In Islam, ''' ( , plural: ' ) is a prayer of invocation, supplication or request, asking help or assistance from God. Duʿāʾ is an integral aspect of Islamic worship and spirituality, serving as a direct line of communication between a believer and Allah. Unlike salat, a formal daily prayer performed five times a day with prescribed motions, postures, and recitations, du'ā' is a more "free prayer", characterized by spontaneity and informality. For this reason, du'ā' most closely corresponds to the English term prayer, a term that originates from the Latin precare, meaning 'to beg' a
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20 sectionsContents
- Role in Islam
- Types and categories
- Salat
- Common duas
- Zayn al-'Abidin's Dua
- Conditions and etiquette
- Sincerity
- Patience
- Purity
- Good intentions
- Attentive heart
- Sustenance
- Shi'a Isma'ili tradition
- Other optional etiquette
- Raising one's hands
- Facing the Qiblah
- Wiping the face
- See also
- References
- External links
In Islam, ''' ( , plural: ' ) is a prayer of invocation, supplication or request, asking help or assistance from God. Duʿāʾ is an integral aspect of Islamic worship and spirituality, serving as a direct line of communication between a believer and Allah. Unlike salat, a formal daily prayer performed five times a day with prescribed motions, postures, and recitations, du'ā' is a more "free prayer", characterized by spontaneity and informality. For this reason, du'ā' most closely corresponds to the English term prayer, a term that originates from the Latin precare, meaning 'to beg' and 'to entreat'. Thus, duʿāʾ is more flexible and can be performed at any time and in any place. Through duʿāʾ, Muslims affirm their dependence on Allah and their trust in His wisdom and mercy.
Within Sufism the ''mustajaab ad-du'a'' are special dua of Sufi-Masters, these prayers are believed to be answered immediately. For these prayers to be answered it is required that the Sufi never asks God for worldly but only for spiritual requests. None the less, in times of sickness, danger, or drought, prayers for providence were answered. Stories even account a Sheikh who's dua was so powerful he was able to restore a fallen angel to his rank in the heavens.