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WORSHIP & ISLAMIC LEARNING

Du‘a & Remembrance

Turn to Allah with gratitude, hope and humility.

Du‘a is supplication to Allah. Alongside the prescribed ritual prayer, it gives words to our dependence, gratitude and hopes. Explore Qur’anic prayer and the devotional heritage preserved in the school of Ahl al-Bayt.

A QUR’ANIC SUPPLICATION · EXCERPT FROM 20:114

رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا

“My Lord! Increase me in knowledge.”
Read the complete verse ↗ · Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

A prayer for knowledge

The brief Qur’anic prayer shown here comes from Surah Taha, 20:114. Read the complete verse to see its setting. It is a fitting place to begin a session of learning, without assigning an invented count or promised reward.

Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya

This collection is attributed to Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin, peace be upon him. The linked edition includes supplications welcoming Ramadan and bidding the month farewell, together with the Treatise on Rights. Follow the link to read the complete texts in their published edition.

Read with attention

A quiet reading can begin with one supplication and its meaning. Notice the way it addresses Allah, the concerns it brings forward, and the responsibilities it asks the reader to remember. Return to the original text for the wording; personal reflection is not a substitute for it.

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