General studying duas
رَبِّ زِدْنِىْ عِلْمًا
Rabbi zidni ilmaa
Oh my Lord, increase me in knowledge.
اَللّٰهُمَّ اَخْرِجْنِيْ مِنْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْوَهْمِ وَ اَكْرِمْنِيْ بِنُوْرِ الْفَهْمِ
Allhumma akhrijni min zulumatil wahmi, wa akrimni be nuril fahmi.
Oh Allah, please bring me out of the darkness of doubt and bless me with the light of understanding.
اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي
Allahumma infa’ani bima alamtuni wa a’limni ma yenfaa’ni
Oh Allah! Make useful for me what You have taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فَهْمَ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ حِفْظَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ
Allahumma ini asaluka fahmal-nabiyyeen wa hifzal mursaleen al-muqarrabeen.
Oh Allah! I ask You for the understanding of the prophets and the memory of the messengers and those nearest to You.
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِسَانِي عَامِرًا بِذِكْرِكَ وَ قَلْبِي بِخَشْيَتِكَ
Allahumma ijal leesani amiran bi dhikrika wa qalbi bi khashyatika.
Oh Allah! Make my tongue full of Your remembrance and my heart with awe of You.
Dua for success in difficult studies
اللَّهُمَّ لاَ سَهْلاً إِلّاَ مَا جَعَلّتَهٌ سَهْلاً وَأَنّتَ تَجّعَلَ الحَزَنَ إِذَا شِئتَ سَهْلاً
Allâhumma lâ sahla illâ mâ ja‘altahu sahlâ wa anta taj‘alu al-hazana idhâ shi’ta sahlâ.
Oh Allah! Nothing is easy except what You have made easy. If You wish, You can make the difficult easy.
Dua before exams to increase knowledge
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْألُكَ عِلْماً نَافِعاَ وَعَمَلاً صَالِحاً وَحِفْظاً قَوِيّاً وَفَهْماً كَامِلاً وَعَقْلاً سَالِماً بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ ٱلرَّاحِمِينَ
Allāhumma inni as’aluka ‘ilman nāfi‘ā wa ‘amalan swālihā wa hifzan qawiyyā wa fahman kāmilā wa ‘aqlan sālimā birahmatika yā arhamar rāhimeen.
Oh Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge and good deeds and a strong memory and a perfect understanding and a sound intellect, by Your mercy, O the Most Merciful of the merciful ones.
Dua for exams, presentations, debates, interviews or any difficult conversation
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Rabbi ishrah li sadri wa yassirli amri wahlul uqdatan min lisaani, yafqahu qawli.
My Lord! Open my heart, and make my task easy for me, loosen the knot in my tongue so that they may understand my speech.
The power of dua when studying
School has its ups and downs, and it’ll never be a perfect experience. We study, we pass, we fail, we’re naughty, we’re good, we make mistakes, we have to learn to forgive others for their own mistakes; it’s messy and annoying but beautiful in its own way.
Study hard, pray hard and learn to love and forgive yourself through this process. Repent to Allah (SWT) regularly (the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) himself used to seek forgiveness from Allah (SWT) between 70 to 100 times a day – the easiest way you can do this is by reciting ‘Astaghfirullah’) and keep your heart pure regardless of what happens.
Remember, a pure heart isn’t a doormat for bullies; a pure heart is a strong heart that doesn’t hurt others and does everything with Ihsan (excellence).
