
Glorified be your Lord, the Lord of Honour and Power! (He is free) from what they attribute unto Him! And peace be on the Messengers!
And all the praise and thanks be to Allah, Lord of the ‘Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists). (37: 180-182)
سُبْحَانَ رَبِّكَ رَبِّ الْعِزَّةِ عَمَّا يَصِفُونَ (37:180)
وَسَلَامٌ عَلَى الْمُرْسَلِينَ (37:181)
وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ (37:182)
Subhana rabbika rabbi alAAizzati AAamma yasifoona
Wasalamun AAala almursaleena
Waalhamdu lillahi rabbi alAAalameena
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