How to Muslim

Dhikr & Dua

Dhikr and dua are how you speak to Allah outside of salah. No wudu needed, no set time, no minimum. You can say them walking to work, lying in bed, or halfway through a bad day. Say them often enough and you notice the difference in how close He feels.

Dhikr — Remembrance

Short phrases you repeat to keep Allah in mind. SubhanAllah. Alhamdulillah. Allahu Akbar. Most of them take seconds.

  • Spiritual Connection: Keeps Allah in your head during an ordinary day
  • Strengthening Faith: Reminds you who He is when you have forgotten
  • Inner Peace: Settles you when your chest is tight
  • Protection: Guards you from what you would rather not be tempted by

Dua — Supplication

Asking. In the Prophet’s ﷺ words or your own, in Arabic or in English. Allah does not need it in any particular language.

  • Personal Connection: No imam, no appointment. Straight to Him.
  • Seeking Forgiveness: Ask and it is wiped, however many times you come back
  • Expressing Needs: The big things and the small ones. Both count.
  • Increased Trust: You start trusting the answer, even when it is no

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Duas for every emotion

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Several of these are also written out in full on this site: duas for emotions, praises of Allah, Quranic duas, dhikr before sleep, salah dhikr, istighfar, ruqyah & illness, and after-salah dhikr & salawat.

New to making dua? Start here How to Make Dua. Five steps, straight from the Sunnah.

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Duas for Every Emotion

Sad, anxious, angry, grateful, lost. Fifty feelings, each with duas in Arabic, transliteration and English, so you can find one for how you feel right now.

Praises of Allah

33 blocks of praise and remembrance, fully vocalised.

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Istighfar

Short phrases of forgiveness you can repeat any time.

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Ruqyah & Illness

Verses and duas for protection and healing.

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