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That time of year has come again, and most of us university students are swamped with papers, assignments, labs, presentations and exams. This time is a very stressful one for most of us, but we need to remember that even throughout this stressful time, we have to be grateful.

Just two days ago, a friend and I were discussing how no matter how thankful we are to Allah (swt), it can never be enough. We complain about exams but we do not realize that we make up a very small percent of the world that has the privilege and the resources available to get a university education. This reminds me of the saying “Behold I was without shoes and complaint, until I met a man who had no feet.”

My goal in writing this piece is to remind us that we have so much, and we can never be thankful enough. We should not be ungrateful by complaining, but rather put our full effort forth, and use our education to do something productive, inshAllah. I will leave everyone with a few duas that can be used before and after studying.

 
At any time, recite ‘Rabb-e-zidnee ilmaa’ (O Allah! Give me ilm/knowledge)
Dua Before Studying: 

.اللَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي 

Allâhumma infa‘nî bimâ ‘allamtanî wa ‘allimnî ma yanfa‘unî. 
{Oh Allah! Make useful for me what You taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me.} 
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.اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فَهْمَ النَّ بِيِّينَ وَ حِفْظَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ 

Allâhumma innî as’aluka fahm an-nabiyyîna wa hifdh al-mursalîn al-muqarrabîn. 
{Oh Allah! I ask You for the understanding of the prophets and the memory of the messengers, and those nearest to You.} 

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.اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِسَانِي عَامِرًا بِذِكْرِكَ وَ قَلْبِي بِخَشْيَتِكَ 

Allâhumma ij‘al lisânî ‘âmiram bi-dhikrika wa qalbî bi-khashyatika. 
{Oh Allah! Make my tongue full of Your remembrance, and my heart with consciousness of You.} 

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Dua After Studying: 

اللهم اني أستو دعك ما قرأت وما حفظت فرده علي عند حاجتي إليه انك على ما تشاء قدير وأنت حسبنا الله 
ونعم الوكيل 

“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.} 
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Dua While Studying Something Difficult: 

اللهم لا سهل إلا ما جعلته سهلا أنت تجعل الحزن إذا ما شئت سهلا 

“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.”} 

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Dua During Anxiety

Allahumma inni a'oodhoo bika minal-hammi-walhazan. Wa'a oodhoo bika minal-ghammi-wal-kasal. Wa'a oodhoo bika minal jubni wal bukhl. Wa'a oodhoo bikal min ghalabatid-dayni-waqarir rijal.

Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief, from helplessness and laziness, from cowardice and stinginess, and from overpowering of debt and from oppression of men.

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Comments

HS
04/03/2010 2:49pm

This was veryvery useful, JazakAllah!
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