It’s just after dawn and we’ve just finished praying, reciting Al-Qur’an, and having a mini-halaqah. One of the verses that I came across in my reading this morning is a verse in Surah Yusuf (one of my favorite stories in The Qur’an) which includes a beautiful du’a that I plan to start saying regularly inshaAllah.
In translation the du’a says: “…Oh Creator of the heavens and the earth, You alone are my savior in this world and the world to come; let me die submitting to You, and place me among the righteous.” [Ayah 12:101]
Such a perfect du’a! It’s what every Muslim wants, to be devoted to Allah and to be counted among the righteous ones in The Hereafter.
Dear Muslimahs, what did you come across while reading The Qur’an today?
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Fajr Reflections : A beautiful du’a.
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Ameen! A beautiful du’a indeed. Masha’Allah.
Ameen! Masha’Allah, a beautiful du’a indeed.
It’s sad how this post only has one comment but the fashion and love ones have many more…
May Allah guide us in the right direction.
Amin. Well one thing that marked me was a speech from a Sheikh: we know the 5 questions that we will be asked, hence why dont we prepare for it. Which is so true…
1-What have we done with our life
2-What have we spent our youth
3-IS our salat in order
4-How have we earned our money and what have we spent it on?
5-What have we done with our knowledge
I realized it is never too late and we can still prepare positive responses to these questions, inchAllah.
Ameen!
A gorgeous du’a.
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MASHALLAh! THTS AN AMAZING dua!
Mashallah that indeed is a beautiful dua.
I love to recite the last 10 verses of Surah Al-Imran, the meaning is amazing when read with sincere intentions.
Salaams.
It is indeed a beautiful duaa, we should make duaa everyday to die in the state of taqwa, as righteous muslims. Amin. Just like Isra, I read the last 10 verses of Surah Al Imran after Fajr, it helps me stay focused on the important things in life. Rabeeya i will definitely write these 5 points down, that’s really good, thank you for sharing. Salam!
Very beautiful. I am a new muslim, I converted last year. Any tips or suggestions on learning recitation? I am having so much difficulty with arabic. At times I feel so frustrated I just cry, I have such troubles with memorizing surah’s and I have no one to teach me recitation. I just finished teach myself tashoud… it took forever. I want to teach my 2 children as well. Is there a good website that you know of to help? Jazzaka Allahu Kheiran.
christine – this website might help. When you open it click on the word reciter and another window will open with the image of the actual surah/chapter. You’ll be able to enter the surah you want and the verse you want. You also have the option of entering how many times you want a verse to be repeated. It’s pretty cool. InshaAllah I hope it helps.
Sorry I forgot to give you web address: http://www.reciter.org
Absolutely, it puts everything into perspective and its an excellent start to the day.
Other short duas I have come across are:
-”O my Lord! Build me a home near You in Paradise” (At-Tahreem:11)
-”Allah (Alone) is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs (for us)” (Al-Imran: 173)
Christine don’t give up, Inshallah Allah will make it easy for you. I started learning arabic at a young age, however only recently when someone was listening to me reciting the Quran I found that I had a lot of work to be done in my tajweed. Because I am so used to my old ways, I find it really difficult! I have been recommended to listen reciters such as Al-Hudhaify, you can find him by browsing on the internet. If i do notice any good websites i’ll post them. Hope it helps :)
Very beautiful, I’m a new Muslim. I converted less than a week ago. I’m so glad that Allah has lead me to this website b/c everyone is so postive. I’m trying to learn the Quran in English 1st however I was told that I should recite the Quran in Arabic as soon as possible. Does anyone have any suggests of how long before I should start reciting in Arabic?
What a beautiful duah – reading the blog, and others lead me read the last ten ayaats of Surat Al-Imran after fajr, so jazak-aAllah khair.
I think fajr is an amzing time. It is so nice to wake up in the semi dark, knowing that you have defeated shaytaan, and pleased your Lord. Then to perform wudu, feeling blessed and grateful to be in a warm house in middle of winter, with hot water running freely from the tap, and making a duah in your heart for Allah to shower his mercy on all those who are less fortunate.
Then to pray the salaat, slowly and meaningfully, imagining that you are before your Lord, and feeling thankful for your health and vitality. I like to do zikr after fajr, reciting some of the names of Allah, and sending blessings on the holy prophet (SAW). Then I like to look out at the changing colours of the sky, pinks and lilacs, greys and blues, a touch of yellow. I take deep breaths, and feel happy to be alive and well, and pray to Allah to guide me through the day.
Then I like to do some stretches, either yoga (salute to the sun) or some vigorous jumping on my rebounder, which certainly wakes my body up! After that, I drink a glass of warm water, with a bit of honey and lemon in it, and go upstairs to get myself and my children ready for the day ahead.
It’s funny. Growing up, I used to think of salaat as a burden. But now I think of it as the most amazing me-time ever! How lucky we are to be able to pray five times a day, to have five chances of meditation, five opportunities to calm ourselves and gain a fresh perspective, five chances to ask for help and give thanks.
BTW!! Sorry about the spelling mistakes above :)
The last twoverses of surat al Baqara have done it for me, mazing meaning.
OMG!!!
I totally agree with you I recite in my dua every fajr. I always cry too!:(
It has such a strong meaning and it really hits home.