Chapter 3 – Duas for Mercy and Removal of Difficulties.

Dua # 1 – Sura Fateha (1/5) – Ayat # 5.

1.5: Keep us on the right path.

Dua # 2 – Sura Fateha – Complete.

In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
1.1: All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.
1.2: The Beneficent, the Merciful.
1.3: Master of the Day of Judgment.
1.4: Thee do we serve and Thee do we beseech for help.
1.5: Keep us on the right path.
1.6: The path of those upon whom Thou hast bestowed favors. Not (the path) of those upon whom Thy wrath is brought down, nor of those who go astray.

Dua # 3 – Sura Baqara(2/286) – Ayah # 286.

2.286: Allah does not impose upon any soul a duty but to the extent of its ability; for it is (the benefit of) what it has earned and upon it (the evil of) what it has wrought: Our Lord! do not punish us if we forget or make a mistake; Our Lord! do not lay on us a burden as Thou didst lay on those before us, Our Lord do not impose upon us that which we have not the strength to bear; and pardon us and grant us protection and have mercy on us, Thou art our Patron, so help us against the unbelieving people.

Dua # 4 – Sura A’raf ( 7/47) – Ayah # 47.

7.47: And when their eyes shall be turned towards the inmates of the fire, they shall say: Our Lord! place us not with the unjust

Dua # 5 – Sura A’raf (7/143) – Ayah # 143.

7.143: And when Musa came at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said: My Lord! show me (Thyself), so that I may look upon Thee. He said: You cannot (bear to) see Me but look at the mountain, if it remains firm in its place, then will you see Me; but when his Lord manifested His glory to the mountain He made it crumble and Musa fell down in a swoon; then when he recovered, he said: Glory be to Thee, I turn to Thee, and I am the first of the believers.

Dua # 6 – Sura Hud – Ayah # 47.

11.47: He said: My Lord! I seek refuge in Thee from asking Thee that of which I have no knowledge; and if Thou shouldst not forgive me and have mercy on me, I should be of the losers.

Dua # 7 – Sura Hud – Ayah # 90.

11.90: And ask forgiveness of your Lord, then turn to Him; surely my Lord is Merciful, Loving-kind.

Dua # 8 – Sura Yusuf – Ayah # 53.

12.53: And I do not declare myself free, most surely (man’s) self is wont to command (him to do) evil, except such as my Lord has had mercy on, surely my Lord is Forgiving, Merciful.

Dua # 9 – Sura Qalam or Nun – Ayah # 29.

68.29: They said: Glory be to our Lord, surely we were unjust.

Dua #10 – Sura Ambiyah – Ayah # 87.

21.87: And Yunus, when he went away in wrath, so he thought that We would not straiten him, so he called out among afflictions: There is no god but Thou, glory be to Thee; surely I am of those who make themselves to suffer loss

Dua #11 – Sura Nam’l – Ayat 62 thru 64.

27.62: Or, Who answers the distressed one when he calls upon Him and removes the evil, and He will make you successors in the earth. Is there a god with Allah? Little is it that you mind!
27.63: Or, Who guides you in utter darkness of the land and the sea, and Who sends the winds as good news before His mercy. Is there a god with Allah? Exalted by Allah above what they associate (with Him).
27.64: Or, Who originates the creation, then reproduces it and Who gives you sustenance from the heaven and the earth. Is there a god With Allah? Say: Bring your proof if you are truthful.

Dua # 12 – Sura Qasas – Ayah # 24.

28.24: So he watered (their sheep) for them, then went back to the shade and said: My Lord! surely I stand in need of whatever good Thou mayest send down to me

Dua # 13 – Sura Ankabut – Ayat 21 and 22.

29.21: He punishes whom He pleases and has mercy on whom He pleases, and to Him you shall be turned back.
29.22: And you shall not escape in the earth nor in the heaven, and you have neither a protector nor a helper besides Allah.

Dua # 14 – Sura Yasin – Ayah # 58.

36.58: Peace: a word from a Merciful Lord.

Dua # 15 – Sura Saffat – Ayah # 75.

37.75: And Nuh did certainly call upon Us, and most excellent answerer of prayer are We

Dua # 16 – Sura Al Fat-h Ayah # 1.

48.1: Surely We have given to you a clear victory

Dua # 17 – Sura Zumar – Ayat 53 and 54.

38.53: This is what you are promised for the day of reckoning.
38.54: Most surely this is Our sustenance; it shall never come to an end;

Dua # 18 – Sura Momin – Ayat 1 thru 3.

40.1: Ha Mim.
40.2: The revelation of the Book is from Allah, the Mighty, the Knowing,
40.3: The Forgiver of the faults and the Acceptor of repentance, Severe to punish, Lord of bounty; there is no god but He; to Him is the eventual coming

Dua # 19 – Sura Al Fateh – Ayah # 4.

48.4: He it is Who sent down tranquillity into the hearts of the believers that they might have more of faith added to their faith — and Allah’s are the hosts of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is Knowing, Wise —

Dua # 20 – Sura Hashar (59/10) – Ayat # 10.

59.10: And those who come after them say: Our Lord! forgive us and those of our brethren who had precedence of us in faith, and do not allow any spite to remain in our hearts towards those who believe, our Lord! surely Thou art Kind, Merciful

Dua # 21 – Sura Mumtahina – Ayah 4 & 5.

60.4: Indeed, there is for you a good example in Ibrahim and those with him when they said to their people: Surely we are clear of you and of what you serve besides Allah; we declare ourselves to be clear of you, and enmity and hatred have appeared between us and you forever until you believe in Allah alone — but not in what Ibrahim said to his father: I wouldcertainly ask forgiveness for you, and I do not control for you aught from Allah — Our Lord! on Thee do we rely, and to Thee do we turn, and to Thee is the eventual coming:
60.5: Our Lord! do not make us a trial for those who disbelieve, and forgive us, our Lord! surely Thou art the Mighty, the Wise.

Dua # 22 – Sura Tagabun – Ayah # 13.

64.13: Allah, there is no god but He; and upon Allah, then, let the believers rely.

Dua # 23 – Sura Yusuf – Ayah # 87.

12.87: O my sons! Go and inquire respecting Yusuf and his brother, and despair not of Allah’s mercy; surely none despairs of Allah’s mercy except the unbelieving people.

Dua # 24 – Sura Rad 13 – Ayat 27 and 28.

13.27: And those who disbelieve say: Why is not a sign sent down upon him by his Lord? Say: Surely Allah makes him who will go astray, and guides to Himself those who turn (to Him).
13.28: Those who believe and whose hearts are set at rest by the remembrance of Allah; now surely by Allah’s remembrance are the hearts set at rest.

Dua # 25 – Sura Ibrahim 14 – Ayah # 38.

14.38: O our Lord! Surely Thou knowest what we hide and what we make public, and nothing in the earth nor any thing in heaven is hidden from Allah:

Dua # 26 – Sura Ambiyah (21/83) – Ayah # 83.

21.83: And Ayub, when he cried to his Lord, (saying): Harm has afflicted me, and Thou art the most Merciful of the merciful.

Dua # 27 – Sura Mu-minun – Ayat 106 & 107.

23.106: They shall say: O our Lord! our adversity overcame us and we were an erring people:
23.107: O our Lord! Take us out of it; then if we return (to evil) surely we shall be unjust.

Dua # 28 – Sura Mu-minun – Ayah # 109.

23.109: Surely there was a party of My servants who said: O OUR. Lord! we believe, so do Thou forgive us and have mercy on us, and Thou art the best of the Merciful ones.

Dua # 29 – Sura Mu-minun – Ayah # 118.

23.118: And say: O my Lord! forgive and have mercy, and Thou art the best of the Merciful ones.



Our Lord! Forgive us our sins as well as those of our brethren who proceeded us in faith and let not our hearts entertain any unworthy thoughts or feelings against [any of] those who have believed. Our Lord! You are indeed full of kindness and Most Merciful (59:10)