Du'a & Dhikr

Supplications and remembrance from Quran and Sunnah

Lessons in this course (6)

The morning and evening armour — Start with three transmitted anchors. Ayat al-Kursi (2:255) morning and evening — its narration attaches protection through the day and night. The three Quls (I…
The adab and craft of du'a — The transmitted craft: open with praise of Allah by His names suited to your need (ar-Razzaq when asking provision, al-Ghafur when seeking pardon), send salawat…
The dhikr after salah: the taught sequence — The Prophet ﷺ would say astaghfirullah three times immediately after finishing salah. Consider what that teaches: the FIRST act after worship is asking forgiven…
Praying in the Quran’s own words: the rabbana duas — Scattered through the Quran are duas Allah Himself relates — which means He taught us what to ask and how. The most carried: rabbana atina fi-d-dunya hasanah wa…
The evening and sleep sunnahs — The Prophet ﷺ taught a short sequence before sleep: Ayat al-Kursi, the last two ayat of Al-Baqarah, and the three quls (Al-Ikhlas, Al-Falaq, An-Nas) blown into …
Dhikr of the tongue, the heart, and the limbs — Dhikr of the TONGUE is saying the words. Dhikr of the HEART is being aware of what they mean while saying them. Dhikr of the LIMBS is a life arranged so the wor…