Exam Day:

Duaa to Perfect Your

Memory and Increase Your
Knowledge
Seeking knowledge:
These ayah’s from Surah Taha (Verses 25-28) were the supplication of Prophet Musa (peace be upon him), who had a problem
with fluency in speech. In order to get the compassion of Allah (swt), he would recite this dua in times of distress. Out of all
duas for students, this supplication can serve many purposes, as it can be used for standardized tests, and to help improve your
speech both orally and in writing. Recite this duaa before delivering lectures, a big interview or any time you might need it:

َ ِّ‫ع ْق َدة ً ِ ِّمن ِل‬

‫سناِِي يَ ْْقَ ُُوا ََ ْو ِلي‬ ْ ‫س ْر ِلي أ َ ْم ِري َو‬
ُ ‫احلُ ْل‬ َ ‫ب ا ْش َر ْح ِلي‬
ِّ ِ َ‫ص ْد ِري َوي‬ ِ ِّ ‫َر‬

Rabbishrah lee sadree Wayassir lee amree Wahlul ‘uqdatan min lisanee
Yafqahoo qawlee
“O my Sustainer! Open up my heart and make my task easy for me, and loosen the knot from my tongue
so that they might fully understand my speech.”
Before Studying:
‫ش ْر‬ُ ِْ ‫اب ِع ْل َم ََ َو ا‬ َ ‫ت ْال َو ْه ِم َو ا ْفتَ ْح‬
َ ‫علَ ْيَِنا اَب َْو‬ ُ ‫ََللَّ ُُ َّم اَ ْك ِر ْم ِْ ْي ِبُِ ْو ِر ْالَْ ُْ ِم َو خ ََّر َج ِِ ْي ِم ْن‬
ِ ‫ظلُ َمنا‬
َ‫اح ِميْن‬ َّ ‫علَ ْيَِنا ُخ َّزانَ َم ْع ِرفَ ِت ََ َينا اَ ْر َح َم‬
ِ ‫الر‬ َ
‫ا‬
َ‫اح ِميْن‬ َّ ‫ب ِب َر ْح َم ِت ََ َينا اَ ْر َح َم‬
ِ ‫الر‬ ِ ُ ‫سآ ِئ ِل ِمنَ ْال ُكت‬
َ ‫ت ْال َم‬ َ ‫ََللَّ ُُ َّم َو ِفِّ ْق ِِ ْي ِف ْى ْال ُم‬
ِ َ‫طنالَ َع ِة ِب َح ِِّل َج ِميْعِ ُم ْش ِكال‬

Allaahumma akrimnee binooril fahmi wa kharrajanee min z’ulumaatil wahmi

waftah’ a’lainaa abwaaba i’lmak. Wan shur a’lainaa khuzzaanu ma’rifatika yaa
arh’amar raah’imeen.

Allaahumma waffiqnee fil mut’aala’ti bih’ablee jamee-i’ mushkilaatil masaa-ili

minal kutubi birah’matika yaa arh’amar raah’imeen.
“Oh Allah, honor me by the light of understanding and take me out from the darkness of doubt and open upon us the doors of
your knowledge and open upon us the treasure of your recognition, oh the best of the Merciful ones. Oh Allah, and give me
Tawfeeq to study and solving all the difficult problems through books. By your mercy, oh the best of the merciful ones.”
After Studying:
َ ََ ِِّ‫ي ِع ِْ َد َحنا َج ِتي ِإلَي ِه ِإ‬
‫على َمنا تَشَنا ُء ََ ِدي ُر‬ ِّ ‫عل‬َ ُ‫ضه‬ ُ ‫ت فَ ُر‬ ُ ‫ظ‬ْ َْ‫رأت َو َمنا َح‬ ُ ‫اللَّ ُُ َّم ِإ ِِِّي أ َ ْست َ ْو ِد‬
ُ ََ ‫ع ََ َمنا‬
‫الو ِكيل‬ َ ‫ت َح ْس ِبي َوِِ ْع َم‬َ ِْ َ ‫َوأ‬

Allahumma inni astaodeeka ma qara’tu wama hafaz-tu. Farudduhu

‘allaya inda hajati elahi. Innaka ‘ala ma-tasha’-u qadeer wa anta
hasbeeya wa na’mal wakeel
“Oh Allah! I entrust you with what I have read and I have studied. Oh Allah! Bring it back to me when I
am in need of it. Oh Allah! You do whatever you wish, you are my availer and protector and the best of
aid.”
For Maintaining Concentration:
ِ ‫ اللَّ ُُ َّم ِإ ِِِّي أ َ ْسألُ ََ يَنا ُم َذ ِك َر ال َخي ِْر َوفَنا ِعلَهُ َو‬.‫على ُم َح ِّم ٍد َوآ ِل ُم َح ِّمد‬
‫اآلم َر ِب ِه َذ ِك ِّر ِِي َمنا‬ َ ِّ‫ص ََل‬
َ ُ‫ى هللا‬
َ ‫شي‬
‫طنان‬ َ َِِّ‫ا‬
ِّ ‫سناِِ ِه ال‬

Salla-l-laahu alaa Muhammad wa aal-e Muhammad. Allahumma inni

as’aluka yaa mudhakkira-l khayr wa faa’ilahu wa-l-aamimira bihi
dhakir-ni maa ansaani-hi-shaytan.
“Blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad and his progeny. O Allah, I ask you, the one who mentions
goodness and actualizes it and commands it, remind me of that which the shaytan makes me forget.”
When Studying Something Difficult:
ً‫س ُْال‬ َ َِِّ‫س ُْالً َوأ‬
َ ‫ت ت َ ِّجعَ َل ال َحزَ نَ ِإ َذا ِش‬
َ ‫ئت‬ َ ٌ‫س ُْالً ِإ ِّالَ َمنا َجعَلِّتَه‬
َ َ‫اللَّ ُُ َّم ال‬

Allahumma la sahla illama ja-‘altahu sahla anta taj ‘alu al hazana eza
ma shi’ta sahal
“Oh Allah! Nothing is easy except what You have made easy. If You wish, You can make the difficult
easy.”
To Suppress Anxiety and Fear:
You may often experience frustration, fear, and anxiety in exams, which may adversely affect your performance. Recite this dua,
reported by Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), that the Prophet (pbuh) used to say when something upset him.

‫عوذُ بِ ََ ِمنَ ْال َُ ِ ِّم َو ْال َحزَ ِن‬ُ َ ‫للَّ ُُ َّم ِإِِِّي أ‬
‫س ِل‬ َ ‫عوذُ ِب ََ ِمنَ العَ ْج ِز َو ْال َك‬ ُ َ ‫َو أ‬
‫عوذُ بِ ََ ِمنَ ْال ُجب ِْن َو ْالبُ ْخ ِل‬ ُ َ ‫َو أ‬
‫غلَبَ ِة ال َّدي ِْن و ََ ُْ ِر الرجنال‬ َ ‫عوذُ ِب ََ ِم ْن‬ ُ َ ‫َو أ‬

Allahumma inni a’oodhoo bika minal-hammi walhuzni, wal-‘ajzi wal-kasali

wal-bukhli wal-jubni, wa dal’id-dayni wa ghalabatir- rajaal
“O Allah! I seek refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice,
the burden of debts and from being oppressed by men.”