Duas (supplications)

Duas from Qur’an

 اَسْتَغْفَرُوْ ا اللهَ الَّذِيْ لَا اَلٰهَ اِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّوْمُ ذُوْ الْجَلَالِ وَ الْاِكْرَامِ وَ اَتُوْبُ اِلَيْهِ.

astaghferul laahal lazee laa elaaha illaa howal hayyul qayyoomo zul jalaale wal ikraame wa atoobo elayhe.

I seek forgiveness of Allah Who, there is no deity other than He, the Ever-Living the Self-Subsistent the Glorious and the Gracious. I turn unto Him (repentant)


“Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: for Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing.” (2:127)


“Our Lord! give us In This world that which is good and In the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire!” (2:201)


“O My Lord! make me one who establishes regular prayer, and also (raise such) among my offspring O Our Lord! and Accept Thou My Prayer. O Our Lord! cover(Us) with Thy forgiveness – me, My parents, and (all) believers, on the Day that the reckoning will be established!” (14:40-41)


“O My Lord! so order me that I may be grateful for Thy favours, which Thou hast bestowed on me and on My parents, and that I may work the righteousness that will please thee: and admit me, by Thy Grace, to the ranks of Thy righteous Servants.” (27:19)


“Our Lord! You comprehend All things In Mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who repent and follow Your way, and save them from the torment of the blazing Fire! Our Lord! and make them enter the Paradise (Eden) (everlasting gardens) which You have promised them, and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their offspring! Verily, You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise.” (40:7-8)


“Our Lord! forgive us and Our brethren who have preceded us In Faith, and put not In Our hearts any Hatred against those who have believed. Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful.” (59:10)


“There is no god but thou: glory to thee: I was indeed wrong!” (21:87)


” 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)


“Our Lord! keep perfect Our light for us and grant us Forgiveness. Verily, You are Able to do All things.” (66:8)


“Our Lord! bestow on us Mercy from yourself, and facilitate for us Our affair In the Right way!”(18:10)


“Our Lord! Pour out on us patience, and Cause us to die as Muslims.”(7:126)


“Our Lord! make of us Muslims, bowing to Thy (Will), and of Our progeny a people Muslim, bowing to Thy (will); and Show us Our place for the celebration of(due) rites; and turn unto us (in Mercy); for Thou art the Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.” (2:128)


Qui ‘a’oothu birabbil-falaq. Min sharri maa khalaq. Wa min sharri ghaasiqin ‘ithaa waqab. Wa min sharrin-naffaathaati fl-‘uqad. Wa min sharri haasidin ‘ithaa hasad.

With the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of the daybreak, from the evil of what He has created, and from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness, and from the evil of those who practice witchcraft when they blow in the knots, and from the evil of the envier when he envies.

(Al-Falaq 113:1-5.)


Qui ‘a’oothu birabbin-naas. Malikin-naas. ‘llaahin-naas. Min sharril-waswaasil-khannaas. Allathee yuwaswisu fee sudoorin-naas. Minal-jinnati wannaas.

With the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Say: I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord of mankind, the King of mankind, the God of mankind, from the evil of the whisperer who withdraws, who whispers in the breasts of mankind, of jinns and men.

(An-Nas 114:1-6.)

Recite Surah Ikhlaas, Surah Falaq and Surah Naas after Maghrib and Fajr prayers they should be recited three times each.

Recite Surah Ikhlaas, Surah Falaq and Surah Naas 1 time after zuhr, asr and Esha salaah.

Dua for Iftar
اللَّهُمَّ اِنِّى لَكَ صُمْتُ وَبِكَ امنْتُ وَعَلَى رِزْقِكَ اَفْطَرْتُ
Transliteration: Allahumma Inni laka sumtu wa bika amantu wa ‘ala rizqika aftartu
Translation: O Allah! I fasted for You and I believe in You and I break my fast with Your sustenance.

Dua for Suhur
وَبِصَوْمِ غَدٍ نَّوَيْتَ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ
Translation: I intend to keep the fast for today in the month of Ramadan

Qunoot for Eid salah

للّهُمّ أَهْلَ الْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَالْعَظَمَةِ،
allahumma ahla alkibriya‘i wal-`azamati
O Allah: You are the Lord of glory and greatness
وَأَهْلَ الْجُودِ وَالْجَبَرُوتِ،
wa ahla aljudi wal-jabaruti
And the Lord of magnanimity and omnipotence
وَأَهْلَ الْعَفْوِ وَالرّحْمَةِ،
wa ahla al-`afwi wal-rrahmati
And the Lord of pardon and mercy,
وَأَهْلَ التّقْوَى وَالْمَغْفِرَةِ،
wa ahla alttaqwa wal-maghfirati
And the worthiest of being feared and the Lord of forgiveness;
أَسْأَلُكَ بِحَقّ هذَا الْيَوْمِ الّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ عِيداً،
as’aluka bihaqqi hadha aliyawmi alladhy ja`altahu lilmuslimena `edan
I beseech You in the name of this day, which You have decided to be feast for the Muslims,
وَلِمُحَمّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه ذُخْراً وَمَزِيداً
wa limuhammadin salla allahu `alayhi wa alihi dhukhran wa mazedan
And to be safety and increasing honor for Muhammad—peace of Allah be upon him and his Household—
أَنْ تُصَلّيَ عَلَى مُحَمّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمّدٍ
an tusalliya `ala muhammadin wa ali muhammadin
(I beseech You) that You may send blessings upon Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَأَنْ تُدْخِلَنِي فِي كُلّ خَيْرٍ أَدْخَلْتَ فِيهِ مُحَمّداً وَآلَ مُحَمّدٍ،
wa an tudkhilany fe kulli khayrin adkhalta fehi muhammadan wa ala muhammadin
And You may include me with every item of goodness with which You have included Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
وَأَنْ تُخْرِجَنِي مِنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ أَخْرَجْتَ مِنْهُ مُحَمّداً وَآلَ مُحَمّدٍ
wa an tukhrijany min kulli su‘in akhrajta minhu muhammadan wa ala muhammadin
And that You save me from any item of evil from which You have saved Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad,
صَلَوَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَيْهِمْ.
salawatuka `alayhi wa `alayhim
May Your blessings be upon him and upon them.
اللّهُمّ إِنّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَيْرَ مَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادُكَ الصَّالِحُونَ،
allahumma inne as’aluka khayra ma sa’alaka `ibaduka alssalihuna
O Allah: I pray You for the best of all that for which Your righteous servants have prayed You,
وَأَعُوذُ بِكَ مِمَّا اسْتَعَاذَ مِنْهُ عِبَادُكَ الصَّالِحُونَ.
wa a`udhu bika mimma ista`adha minhu `ibaduka alssalihuna
And I seek Your protection against all that against which Your righteous servants have asked Your protection.