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Dua List

Go through the following Qur’anic supplications carefully and reflect on their meanings. Take note of the ones that resonate most deeply with your current state, needs, and aspirations — whether spiritual, emotional, or practical. These prayers are timeless expressions of human experience, offering guidance, comfort, and clarity across all stages of life.

> Part 1 — Forgiveness, Guidance, and Protection

1) Forgiveness and Repentance

  • “Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers.” — Al-A‘raf 7:23
  • “My Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so forgive me.” — Al-Qasas 28:16
  • “Our Lord, forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous.” — Al ‘Imran 3:193
  • “Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” — Al ‘Imran 3:16
  • “Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.” — Ibrahim 14:41
  • “My Lord, forgive me and my parents and whoever enters my house a believer, and the believing men and believing women.” — Nuh 71:28
  • “Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.” — Al-Tahrim 66:8
  • “Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful.” — Al-Mu’minun 23:109
  • “Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.” — Al-Baqarah 2:286

2) Guidance and Steadfastness

  • “Guide us to the straight path, the path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray.” — Al-Fatihah 1:6–7
  • “Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.” — Al ‘Imran 3:8
  • “Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance.” — Al-Kahf 18:10
  • “Our Lord, pour upon us patience and make our feet firm and give us victory over the disbelieving people.” — Al-Baqarah 2:250
  • “Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our excess in our affair and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.” — Al ‘Imran 3:147
  • “My Lord, increase me in knowledge.” — Ta Ha 20:114
  • “My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority.” — Al-Isra’ 17:80
  • “Our Lord, we have believed in what You revealed and followed the Messenger, so register us among the witnesses.” — Al ‘Imran 3:53

3) Protection and Relief

  • “Our Lord, give us in this world [good] and in the Hereafter [good] and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” — Al-Baqarah 2:201
  • “My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils; and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me.” — Al-Mu’minun 23:97–98
  • “Upon Allah we have relied. Our Lord, make us not [objects of] trial for the wrongdoing people and save us by Your mercy from the disbelieving people.” — Yunus 10:85–86
  • “Our Lord, make us not [objects of] trial for the disbelievers and forgive us, our Lord. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.” — Al-Mumtahanah 60:5
  • “Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.” — Al-Anbiya’ 21:83
  • “There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.” — Al-Anbiya’ 21:87
  • “My Lord, expand for me my chest. And ease for me my task. And untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech.” — Ta Ha 20:25–28
  • “Our Lord, do not impose upon us that which we cannot bear. Pardon us; forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.” — Al-Baqarah 2:286
  • “Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire. Our Lord, and admit them to Gardens of perpetual residence which You have promised them and whoever was righteous among their fathers, their spouses, and their descendants. Indeed, it is You who are the Exalted in Might, the Wise. And protect them from the evils [of their deeds].” — Ghafir 40:7–9
> Part 2 — Gratitude, Righteous Living, and Family

4) Gratitude and Righteous Living

  • “My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve, and admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants.” — An-Naml 27:19
  • “My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.” — Ibrahim 14:40
  • “Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims [in submission to You].” — Al-A‘raf 7:126
  • “Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.” — Al ‘Imran 3:8
  • “Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.” — Al-Mumtahanah 60:4
  • “Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.” — Al-Baqarah 2:127
  • “Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy.” — Al ‘Imran 3:8

5) Family and Future Generations

  • “My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.” — Ibrahim 14:40
  • “My Lord, make this city [Makkah] secure and keep me and my sons away from worshipping idols.” — Ibrahim 14:35
  • “Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us leaders for the righteous.” — Al-Furqan 25:74
  • “My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, but never have I been in my supplication to You unhappy.” — Maryam 19:4
  • “My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.” — Al ‘Imran 3:38
  • “Our Lord, make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.” — Al-Baqarah 2:128
  • “Our Lord, grant us from our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us leaders for the righteous.” — Al-Furqan 25:74
  • “Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.” — Ibrahim 14:41
> Part 3 — Success, Patience, and Trust

6) Success and Perseverance

  • “Our Lord, pour upon us patience and make our feet firm and give us victory over the disbelieving people.” — Al-Baqarah 2:250
  • “Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.” — Al ‘Imran 3:173
  • “My Lord, grant me authority and join me with the righteous.” — Ash-Shu‘ara’ 26:83
  • “My Lord, build for me near You a house in Paradise and save me from Pharaoh and his deeds and save me from the wrongdoing people.” — At-Tahrim 66:11
  • “My Lord, grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous.” — Ash-Shu‘ara’ 26:83
  • “My Lord, forgive and have mercy, for You are the best of the merciful.” — Al-Mu’minun 23:118

7) Patience and Endurance

  • “Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims [in submission to You].” — Al-A‘raf 7:126
  • “And when they advanced to meet Goliath and his soldiers, they said, ‘Our Lord, pour upon us patience and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.’” — Al-Baqarah 2:250
  • “Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our excess in our affair and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.” — Al ‘Imran 3:147
  • “My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe.” — Al-Anbiya’ 21:112
  • “Indeed, my Lord is near and responsive.” — Hud 11:61

8) Trust and Reliance on Allah

  • “Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the best Disposer of affairs.” — Al ‘Imran 3:173
  • “Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.” — Al-Mumtahanah 60:4
  • “My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.” — Al-Qasas 28:24
  • “And my success is not but through Allah. Upon Him I have relied, and to Him I return.” — Hud 11:88
  • “He said, ‘O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against Allah at all. The decision is only for Allah; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely.’” — Yusuf 12:67
  • “Say, ‘Never will we be struck except by what Allah has decreed for us; He is our protector.’ And upon Allah let the believers rely.” — At-Tawbah 9:51
> Part 4 — Fear, Anxiety, and Inner Peace

9) Fear and Protection from Harm

  • “Our Lord, make us not [objects of] trial for the wrongdoing people and save us by Your mercy from the disbelieving people.” — Yunus 10:85–86
  • “Our Lord, make us not [objects of] trial for the disbelievers and forgive us, our Lord. Indeed, it is You who is the Exalted in Might, the Wise.” — Al-Mumtahanah 60:5
  • “My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the incitements of the devils; and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me.” — Al-Mu’minun 23:97–98
  • “And say, ‘My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the suggestions of the devils, and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me.’” — Al-Mu’minun 23:97–98
  • “My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people.” — Al-Qasas 28:21
  • “My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do.” — Ash-Shu‘ara’ 26:169
  • “Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering; indeed, it is evil as a settlement and residence.” — Al-Furqan 25:65–66

10) Anxiety, Sadness, and Distress

  • “There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.” — Al-Anbiya’ 21:87
  • “Indeed, adversity has touched me, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.” — Al-Anbiya’ 21:83
  • “My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, but never have I been in my supplication to You unhappy.” — Maryam 19:4
  • “My Lord, I am overpowered, so help me.” — Al-Qamar 54:10
  • “My Lord, do not leave me alone [with no heir], while You are the best of inheritors.” — Al-Anbiya’ 21:89
  • “My Lord, indeed I am, for whatever good You would send down to me, in need.” — Al-Qasas 28:24

11) Inner Peace and Tranquility

  • “Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.” — Al-Mumtahanah 60:4
  • “Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our excess in our affair and plant firmly our feet and give us victory over the disbelieving people.” — Al ‘Imran 3:147
  • “My Lord, expand for me my chest. And ease for me my task.” — Ta Ha 20:25–26
  • “My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority.” — Al-Isra’ 17:80
  • “My Lord, judge [between us] in truth. And our Lord is the Most Merciful, the one whose help is sought against that which you describe.” — Al-Anbiya’ 21:112
  • “And those who say, ‘Our Lord, grant us from our wives and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us leaders for the righteous.’” — Al-Furqan 25:74
> Part 5 — Hope, Reliance on Allah, and Deliverance

12) Hope and Renewal

  • “Say, ‘O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.’” — Az-Zumar 39:53
  • “Our Lord, You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.” — Al-Mu’minun 23:109
  • “Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims [in submission to You].” — Al-A‘raf 7:126
  • “Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.” — Al ‘Imran 3:8
  • “My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful.” — Al-Mu’minun 23:118
  • “My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.” — Al ‘Imran 3:38

13) Reliance and Surrender

  • “Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the best Disposer of affairs.” — Al ‘Imran 3:173
  • “Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.” — Al-Mumtahanah 60:4
  • “Say, ‘Never will we be struck except by what Allah has decreed for us; He is our protector.’ And upon Allah let the believers rely.” — At-Tawbah 9:51
  • “My Lord, I am overpowered, so help me.” — Al-Qamar 54:10
  • “And my success is not but through Allah. Upon Him I have relied, and to Him I return.” — Hud 11:88
  • “He said, ‘O my sons, do not enter from one gate but enter from different gates; and I cannot avail you against Allah at all. The decision is only for Allah; upon Him I have relied, and upon Him let those who would rely [indeed] rely.’” — Yusuf 12:67

14) Deliverance and Rescue

  • “My Lord, save me from the wrongdoing people.” — Al-Qasas 28:21
  • “My Lord, save me and my family from [the consequence of] what they do.” — Ash-Shu‘ara’ 26:169
  • “My Lord, deliver me from the wrongdoing people.” — Al-Qasas 28:21
  • “Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper.” — An-Nisa’ 4:75
  • “My Lord, indeed my people have denied me, so judge between me and them decisively and save me and those with me of the believers.” — Ash-Shu‘ara’ 26:117–118
  • “My Lord, forgive me and my brother and admit us into Your mercy, for You are the most merciful of the merciful.” — Al-A‘raf 7:151
> Part 6 — Death, the Afterlife, and Mercy

15) Facing Death and the Hereafter

  • “Our Lord, forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous.” — Al ‘Imran 3:193
  • “My Lord, cause me to die a Muslim and join me with the righteous.” — Yusuf 12:101
  • “Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.” — At-Tahrim 66:8
  • “Our Lord, forgive me and my parents and the believers the Day the account is established.” — Ibrahim 14:41
  • “Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering; indeed, it is evil as a settlement and residence.” — Al-Furqan 25:65–66
  • “Our Lord, do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You do not fail in [Your] promise.” — Al ‘Imran 3:194

16) Seeking Forgiveness and Mercy

  • “Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful.” — Al-Hashr 59:10
  • “Our Lord, forgive us and our parents and the believers the Day the account is established.” — Ibrahim 14:41
  • “My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful.” — Al-Mu’minun 23:118
  • “Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.” — Ghafir 40:7
  • “Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims [in submission to You].” — Al-A‘raf 7:126
  • “Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.” — Al-Baqarah 2:127

17) The Day of Judgment and Paradise

  • “Our Lord, and admit them to gardens of perpetual residence which You have promised them and whoever was righteous among their fathers, their spouses, and their descendants. Indeed, it is You who are the Exalted in Might, the Wise.” — Ghafir 40:8
  • “Our Lord, and grant us what You promised us through Your messengers and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You do not fail in [Your] promise.” — Al ‘Imran 3:194
  • “Our Lord, avert from us the punishment of Hell. Indeed, its punishment is ever adhering; indeed, it is evil as a settlement and residence.” — Al-Furqan 25:65–66
  • “Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.” — At-Tahrim 66:8
  • “My Lord, make me enter by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants.” — An-Naml 27:19
  • “Our Lord, forgive us, and our parents, and the believers, the Day the account is established.” — Ibrahim 14:41
> Part 7 — Comprehensive and Universal Supplications

18) Universal Prayers for All Situations

  • “Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed, You are the Hearing, the Knowing.” — Al-Baqarah 2:127
  • “Our Lord, and make us Muslims [in submission] to You and from our descendants a Muslim nation [in submission] to You. And show us our rites and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.” — Al-Baqarah 2:128
  • “Our Lord, give us in this world [good] and in the Hereafter [good] and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” — Al-Baqarah 2:201
  • “Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we forget or make a mistake. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people.” — Al-Baqarah 2:286
  • “Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy upon us, and You are the best of the merciful.” — Al-Mu’minun 23:109
  • “Our Lord, pour upon us patience and let us die as Muslims [in submission to You].” — Al-A‘raf 7:126
  • “Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.” — Al ‘Imran 3:8
  • “Our Lord, forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous.” — Al ‘Imran 3:193
  • “Our Lord, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in faith and put not in our hearts [any] resentment toward those who have believed. Our Lord, indeed You are Kind and Merciful.” — Al-Hashr 59:10
  • “Our Lord, You have encompassed all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who have repented and followed Your way and protect them from the punishment of Hellfire.” — Ghafir 40:7

19) Praise and Surrender to Allah

  • “Our Lord, upon You we have relied, and to You we have returned, and to You is the destination.” — Al-Mumtahanah 60:4
  • “My Lord, I seek refuge in You from the suggestions of the devils, and I seek refuge in You, my Lord, lest they be present with me.” — Al-Mu’minun 23:97–98
  • “My Lord, increase me in knowledge.” — Ta Ha 20:114
  • “Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent.” — At-Tahrim 66:8
  • “My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful.” — Al-Mu’minun 23:118
  • “Indeed, my prayer, my rites of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds.” — Al-An‘am 6:162
  • “And say, ‘My Lord, cause me to enter a sound entrance and to exit a sound exit and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority.’” — Al-Isra’ 17:80
  • “My Lord, grant me wisdom and join me with the righteous.” — Ash-Shu‘ara’ 26:83
  • “My Lord, make me enter by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants.” — An-Naml 27:19

20) Final Comprehensive Supplications

  • “Our Lord, grant us from Yourself mercy and prepare for us from our affair right guidance.” — Al-Kahf 18:10
  • “Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us leaders for the righteous.” — Al-Furqan 25:74
  • “Our Lord, do not let our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.” — Al ‘Imran 3:8
  • “Our Lord, pour upon us patience and make our feet firm and give us victory over the disbelieving people.” — Al-Baqarah 2:250
  • “Our Lord, forgive us and our parents and the believers the Day the account is established.” — Ibrahim 14:41
  • “Our Lord, You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.” — Al-Mu’minun 23:109
  • “Say, ‘Indeed, my Lord has guided me to a straight path—a correct religion—the way of Abraham, inclining toward truth. And he was not among those who associated others with Allah.’” — Al-An‘am 6:161
  • “Our Lord, forgive us and accept our repentance. Indeed, You are the Accepting of repentance, the Merciful.” — At-Tawbah 9:104
  • “Our Lord, give us in this world [good] and in the Hereafter [good] and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.” — Al-Baqarah 2:201
  • “Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we forget or make a mistake. And pardon us; forgive us; and have mercy upon us.” — Al-Baqarah 2:286
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