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DuasEveryday duas with Arabic, transliteration, meaning and the source for each one.14 guides Salah & WorshipStep-by-step guides to wudu, Jummah, Tahajjud, Janazah and more.5 guides Islamic MonthsWhat each month means, and what is (and isn't) authentic about it.1 guide
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Duas

Duas for every moment

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DuasDua for Forgiveness: Sayyidul Istighfar and Other Authentic Duas for TawbahSayyidul Istighfar, the best dua for forgiveness, in Arabic with meaning, plus other authentic istighfar duas and tawbah…Read guide DuasDua for the Deceased: What to Say When Someone Dies, at the Grave and AfterAuthentic duas for the deceased: what to say when someone dies, at the burial, when visiting graves, and…Read guide DuasDua for Parents: Quranic and Sunnah Duas for Your Mother and FatherBeautiful duas for parents from the Quran with Arabic and meaning, including duas for their health and for…Read guide DuasDua Qunoot: Arabic, English Transliteration and How to Recite It in WitrDua Qunoot in Arabic with English transliteration, both the Hasan and Hanafi versions, and how to recite it…Read guide

Salah & Worship

Salah & worship guides

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Salah & WorshipHow to Pray Tahajjud: Time, Rak’ahs and the Tahajjud Dua (Step by Step)How to pray tahajjud: finding the last third of the night, how many rak'ahs, the tahajjud dua in…Read guide Salah & WorshipHow to Pray Janazah (Funeral Prayer): Step-by-Step Guide With DuasStep-by-step janazah prayer: the four takbirs, what to recite after each, and the duas for a man, woman…Read guide

Islamic Months & Days

The Islamic calendar

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Daily BlessingsAshura: The Fast of 10th Muharram, Its Reward and Its HistoryWhat Ashura commemorates, the reward of fasting it and the scope of that expiation, why the ninth is…Read guide Daily BlessingsDua for Anxiety, Worry and Grief: Authentic Supplications for DistressAuthentic duas for anxiety and grief with Arabic, transliteration and meaning - plus an honest account of why…Read guide Daily BlessingsSalat al-Istikharah: How to Pray It and What Actually Happens AfterHow to pray istikharah step by step, the full supplication with meaning, and an honest correction of the…Read guide Daily BlessingsSurah Al-Kahf: Why It’s Read on Friday & What Its Four Stories MeanWhy Surah Al-Kahf is connected to Friday, what its four narratives each teach about faith, wealth, knowledge and…Read guide

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How every dua on DuaGuide is checked

  1. 01Traced to the sourceEvery dua and hadith is found on sunnah.com or quran.com, and the reference is linked in the article.
  2. 02Grading stated plainlyIf a narration is weak or has no authentic basis, we say so instead of repeating it.
  3. 03Corrections welcomeSpot a mistake in the Arabic, transliteration or meaning? Tell us and we fix it.

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