Ease · Quran 20:25
Ease & confidence
Rabbi-shrah li sadri
My Lord, expand my chest.
Purpose
Musa’s prayer for courage and openness before a difficult task. The prayer continues in 20:26–28.
These prayers ask Allah for help; their purposes reflect their meanings, not guaranteed outcomes.
Knowledge · Quran 20:114
Increase in knowledge
Rabbi zidni ‘ilma
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Purpose
Ask Allah for greater knowledge while studying and learning.
Daily life · Quran 2:201
Good in both worlds
Rabbana atina fid-dunya hasanatan wa fil-akhirati hasanatan wa qina ‘adhaban-nar
Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Purpose
A comprehensive prayer for good in this life and the next.
Ease · Quran 21:87
Hope in distress
La ilaha illa anta subhanaka inni kuntu minaz-zalimin
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers.
Purpose
Yunus’s supplication in distress, acknowledging Allah and his own wrongdoing.
Faith · Quran 3:8
Steadfastness & mercy
Rabbana la tuzigh qulubana ba‘da idh hadaytana wa hab lana min ladunka rahmatan innaka antal-Wahhab
Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us, and grant us mercy from Yourself. Indeed, You are the Bestower.
Purpose
Ask for a steadfast heart and Allah’s mercy.
Family · Quran 25:74
A joyful, righteous family
Rabbana hab lana min azwajina wa dhurriyyatina qurrata a‘yuniw-waj‘alna lil-muttaqina imama
Our Lord, grant us from among our spouses and offspring comfort to our eyes and make us an example for the righteous.
Purpose
Pray for family members to bring joy through righteousness, and to be a good example.
Faith · Quran 14:40
Consistency in prayer
Rabbij‘alni muqimas-salati wa min dhurriyyati rabbana wa taqabbal du‘a
My Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and many from my descendants. Our Lord, accept my supplication.
Purpose
Ibrahim’s prayer for himself and his descendants to keep up prayer.
Forgiveness · Quran 23:118
Forgiveness & mercy
Rabbighfir warham wa anta khayrur-rahimin
My Lord, forgive and have mercy, and You are the best of the merciful.
Purpose
Ask Allah for forgiveness and mercy.