40 Rabbana Duas
40 Rabbana Duas from Quran are the prayers or supplications in the Holy Quran. Rabbana Duas starts with word رَبَّنَا means “Our Lord”. These are known as the 40 Duas or 40 Rabbana in the Quran. These are the best Duas, anyone can recite or memorize it. These verses then goes on to ask Allah (SWT) about forgiveness, wealth, success, prosperity, protection, security, victory etc.
Some of these Duas have back-stories. Short summery is included here with little context, which described why, when and where, these verses were revealed. These Duas were asked to Allah (SWT) by the Prophets at the time when everything seemed to against them and they were on the peak of hardship.
Rabbana # 01
رَبَّنَا تَقَبَّلۡ مِنَّا ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنۡتَ السَّمِيۡعُ الۡعَلِيۡمُ
(Rabana taqabal mina innaka Antas Samee’ul Aleem)
.اے پروردگار، ہم سے یہ خدمت قبول فرما۔ بےشک تو سننے والا (اور) جاننے والا ہے
Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us. Verily! You are the All-Hearer, the All-Knower. (2:127)
Recommended Use:
You can recite this Dua whenever you would like for Allah (SWT) to accept whatever good you have just done. Dua Prophet Ibrahim (A.S) recited after building the Kaaba with his son.
Rabbana # 02
رَبَّنَا وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا مُسۡلِمَيۡنِ لَكَ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِنَآ أُمَّةٗ مُّسۡلِمَةٗ لَّكَ وَأَرِنَا مَنَاسِكَنَا وَتُبۡ عَلَيۡنَآۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ
(Rabbanaa waj’alnaa muslimaini laka wa min zurriyyatinaaa ummatam muslimatal laka wa arinaa manaasikanaa wa tub ‘alainaa innaka antat Tawwaabur Raheem)
اے پروردگار، ہم کو اپنا فرمانبردار بنائے رکھیو۔ اور ہماری اولاد میں سے بھی ایک گروہ کو اپنا مطیع بنائے رہیو، اور (پروردگار) ہمیں طریق عبادت بتا اور ہمارے حال پر (رحم کے ساتھ) توجہ فرما۔ بے شک تو توجہ .فرمانے والا مہربان ہے
Our Lord! And make us submissive unto You and of our offspring a nation submissive unto You, and show us our Manasik (all the ceremonies of pilgrimage – Hajj and ‘Umrah, etc.), and accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One Who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful. (2:128)
Recommended Use:
This Dua should be recited to affirm your faith in Islam. It also a good prayer that asks for the success of the entire Muslim Ummah. Dua Prophet Ibrahim (AS) recited after building the Kaaba with his son.
Rabbana # 03
رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِي ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةٗ وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ حَسَنَةٗ وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ
(Rabbana atina fid dunya hasanah tanw wa fil aakhirati hasanatanw wa qinaa azaaban Naar)
اے ہمارے رب! ہمیں دنیا میں بھی بھلائی دے اور آخرت میں بھی بھلائی اور آگ کے عذاب سے ہمیں بچا
Our Lord! Grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter, and save us from the chastisement of the fire (2:201)
Recommended Use:
One of the best Dua any believer can recite. It asks for good in this world while not forgetting to ask about good in the akhira (afterlife). “So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.” (2:152)
Rabbana # 04
رَبَّنَآ أَفۡرِغۡ عَلَيۡنَا صَبۡرٗا وَثَبِّتۡ أَقۡدَامَنَا وَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
(Rabbanaaa afrigh ‘alainaa sabranw wa sabbit aqdaamanaa wansurnaa ‘alal qawmil kaafireen)
اے ہمارے رب ہم پر صبر کا فیضان کر، ہمارے قدم جما دے اور اس کافر گروہ پر ہمیں فتح نصیب کر
Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience and make us victorious over the disbelieving people. (2:250)
Recommended Use:
Asking Allah (SWT) for protection, patience in whatever endeavor, and to be victorious. Prophetic Dua for protection recited by Prophet Dawud (AS): Dawud (AS) was a smaller, younger man and on paper it did not seem like he was favored to win a battle against Jalut (goliath).
But we’re told, “and Allah granted him dominion and wisdom, and imparted to him the knowledge of whatever He willed.” (2:251)
Rabbana # 05
رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوۡ أَخۡطَأۡنَا
(Rabbana la tuakhizna in naseenaaa aw akhtaanaa)
اے پروردگار اگر ہم سے بھول یا چوک ہوگئی ہو تو ہم سے مؤاخذہ نہ کیجیو۔
Our Lord! Punish us not if we forget or fall into error. (2:286)
Recommended Use:
This is a Dua for tawbah (repentance). Asking for the forgiveness of Allah (SWT) is the best kind of Dua a believer can make. It shows humility in your character, protects you from boasting or growing prideful. Constant repentance is a characteristic that shows your complete reliance on Allah (SWT) for all things.
Rabbana # 06
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡنَآ إِصۡرٗا كَمَا حَمَلۡتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِنَا
(Rabbanaa wa laa tahmil-‘alainaaa isran kamaa hamaltahoo ‘alal-lazeena min qablinaa)
اے پروردگار ہم پر ایسا بوجھ نہ ڈالیو جیسا تو نے ہم سے پہلے لوگوں پر ڈالا تھا۔
Our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us (Jews and Christians) (2:286)
Recommended Use:
This is a Dua asking Allah (SWT) to make the path of righteousness easy upon the believers. Asking Allah (SWT) for our life’s tests to be ones that we are capable of enduring and overcoming. To not be tested more severely than our predecessors.
Rabbana # 07
رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلۡنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦۖ وَٱعۡفُ عَنَّا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚ أَنتَ مَوۡلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
(Rabbanaa wa laa tuhammilnaa maa laa taaqata lanaa bih; wa’fu ‘annaa waghfir lanaa warhamnaa; Anta mawlaanaa fansurnaa ‘alal qawmil kaafireen)
اے پروردگار جتنا بوجھ اٹھانے کی ہم میں طاقت نہیں اتنا ہمارے سر پر نہ رکھیو۔ اور (اے پروردگار) ہمارے گناہوں سے درگزر کر اور ہمیں بخش دے۔ اور ہم پر رحم فرما۔ تو ہی ہمارا مالک ہے اور ہم کو کافروں پر غالب فرما
our Lord! Put not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Pardon us and grant us Forgiveness. Have mercy on us. You are our Maula (Patron, Suppor-ter and Protector, etc.) and give us victory over the disbelieving people. (2:286)
Recommended Use:
The last ayat of Surah Baqarah alone contains 3 powerful Duas which can be recited together or independently. These last 2 ayat are among the most memorized verses of the Quran. The Messenger of Allah ( صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: “If anyone recited two verses from the last of Surah Baqarah at night, they will be sufficient for him.”
Rabbana # 08
رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغۡ قُلُوبَنَا بَعۡدَ إِذۡ هَدَيۡتَنَا وَهَبۡ لَنَا مِن لَّدُنكَ رَحۡمَةًۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡوَهَّابُ
(Rabbana la tuzigh quloobana ba’da iz hadaitanaa wa hab lanaa mil ladunka rahmah; innaka antal Wahhaab)
اے پروردگار جب تو نے ہمیں ہدایت بخشی ہے تو اس کے بعد ہمارے دلوں میں کجی نہ پیدا کر دیجیو اور ہمیں اپنے ہاں سے نعمت عطا فرما تو تو بڑا عطا فرمانے والا ہے
Our Lord! Let not our hearts deviate (from the truth) after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from You. Truly, You are the Bestower. (3:8)
Recommended Use:
Another beautiful Dua a believer can recite asking for Allah’s rahma (mercy). The believer understands that all things are made possible through Allah (SWT). In this Dua, we ask of Allah to make us among those who are guided, to not let the environment or circumstance cause our hearts to swerve once we know the truth.
Rabbana # 09
رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ ٱلنَّاسِ لِيَوۡمٖ لَّا رَيۡبَ فِيهِۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخۡلِفُ ٱلۡمِيعَادَ
(Rabbana innaka jami’unnasi li-Yawmil la raiba fi innallaha la yukhliful mi’aad)
اے پروردگار! تو اس روز جس (کے آنے) میں کچھ بھی شک نہیں سب لوگوں کو (اپنے حضور میں) جمع کرلے گا بے شک خدا خلاف وعدہ نہیں کرتا
Our Lord! Verily, it is You Who will gather mankind together on the Day about which there is no doubt. Verily, Allah never breaks His Promise. (3:9)
Recommended Use:
This is a Dua of the believers to affirm their faith in the afterlife. A place where we will either reap the rewards for our good deeds and our actions or pay the price of errors. “Indeed, Allah does not fail in his promise.”
Rabbana # 10
رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ
(Rabbanaaa innanaaa aamannaa faghfir lanaa zunoobanaa wa qinaa ‘azaaban Naar)
اے پروردگار ہم ایمان لے آئے سو ہم کو ہمارے گناہ معاف فرما اور دوزخ کے عذاب سے محفوظ رکھ
Our Lord! We have indeed believed, so forgive us our sins and save us from the punishment of the Fire. (3:16)
Recommended Use:
A Dua for repentance and protection. We ask Allah (SWT) for forgiveness and to shield us from the punishment of the hellfire. “[Remember] when you were asking help of your Lord, and He answered you, ‘Indeed, I will reinforce you with a thousand from the angels, following one another.’” (8:9)
Rabbana # 11
رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا بِمَآ أَنزَلۡتَ وَٱتَّبَعۡنَا ٱلرَّسُولَ فَٱكۡتُبۡنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ
(Rabbanaaa aamannaa bimaaa anzalta wattaba’nar Rasoola faktubnaa ma’ash shaahideen)
اے پروردگار جو (کتاب) تو نے نازل فرمائی ہے ہم اس پر ایمان لے آئے اور (تیرے) پیغمبر کے متبع ہو چکے تو ہم کو ماننے والوں میں لکھ رکھ
Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow the Messenger [‘Iesa (Jesus)]; so write us down among those who bear witness (to the truth i.e. La ilaha ill-Allah – none has the right to be worshipped but Allah) (3:53)
Recommended Use:
Dua of faith & worship, i.e. to register us among the witnesses to the truth. In the Quran we were told of how Allah (SWT) saved Isa (AS) from the children of Israel who plotted against him: “[Mention] when Allah said, “O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify [i.e., free] you from those who disbelieve” (3:55)
Rabbana # 12
رَبَّنَا اغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوۡبَنَا وَاِسۡرَافَنَا فِىۡۤ اَمۡرِنَا وَ ثَبِّتۡ اَقۡدَامَنَا وَانۡصُرۡنَا عَلَى الۡقَوۡمِ الۡكٰفِرِيۡنَ
(Rabbanagh fir lanaa zunoobanaa wa israafanaa feee amirnaa wa sabbit aqdaamanaa wansurnaa ‘alal qawmil kaafireen)
اے پروردگار ہمارے گناہ اور زیادتیاں جو ہم اپنے کاموں میں کرتے رہے ہیں معاف فرما اور ہم کو ثابت قدم رکھ اور کافروں پر فتح عنایت فرما
Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and our transgressions (in keeping our duties to You), establish our feet firmly, and give us victory over the disbelieving folk. (3:147)
Recommended Use:
Dua for repentance, victory, and resiliency. To plant one’s feet firmly in the face of evil. In the following verse it says, “So Allah gave them the reward of this world and the good reward of the Hereafter. And Allah loves the doers of good.”
Rabbana # 13
رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقۡتَ هَٰذَا بَٰطِلٗا سُبۡحَٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ
(Rabbanaa maa khalaqta haaza baatilan Subhaanaka faqinaa ‘azaaban Naar)
اے پروردگار! تو نے اس (مخلوق) کو بے فائدہ نہیں پیدا کیا تو پاک ہے تو (قیامت کے دن) ہمیں دوزخ کے عذاب سے بچائیو
Our Lord! You have not created (all) this without purpose, glory to You! (Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners). Give us salvation from the torment of the Fire. (3:191)
Recommended Use:
Dua praising Allah (SWT) and asking for His protection from Jahannam (fire). If we take the time to look at the world, we see how complex yet organized all of Allah’s creations are. We can see nothing was created aimlessly.
There’s a greater purpose in everyone one of his creations. This supplication is one of gratitude, shows your appreciation for the beauty in life. The Dua continues to ask Allah (SWT) for protection on the day of judgment and that we be saved from the punishment of the fire.
Rabbana # 14
رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ مَن تُدۡخِلِ ٱلنَّارَ فَقَدۡ أَخۡزَيۡتَهُۥۖ وَمَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مِنۡ أَنصَارٍ
(Rabbanaaa innaka man tudkhilin Naara faqad akhzai tahoo wa maa lizzaalimeena min ansaar)
اے پروردگار جس کو تو نے دوزخ میں ڈالا اسے رسوا کیا اور ظالموں کا کوئی مددگار نہیں
Our Lord! Verily, whom You admit to the Fire, indeed, You have disgraced him, and never will the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers) find any helpers. (3:192)
Recommended Use:
We may not think a whole lot about where we originally came from but, at some point, we’ll begin to think about where we are headed. We’ll start to ponder the consequences of our actions.
It’s an important study – the relationship between cause and effect. This supplication can be used as motivation to remind yourself of where you’re going because you know the fate of the wrongdoers.
Rabbana # 15
رَّبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا سَمِعۡنَا مُنَادِيٗا يُنَادِي لِلۡإِيمَٰنِ أَنۡ ءَامِنُواْ بِرَبِّكُمۡ فَـَٔامَنَّاۚ
(Rabbanaaa innanaa sami’naa munaadiyai yunaadee lil eemaani an aaminoo bi Rabbikum fa aamannaa)
اے پروردگارہم نے ایک ندا کرنے والے کو سنا کہ ایمان کے لیے پکار رہا تھا (یعنی) اپنے پروردگار پر ایمان لاؤ تو ہم ایمان لے آئے
Our Lord! Verily, we have heard the call of one (Muhammad SAW) calling to Faith: ‘Believe in your Lord,’ and we have believed. (3:193)
Recommended Use:
Dua of humility, submission and faith. We have heard a caller (referring to Prophet Mohammad saws) and we have listened to his message and we believe.
Rabbana # 16
رَبَّنَا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرۡ عَنَّا سَيِّـَٔاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ ٱلۡأَبۡرَارِ
(Rabbanaa faghfir lanaa zunoobanaa wa kaffir ‘annaa saiyi aatina wa tawaffanaa ma’al abraar)
اے پروردگار ہمارے گناہ معاف فرما اور ہماری برائیوں کو ہم سے محو کر اور ہم کو دنیا سے نیک بندوں کے ساتھ اٹھا
Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and remit from us our evil deeds, and make us die in the state of righteousness along with Al-Abrar (those who are obedient to Allah and follow strictly His Orders). (3:193)
Recommended Use:
A Dua for repentance, washing away our misdeeds, and asking Allah (SWT) to cause us to die guided on the right path. Narrated Ibn Abbas (RA): (One night) I stayed overnight in the house of my aunt Maimuna, and said to myself, “I will watch the prayer of Allah’s Messenger ( صلى الله عليه وسلم)”
My aunt placed a cushion for Allah’s Messenger ( صلى الله عليه وسلم) and he slept on it in its length-wise direction and (woke-up) rubbing the traces of sleep off his face and then he recited the last ten Verses of Surah Imran till he finished it.
Rabbana # 17
رَبَّنَا وَءَاتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَىٰ رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخۡزِنَا يَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِۖ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخۡلِفُ ٱلۡمِيعَادَ
(Rabbana wa ‘atina ma wa’adtana ‘ala rusulika wa la tukhzina yawmal-Qiyamah innaka la tukhliful mi’aad)
پروردگار تو نے جن جن چیزوں کے ہم سے اپنے پیغمبروں کے ذریعے سے وعدے کیے ہیں وہ ہمیں عطا فرما اور قیامت کے دن ہمیں رسوا نہ کیجو کچھ شک نہیں کہ تو خلاف وعدہ نہیں کرتا
Our Lord! Grant us what You promised unto us through Your Messengers and disgrace us not on the Day of Resurrection, for You never break (Your) Promise. (3:194)
Recommended Use:
Dua of humility, to be saved from being disgraced on the day of judgment. To a true believer, there is no doubt that Allah (SWT) will indeed fulfill his promise. Rather this is a prayer to Allah (SWT) asking to be worthy of his promise.
Rabbana # 18
رَبَّنَاۤ اٰمَنَّا فَاكۡتُبۡنَا مَعَ الشّٰهِدِيۡنَ
(Rabbana aamana faktubna ma’ ash-shahideen)
اے پروردگار ہم ایمان لے آئے تو ہم کو ماننے والوں میں لکھ لے
Our Lord! We believe; so write us down among the witnesses. (5:83)
Recommended Use:
A Dua for those who want to testify the truth and verbally affirm their belief in it. Any who is (so) grateful does so to the profit of his own soul: but if any is ungrateful, verily Allah is free of all wants, Worthy of all praise.
Rabbana # 19
رَبَّنَآ أَنزِلۡ عَلَيۡنَا مَآئِدَةٗ مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ تَكُونُ لَنَا عِيدٗا لِّأَوَّلِنَا وَءَاخِرِنَا وَءَايَةٗ مِّنكَۖ وَٱرۡزُقۡنَا وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ الرّٰزِقِيۡنَ
(Rabbana anzil ‘alaina ma’idatam minas-Samai takunu lana ‘idal li-awwa-lina wa aakhirna wa ayatam-minka war-zuqna wa anta Khayrul-Raziqeen)
اے ہمارے پروردگار! ہم پر آسمان سے خوان نازل فرما کہ ہمارے لیے (وہ دن) عید قرار پائے یعنی ہمارے اگلوں اور پچھلوں (سب) کے لیے اور وہ تیری طرف سے نشانی ہو اور ہمیں رزق دے تو بہتر رزق دینے والا ہے
O Allah, our Lord! Send us from heaven a table spread (with food) that there may be for us – for the first and the last of us – a festival and a sign from You; and provide us sustenance, for You are the Best of sustainers. (5:114)
Recommended Use:
A Dua for provision. Provision is all encompassing term meaning to supply with food, money, or way to make a living. All good provisions come from Allah (SWT), we turn to him and ask him to provide for us. This is a Dua Isa (Jesus) alayhis salaam recited asking for sufficient food for him and his followers.
Allah (SWT) replies in the following verse, “I am going to send it down to you; but whoever from you disbelieves after that, I shall give him a punishment I shall not give to anyone in the worlds.”
Rabbana # 20
رَبَّنَا ظَلَمۡنَاۤ اَنۡفُسَنَا وَاِنۡ لَّمۡ تَغۡفِرۡ لَـنَا وَتَرۡحَمۡنَا لَـنَكُوۡنَنَّ مِنَ الۡخٰسِرِيۡنَ
(Rabbana zalamna anfusina wa il lam taghfir lana wa tarhamna lanakoonanna minal khaasireen)
پروردگار ہم نے اپنی جانوں پر ظلم کیا اور اگر تو ہمیں نہیں بخشے گا اور ہم پر رحم نہیں کرے گا تو ہم تباہ ہو جائیں گے
Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers. (7:23)
Recommended Use:
A Dua for repentance (tawbah). We can learn from how Adam (AS) responded after he erred. Being able to admit your faults and to harbor guilt is a beautiful sign of our belief and dedication to Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala. We ask for his forgiveness and avoid repeating the same mistakes. This is the Dua Prophet Adam (AS) recited after sinning in paradise.
Rabbana # 21
رَبَّنَا لَا تَجۡعَلۡنَا مَعَ الۡقَوۡمِ الظّٰلِمِيۡنَ
(Rabbana la taj’alna ma’al qawwmi-dhalimeen)
اے ہمارے پروردگار ہم کو ظالم لوگوں کے ساتھ شامل نہ کیجیو
Our Lord! Place us not with the people who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers). (7:47)
Recommended Use:
We should know that we are the sum total of the people we associate with. Intellectually we may know that the fate of the wrongdoing people will not be pleasant one but, in our dayto- day life, we may be blind to this reality because it takes place inch by inch.
Only when the end is shown do we realize the mistake in our judgment. Unfortunately, it’s too late by then. This Dua asks Allah to protect us from being a victim to that fate.
Rabbana # 22
رَبَّنَا افۡتَحۡ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَ قَوۡمِنَا بِالۡحَـقِّ وَاَنۡتَ خَيۡرُ الۡفٰتِحِيۡنَ
(Rabbanaf-tah bainana wa baina qawmina bil haqqi wa anta Khairul Fatiheen)
اے پروردگار ہم میں اور ہماری قوم میں انصاف کے ساتھ فیصلہ کردے اور تو سب سے بہتر فیصلہ کرنے والا ہے
Our Lord! Judge between us and our people in truth, for You are the Best of those who give judgment. (7:89)
Recommended Use:
Dua of Prophet Suhaib (AS). Prophet Suhaib (AS) recited this Dua after facing heavy opposition from the eminent people of the city. They threatened to evict him from the city unless he fabricated a lie against Allah. His reply? “We would have invented against Allah a lie if we returned to your religion after Allah had saved us from it.
And it is not for us to return to it except that Allah, our Lord, should will. Our Lord has encompassed all things in knowledge.” He then recited the Rabbana Dua above.
Rabbana # 23
رَبَّنَاۤ اَفۡرِغۡ عَلَيۡنَا صَبۡرًا وَّتَوَفَّنَا مُسۡلِمِيۡنَ
(Rabbana afrigh ‘alaina sabraw wa tawaffana Muslimeen)
اے پروردگار ہم پر صبرواستقامت کے دہانے کھول دے اور ہمیں (ماریو تو) مسلمان ہی ماریو
Our Lord! pour out on us patience, and cause us to die as Muslims. (7:126)
Recommended Use:
Dua of Prophet Musa (AS). Dua for sabr (patience), perseverance, and a prayer requesting Allah to let us die righteously. This was recited after Firawn resorted to persecution and threatened Musa (AS) after he threw his staff and established the truth among all those who disbelieved.
Rabbana # 24
رَبَّنَا لَا تَجۡعَلۡنَا فِتۡنَةً لِّـلۡقَوۡمِ الظّٰلِمِيۡنَۙ
وَنَجِّنَا بِرَحۡمَتِكَ مِنَ الۡقَوۡمِ الۡكٰفِرِيۡنَ
(Rabbana la taj’alna fitnatal lil-qawmidh-Dhalimeen)
(Wa najjina bi-Rahmatika minal qawmil kafireen)
اے ہمارے پروردگار ہم کو ظالم لوگوں کے ہاتھ سے آزمائش میں نہ ڈال
اور اپنی رحمت سے قوم کفار سے نجات بخش
Our Lord! Make us not a trial for the folk who are Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doing) (i.e. do not make them overpower us). (10:85)
And save us by Your Mercy from the disbelieving folk. (10:86)
Recommended Use:
This is a prayer the companions of Musa (AS) recited asking for protection from evil and unjust people. It is a du’a for success and protection. It asks to not be made examples of by disbelieving people. They faced real persecution from the tyrannical Firawn and wanted to be a source of goodness in the world.
Rabbana # 25
رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّكَ تَعۡلَمُ مَا نُخۡفِىۡ وَمَا نُعۡلِنُ ؕ وَمَا يَخۡفٰى عَلَى اللّٰهِ مِنۡ شَىۡءٍ فِى الۡاَرۡضِ وَلَا فِى السَّمَآءِ
(Rabbanaaa innaka ta’lamu maa nukhfee wa maa nu’lin; wa maa yakhfaa ‘alal laahi min shai’in fil ardi wa laa fis samaa)
اے پروردگار جو بات ہم چھپاتے اور جو ظاہر کرتے ہیں تو سب جانتا ہے۔ اور خدا سے کوئی چیز مخفی نہیں (نہ) زمین میں نہ آسمان میں
O our Lord! Certainly, You know what we conceal and what we reveal. Nothing on the earth or in the heaven is hidden from Allah. (14:38)
Recommended Use:
Dua showing complete trust and reliance on Allah (SWT). This dua is a reminder that Allah is all knowing and all powerful. That nothing can be hidden from Allah (SWT). He knows the intent behind our actions, whether they be sincere or disingenuous.
Rabbana # 26
رَبِّ ٱجۡعَلۡنِي مُقِيمَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِن ذُرِّيَّتِيۚ رَبَّنَا وَتَقَبَّلۡ دُعَآءِ
(Rabbi jalni muqimas salati wa min zurriyyatee Rabbanaa wa taqabbal du’aaa’)
اے پروردگار مجھ کو (ایسی توفیق عنایت) کر کہ نماز پڑھتا رہوں اور میری اولاد کو بھی (یہ توفیق بخش) اے پروردگار میری دعا قبول فرما
O my Lord! Make me one who performs As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat), and (also) from my offspring, our Lord! And accept my invocation. (14:40)
Recommended Use:
Dua of Prophet Ibrahim (AS). Prophet Ibrahim (AS) knows of the past communities and how they have erred. So, in this Dua, he asks Allah (SWT) to make ourselves and the future generations good Muslims. More specifically, those who fulfill their second obligation of offering their daily prayer. The Dua concludes by asking Allah (SWT) to hear and accept our supplication.
Rabbana # 27
رَبَّنَا ٱغۡفِرۡ لِي وَلِوَٰلِدَيَّ وَلِلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ يَوۡمَ يَقُومُ ٱلۡحِسَابُ
(Rabbanagh firli waliwalidayya wa lilmu’mineena Yawma yaqoomul hisaab)
اے پروردگار حساب (کتاب) کے دن مجھ کو اور میرے ماں باپ کو اور مومنوں کو مغفرت کیجیو
Our Lord! Forgive me and my parents, and (all) the believers on the Day when the reckoning will be established. (14:41)
Recommended Use:
Dua of Prophet Ibrahim (AS). Dua asking Allah (SWT) to forgive yourself and to forgive your parents. Abu Hurairah (RA) said, “The dead person can be raised a degree after his death. He said, ‘My Lord, how is this?’ He was told, ‘Your child can ask for forgiveness for you.’” (Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 36)
Rabbana # 28
رَبَّنَاۤ اٰتِنَا مِنۡ لَّدُنۡكَ رَحۡمَةً وَّهَيِّئۡ لَـنَا مِنۡ اَمۡرِنَا رَشَدًا
(Rabbana ‘atina mil-ladunka Rahmataw wa haiyi lana min amrina rashada)
اے ہمارے پروردگار ہم پر اپنے ہاں سے رحمت نازل فرما۔ اور ہمارے کام درستی (کے سامان) مہیا کر
Our Lord! Bestow on us mercy from Yourself, and facilitate for us our affair in the right way!”. (18:10)
Recommended Use:
Dua seeking Allah’s (SWT) approval, mercy, provision, and patience. This Dua is found in Surah Kahf (titled ‘the cave’) and was recited by the young men who fled their city fearing persecution for practicing their religion and found refuge in the cave. They turned to their creator asking for guidance in those tough times and their prayers were answered.
Rabbana # 29
رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّـنَا نَخَافُ اَنۡ يَّفۡرُطَ عَلَيۡنَاۤ اَوۡ اَنۡ يَّطۡغٰى
(Rabbana innana nakhafu ai-yafruta ‘alaina aw any-yatgha)
پروردگار، ہمیں اندیشہ ہے کہ وہ ہم پر زیادتی کرے گا یا پل پڑے گا
Our Lord! Verily! We fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress (all bounds against us). (20: 45)
Recommended Use:
Dua both Harun (AS) and Musa (AS) recited: It can be scary to stand up for what is right, to avoid being a bystander when we see injustice happening around us.
It wasn’t easy either for Harun (AS) and Musa (AS) who feared Firawn and asked Allah for his help. Allah responded in the following verse, “Do not be afraid. I am surely with you both I hear and I see.”
Rabbana # 30
رَبَّنَاۤ اٰمَنَّا فَاغۡفِرۡ لَـنَا وَارۡحَمۡنَا وَاَنۡتَ خَيۡرُ الرّٰحِمِيۡنَۖۚ
(Rabbana amanna faghfir lana warhamna wa anta khairur Rahimiin)
اے ہمارے پروردگار ہم ایمان لائے تو تُو ہم کو بخش دے اور ہم پر رحم کر اور تو سب سے بہتر رحم کرنے والا ہے
Our Lord! We believe, so forgive us, and have mercy on us, for You are the Best of all who show mercy! (23: 109)
Recommended Use:
Dua asking for Allah’s mercy and calling upon by his rightful attribute of being Ar-Rahim meaning the most merciful. Other verses in the Quran claiming he is the most merciful are 7:151, 21:83, 23:118 12:64, and 12:92.
Rabbana # 31
رَبَّنَا ٱصۡرِفۡ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَۖ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا
إِنَّهَا سَآءَتۡ مُسۡتَقَرّٗا وَمُقَامٗا
(Rabbanas-rif ‘anna ‘adhaba jahannama inna ‘adhabaha kana gharama)
(Innaha sa’at musta-qarranw wa muqama)
اے پروردگار دوزخ کے عذاب کو ہم سے دور رکھیو کہ اس کا عذاب بڑی تکلیف کی چیز ہے
اور دوزخ ٹھیرنے اور رہنے کی بہت بری جگہ ہے
Our Lord! Avert from us the torment of Hell. Verily! Its torment is ever an inseparable, permanent punishment. (25: 65)
Evil indeed it (Hell) is as an abode and as a place to dwell. (25: 66)
Recommended Use:
Dua reminding us of the evil residence that is hell. It asks Allah (SWT) for our protection from Jahannam.
Rabbana # 32
رَبَّنَا هَبۡ لَنَا مِنۡ أَزۡوَٰجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعۡيُنٖ وَٱجۡعَلۡنَا لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا
(Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wadhurriy-yatina, qurrata ‘ayioni wa-jalna lil-muttaqeena Imaama)
اے پروردگار ہم کو ہماری بیویوں کی طرف سے (دل کا چین) اور اولاد کی طرف سے آنکھ کی ٹھنڈک عطا فرما اور ہمیں پرہیزگاروں کا امام بنا
Our Lord! Bestow on us from our wives and our offspring who will be the comfort of our eyes, and make us leaders for the Muttaqun (25:74)
Recommended Use:
qurrata ‘ayioni is an old Arabic expression meaning to bring ‘coolness to the eye’ particularly from spiritual perspective to bring calmness, joy, or happiness. Asking Allah (SWT) to grant us “coolness of the eyes” among our wives and through our children and future generations. To gift us as being a good leader, a role model for the righteous.
Rabbana # 33
رَبَّنَا لَـغَفُوۡرٌ شَكُوۡرُ
(Rabbana la Ghafurun shakur)
ہمارا پروردگار بخشنے والا (اور) قدردان ہے
Our Lord is indeed Oft Forgiving, Most Ready to appreciate (good deeds and to recompense) (35: 34)
Recommended Use:
The Quran mentions how this will be the type of Dua a believer would recite when they enter the Garden of Eden. They will praise Allah (SWT) and thank him endlessly for being forgiving and appreciative.
We are imperfect, we will do wrong and still Allah (SWT) will forgive us and appreciate our efforts to do the little provision of deeds that we did in our lifetime. Little because we can never do enough to truly be deserving of the rewards in paradise. In this Dua it refer to Allah as Al-Ghafoor and Ash-Shakur two of His rightful names and attribute.
Rabbana # 34
رَبَّنَا وَسِعۡتَ كُلَّ شَىۡءٍ رَّحۡمَةً وَّعِلۡمًا فَاغۡفِرۡ لِلَّذِيۡنَ تَابُوۡا وَاتَّبَعُوۡا سَبِيۡلَكَ وَقِهِمۡ عَذَابَ الۡجَحِيۡمِ
(Rabbana wasi’ta kulla sha’ir Rahmatanw wa ‘ilman faghfir lilladhina tabu wattaba’u sabilaka waqihim ‘adhabal-Jahiim)
اے ہمارے رب، تو اپنی رحمت اور اپنے علم کے ساتھ ہر چیز پر چھایا ہوا ہے، پس معاف کر دے اور عذاب دوزخ سے بچا لے اُن لوگوں کو جنہوں نے توبہ کی ہے اور تیرا راستہ اختیار کر لیا ہے
Our Lord! You comprehend all things in mercy and knowledge, so forgive those who repent and follow Your Way, and save them from the torment of the blazing Fire! (40:7)
Recommended Use:
Allah’s (SWT) knowledge and his mercy know no limit, it is infinite. This Dua asks Allah (SWT) to be merciful towards all those who believe and have sought istighfar (repentance) from their creator.
Rabbana # 35
رَبَّنَا وَاَدۡخِلۡهُمۡ جَنّٰتِ عَدۡنِ اۨلَّتِىۡ وَعَدْتَّهُمۡ وَمَنۡ صَلَحَ مِنۡ اٰبَآٮِٕهِمۡ وَاَزۡوَاجِهِمۡ وَذُرِّيّٰتِهِمۡ ؕ اِنَّكَ اَنۡتَ الۡعَزِيۡزُ الۡحَكِيۡمُ ۙ
وَقِهِمُ السَّيِّاٰتِ ؕ وَمَنۡ تَقِ السَّيِّاٰتِ يَوۡمَٮِٕذٍ فَقَدۡ رَحِمۡتَهٗ ؕ وَذٰ لِكَ هُوَ الۡفَوۡزُ الۡعَظِيۡمُ
(Rabbana wa adhkhilhum Jannati ‘adninil-lati wa’attahum wa man salaha min aba’ihim wa azwajihim wa dhuriyyatihim innaka antal ‘Azizul-Hakim)
(Waqihimus saiyi’at wa man taqis-saiyi’ati yawma’idhin faqad rahimatahu wa dhalika huwal fawzul-‘Adheem)
اے ہمارے رب، اور داخل کر اُن کو ہمیشہ رہنے والی اُن جنتوں میں جن کا تو نے اُن سے وعدہ کیا ہے، اور اُن کے والدین اور بیویوں اور اولاد میں سے جو صالح ہوں (اُن کو بھی وہاں اُن کے ساتھ پہنچا دے) تو بلا شبہ قادر مطلق اور حکیم ہے
اور بچا دے اُن کو برائیوں سے جس کو تو نے قیامت کے دن برائیوں سے بچا دیا اُس پر تو نے بڑا رحم کیا، یہی بڑی کامیابی ہے
Our Lord! And make them enter the ‘Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens) which you have promised them, and to the righteous among their fathers, their wives, and their offspring! Verily, You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. (40: 8)
And save them from (the punishment, because of what they did of) the sins, and whomsoever You save from (the punishment, because of what they did of) the sins (i.e. excuse them) that Day, him verily, You have taken into mercy. And that is the supreme success. (40: 9)
Recommended Use:
A Dua asking to unite the believers with their descendants in Jannah (i.e., to be reunited with your forefathers, spouses, and children.) This Dua also calls upon Allah (SWT) using his rightful attributes of being Al-Aziz (the mighty one) and Al-Hakeem (the wise one).
The Dua concludes by asking for protection on the day of judgment and asks to receive his mercy which would be the best of all gifts.
Rabbana # 36
رَبَّنَا اغۡفِرۡ لَـنَا وَلِاِخۡوَانِنَا الَّذِيۡنَ سَبَقُوۡنَا بِالۡاِيۡمَانِ وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡ فِىۡ قُلُوۡبِنَا غِلًّا لِّلَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا
(Rabbana-ghfir lana wa li ‘ikhwani nalladhina sabaquna bil imani wa la taj’al fi qulubina ghillal-lilladhina amanu)
اے ہمارے رب، ہمیں اور ہمارے اُن سب بھائیوں کو بخش دے جو ہم سے پہلے ایمان لائے ہیں اور ہمارے دلوں میں اہل ایمان کے لیے کوئی بغض نہ رکھ
Our Lord! Forgive us and our brethren who have preceded us in Faith, and put not in our hearts any hatred against those who have believed. (59:10)
Recommended Use:
A Dua which reflects the attitude we should have for our fellow Muslim brothers and sisters. Those who “preceded us in faith” would refer to those who embraced Islam before the emigration from Makkah to Yathrib. Those who came after would be everyone who accepted Islam after the migration.
This Dua is a reminder that we are one Ummah and we should not harbor resentment or hate towards one another. We must continue with love in our hearts for our community and to resist being envious towards any good Allah (SWT) may have bestowed on another person.
Rabbana # 37
رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّكَ رَءُوۡفٌ رَّحِيۡمٌ
(Rabbana innaka Ra’ufur Rahim)
اے ہمارے رب، تو بڑا مہربان اور رحیم ہے
Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness, Most Merciful (59:10)
Recommended Use:
A Dua of praise using two of Allah’s rightful names and attributes. The first being Ar-Ra’uf meaning the benign one, the one who is extremely kind and compassionate. The second being Ar-Raheem meaning the most merciful, the one who acts with extreme kindness, bestowing mercy upon his creations.
Rabbana # 38
رَبَّنَا عَلَيۡكَ تَوَكَّلۡنَا وَاِلَيۡكَ اَنَـبۡنَا وَاِلَيۡكَ الۡمَصِيۡرُ
(Rabbana ‘alaika tawakkalna wa-ilaika anabna wa-ilaikal masir)
اے ہمارے پروردگار تجھ ہی پر ہمارا بھروسہ ہے اور تیری ہی طرف ہم رجوع کرتے ہیں اور تیرے ہی حضور میں (ہمیں) لوٹ کر آنا ہے
Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put our trust, and to You (Alone) we turn in repentance, and to You (Alone) is (our) final Return. (60: 4)
Recommended Use:
We must show complete trust and reliance in Allah (SWT) for all matters. This Dua is one that affirms that we have relied on Him alone. Furthermore, it is also a prayer of remembrance that this life is only temporary. The final destination is when we return to Allah (SWT).
Rabbana # 39
رَبَّنَا لَا تَجۡعَلۡنَا فِتۡنَةً لِّلَّذِيۡنَ كَفَرُوۡا وَاغۡفِرۡ لَـنَا رَبَّنَا ۚ اِنَّكَ اَنۡتَ الۡعَزِيۡزُ الۡحَكِيۡمُ
(Rabbana la taj’alna fitnatal lilladhina kafaru waghfir lana Rabbana innaka antal ‘Azizul-Hakim)
اے ہمارے رب، ہمیں کافروں کے لیے فتنہ نہ بنا دے اور اے ہمارے رب، ہمارے قصوروں سے درگزر فرما، بے شک تو ہی زبردست اور دانا ہے
Our Lord! Make us not a trial for the disbelievers, and forgive us, Our Lord! Verily, You, only You are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. (60:5)
Recommended Use:
Dua of Prophet Ibrahim (AS): This is a Dua Prophet Ibrahim (AS) recited asking to make the believers victorious over the disbelievers. To not make us “objects of torment” meaning if the disbelievers won, they would falsely assume what they followed was correct.
They would question how Allah (SWT) would allow his believers to lose. The Dua then continues referring to Allah (SWT) as azeezul hakeem meaning the most powerful and wise.
Rabbana # 40
رَبَّنَاۤ اَ تۡمِمۡ لَـنَا نُوۡرَنَا وَاغۡفِرۡ لَـنَا ۚ اِنَّكَ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَىۡءٍ قَدِيۡرٌ
(Rabbana atmim lana nurana waighfir lana innaka ‘ala kulli shai-in qadir)
اے ہمارے رب، ہمارا نور ہمارے لیے مکمل کر دے اور ہم سے درگزر فرما، تو ہر چیز پر قدرت رکھتا ہے
Our Lord! Keep perfect our Light for us [and do not put it off till we cross over the Sirat (a slippery bridge over the Hell) safely] and grant us forgiveness. Verily, You are Able to do all things. (66:8)
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Another beautiful Dua asking for Jannah. We learn in Surah Al-Hadid verse 12 how on the day of judgment the believing men and women will have a light illuminating from their right hands. They will be told “a good tiding for you today.” The hypocrites will find themselves stumbling in darkness.
This Dua asks Allah (SWT) to perfect or to complete our light on that day and to forgive us our sins. Indeed, Allah (SWT) is competent and powerful over all things.