اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
Allahu la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum.
Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence.
Quran: 2:255, 3:2, 20:111 via Sunan Ibn Majah 3856
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Divine supplications directly from the Holy Quran — the highest level of eloquence and theological perfection. 29 duas.
Isme Azam
4 duas
وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ — الم اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
Wa ilahukum ilahun wahid, la ilaha illa Huwar-Rahmanur-Rahim — Alif Lam Meem, Allahu la ilaha illa Huwal-Hayyul-Qayyum.
And your god is one God; there is no deity except Him, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful — Alif Lam Meem. Allah, there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence.
Sunan Abi Dawud 1496, Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3478
Details →يَا ذَا الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Ya Dhal-Jalali wal-Ikram.
O Possessor of Majesty and Honour!
Surah Ar-Rahman 55:27, 55:78; Riyad-us-Saliheen 1491, Sahih Muslim
Details →اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ
Allahu-Samad.
Allah, the Eternal Refuge — the Self-Sufficient Master.
Surah Al-Ikhlas, 112:2
Details →Family & Progeny
5 duas
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي مِنْ لَدُنْكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ الدُّعَاءِ
Rabbi hab li min ladunka dhurriyyatan tayyibatan, innaka sami'ud du'a.
My Lord! Grant me from Yourself righteous offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.
Quran: Surah Al-Imran, 3:38
Details →رَبِّ اجْعَلْنِي مُقِيمَ الصَّلَاةِ وَمِنْ ذُرِّيَّتِي رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلْ دُعَاءِ. رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ يَوْمَ يَقُومُ الْحِسَابُ
Rabbij'alni muqimas salati wa min dhurriyyati, Rabbana wa taqabbal du'a. Rabbanaghfir li wa liwalidayya wa lilmu'minina yawma yaqumul hisab.
My Lord! Make me and my descendants steadfast in prayer. Our Lord! Accept my supplication. Our Lord! Forgive me, my parents, and the believers on the Day of Reckoning.
Quran: Surah Ibrahim, 14:40-41
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Seeking comfort in spouses and children
رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a'yunin waj'alna lilmuttaqina imama.
Our Lord! Grant us joy in our spouses and children, and make us a model for the righteous.
Quran: Surah Al-Furqan, 25:74
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Forgiveness for predecessors and cleansing the heart of malice
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا وَلِإِخْوَانِنَا الَّذِينَ سَبَقُونَا بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَا تَجْعَلْ فِي قُلُوبِنَا غِلًّا لِلَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا رَبَّنَا إِنَّكَ رَءُوفٌ رَحِيمٌ
Rabbanaghfir lana wa li ikhwaninalladhina sabaquna bil imani wa la taj'al fi qulubina ghillan lilladhina amanu Rabbana innaka ra'ufur rahim.
Our Lord! Forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith, and do not put in our hearts any resentment toward those who believe. Our Lord! You are indeed Full of Kindness, Most Merciful.
Quran: Surah Al-Hashr, 59:10
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Continuous Mercy for Parents
رَّبِّ ارْحَمْهُمَا كَمَا رَبَّيَانِي صَغِيرًا
Rabbir-hamhuma kama rabbayani sagheera.
My Lord, have mercy on them, as they raised me when I was a child.
Quran: Surah Al-Isra, 17:24
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6 duas
Protection & Success
Comprehensive good in this world and the Hereafter
رَبَّنَا آَتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآَخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan waqina adhaban nar.
Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the torment of the Fire.
Quran: Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:201
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Seeking deliverance from the permanence of Hellfire
رَبَّنَا اصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا. إِنَّهَا سَاءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا
Rabbanasrif anna adhaba jahannama inna adhabaha kana gharama. Innaha sa'at mustaqarran wa muqama.
Our Lord! Keep the punishment of Hell away from us. Its punishment is indeed a constant torment — it is truly the worst place to settle and reside.
Quran: Surah Al-Furqan, 25:65-66
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Protection against bearing burdens beyond capacity
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلْنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِ وَاعْفُ عَنَّا وَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا أَنْتَ مَوْلَانَا فَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbana wa la tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bihi; wa'fu anna waghfir lana warhamna, anta mawlana fansurna alal qawmil kafirin.
Our Lord! Do not burden us with what we cannot bear. Pardon us, forgive us, and have mercy on us. You are our Master, so grant us victory over the disbelieving people.
Quran: Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:286
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Absolute reliance on Allah (Tawakkul)
رَبَّنَا عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ أَنَبْنَا وَإِلَيْكَ الْمَصِيرُ
Rabbana alaika tawakkalna wa ilaika anabna wa ilaikal masir.
Our Lord! In You we put our trust. To You we turn, and to You is the final return.
Quran: Surah Al-Mumtahina, 60:4
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Declaration of ultimate sufficiency in Allah
حَسْبِيَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ
Hasbiyallahu la ilaha illa huwa alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa rabbul arshil azim.
Allah is sufficient for me. There is no god except Him. In Him I put my trust, and He is the Lord of the Mighty Throne.
Quran: Surah At-Tawbah, 9:129
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Declaring Allah's sufficiency and placing complete reliance (Tawakkul) upon Him
حَسْبِيَ ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ عَلَيۡهِ تَوَكَّلۡتُۖ وَهُوَ رَبُّ ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡعَظِيمِ
Hasbiya Allahu la ilaha illa huwa 'alayhi tawakkaltu wa huwa rabbul 'arshil 'azim.
Sufficient for me is Allah; there is no deity except Him. On Him I have relied, and He is the Lord of the Great Throne.
Quran: Surah At-Tawbah 9:129; Sunan Abu Dawud 5081
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8 duas
Repentance & Forgiveness
Repentance for transgression (Adam (AS) & Hawwa's Dua)
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنْفُسَنَا وَإِنْ لَمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ
Rabbana zalamna anfusana wa illam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakunanna minal khasirin.
Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You do not forgive us and have mercy on us, we will surely be among the losers.
Quran: Surah Al-A'raf, 7:23
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Seeking forgiveness for self, parents, and the believers (Nuh (AS)'s Dua)
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ لِي وَلِوَالِدَيَّ وَلِمَنْ دَخَلَ بَيْتِيَ مُؤْمِنًا وَلِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَلَا تَزِدِ الظَّالِمِينَ إِلَّا تَبَارًا
Rabbighfir li wa liwaalidayya wa liman dakhala baytiya mu'minan wa lilmu'minina wal mu'minat; wa la tazidiz zalimina illa tabara.
My Lord! Forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house as a believer, and all believing men and women. And increase the wrongdoers only in ruin.
Quran: Surah Nuh, 71:28
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Plea for forgiveness and protection from Hellfire
رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا آَمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbana innana amanna faghfir lana dhunubana waqina adhaban nar.
Our Lord! We have surely believed, so forgive our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Quran: Surah Al-Imran, 3:16
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Seeking pardon for sins and extravagance in affairs
رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْكَافِرِينَ
Rabbanaghfir lana dhunubana wa israfana fi amrina wa thabbit aqdamana wansurna alal qawmil kafirin.
Our Lord! Forgive our sins and excesses, make our feet firm, and grant us victory over the disbelieving people.
Quran: Surah Al-Imran, 3:147
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Petition to the Supreme Dispenser of Mercy
رَبِّ اغْفِرْ وَارْحَمْ وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ
Rabbighfir warham wa anta khairur rahimin.
My Lord! Forgive and have mercy, for You are the best of those who show mercy.
Quran: Surah Al-Mu'minun, 23:118
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The Supplication of Yunus (AS) — Ayat al-Kareema
لَّآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنتَ سُبْحَٰنَكَ إِنِّى كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin.
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
Quran: Surah Al-Anbiya, 21:87
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Repentance after committing a mistake (Dua of Musa)
قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي ظَلَمْتُ نَفْسِي فَاغْفِرْ لِي ۖ فَغَفَرَ لَهُ ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ
Qala rabbi inni zalamtu nafsi faghfir li, faghafara lahu innahu huwa al-ghafurur rahim.
He said, 'My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me.' So Allah forgave him. Indeed, He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful.
Quran: Surah Al-Qasas, 28:16
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Supplication of Yunus (AS) from inside the whale — the dua of Dhun-Nun
لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin.
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
Qur'an 21:87
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4 duas
Wisdom & Guidance
Expansion of the chest and fluency of speech (Musa (AS)'s Dua)
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي. وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي. وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي. يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Rabbish-rah li sadri. Wa yassir li amri. Wahlul uqdatan min lisani. Yafqahu qawli.
My Lord! Uplift my heart for me. And ease my task for me. And remove the knot from my tongue, so people may understand my speech.
Quran: Surah Ta-Ha, 20:25-28
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Request for wisdom and honorable mention (Ibrahim (AS)'s Dua)
رَبِّ هَبْ لِي حُكْمًا وَأَلْحِقْنِي بِالصَّالِحِينَ. وَاجْعَلْ لِي لِسَانَ صِدْقٍ فِي الْآَخِرِينَ. وَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْ وَرَثَةِ جَنَّةِ النَّعِيمِ
Rabbi hab li hukman wa alhiqni bissalihin. Waj'al li lisana sidqin fil akhirin. Waj'alni min warathati jannatin na'im.
My Lord! Grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous. Give me an honourable mention among later generations. And make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Bliss.
Quran: Surah Ash-Shu'ara, 26:83-85
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Protection from the deviation of the heart
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ
Rabbana la tuzigh qulubana ba'da idh hadaytana wa hab lana min ladunka rahmah, innaka antal wahhab.
Our Lord! Do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us. Grant us Your mercy. You are indeed the Giver of all bounties.
Quran: Surah Al-Imran, 3:8
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The Declaration of Utter Destitution (Musa's Dua)
رَبِّ إِنِّي لِمَا أَنزَلْتَ إِلَيَّ مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَقِيرٌ
Rabbi inni lima anzalta ilayya min khairin faqir.
My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.
Quran: Surah Al-Qasas, 28:24
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