Study Advice

  • Study Du’as

    As we draw nearer to the exams we may start feeling the pressure and lose all hope. But remember Allah (swt) is always with us and all we have to do is turn to Him seeking only His help sincerely and we will receive it. Contemplate the ayahs below:

    “Is not He Who responds to the distressed one when he calls on Him and who removes the evil…” (Surah an-Naml: 62)

    “Say; O My servants who have transgressed against their souls; despair not of the Mercy of Allah: For Allah forgives all sins; for He is oft-Forgiving, most Merciful.” (Az-Zumar: 53)

    “And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me (without any mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright. ” (Surah Baqarah: 186)

    Thus just as important as it is to revise, it’s also important to remember that Allah is the one who controls all our affairs and we should be seeking His Help and Mercy even if we feel that we have been the worst of people, because Allah loves those who turn to Him seeking only His Help!

    Below are a list of Du’as which inshAllah will be of benefit:

    Please note: not all the du’as mentioned below have necessarily been said by the prophet muhammad (pbuh) so they can not be regarded as prophetic sayings, but as supplications you can make to your Lord.

    Dua for studying

    اللهم انفعني بما علمتني وعلمني ما ينفعني اللهم اني أسألك فهم النبيين وحفظ المرسلين المقربين اللهم اجعل لساني عاما بذكرك وقلبي بخشيتك انك على ما تشاء قدير وأنت حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل

    “Allahumma infa’nii bimaa ‘allamtanii wa’allimnii maa yanfa’uunii. Allahumma inii as’aluka fahmal-nabiyyen wa hifzal mursaleen al-muqarrabeen. Allahumma ijal leesanee ‘aiman bi dhikrika wa qalbi bi khashyatika. Innaka ‘ala ma-tasha’u qadeer wa anta hasbun-allahu wa ni’mal wakeel.”

    “Oh Allah! Make useful for me what you have taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me. Oh Allah! I ask you for the understanding of the prophets and the memory of the messengers, and those nearest to you. Oh Allah! Make my tongue full of your remembrance and my heart with consciousness of you. Oh Allah! You do whatever you wish, and you are my availer and protector and best of aid.”

    Dua after studying

    اللهم اني أستودعك ما قرأت وما حفظت فرده علي عند حاجتي إليه انك على ما تشاء قدير وأنت حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل

    “Allahumma inni astaodeeka ma qara’tu wamahafaz-tu. Farudduhu ‘allaya ‘inda hajati elayhi.Innaka ‘ala ma-tasha’-u qadeer wa anta hasbeeyawa ni’mal wakeel”

    “Oh Allah! I entrust you with what I have read and I have studied. Oh Allah! Bring it back to me when I am in need of it. Oh Allah! You do whatever you wish, you are my availer and protector and the best of aid.”

    Dua while studying something difficult or in an exam

    اللهم لا سهل إلا ما جعلته سهلا أنت تجعل الحزن إذا ما شئت سهلا

    “Allahumma la sahla illa ma ja-’altahu sahla waanta taj ‘alu al hazana etha shi’ta sahla.”

    “Oh Allah! Nothing is easy except what you have made easy. If you wish, you can make the sorrow easy.”

    Dua for concentration

    صلى الله على محمد وال محمد اللهم اني أسألك يا مدخر الخير وفاعله والآمر به ذكرني ما انسانيه الشيطان

    “Salla-l-laahu alaa Muhammad wa aal-e Muhammad. Allahumma inni as’aluka yaa mudhakkira-l khayr wa faa’ilahu wa-l-aamimira bihi dhakir-ni maa ansaani-hi-shaytan.”

    “Blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his progeny. O Allah, I ask you, the one who mentions goodness and actualizes it and commands it, remind me of that which the shaytan makes me forget.”