Selected Supplications for the Day and the Night

Fifty-five supplications, covering the day from waking to sleeping. Small enough to keep beside a prayer mat or in a bag, and complete enough that a person who uses it consistently has the essential adhkar of an ordinary day covered.

Four Things on Every Dua

• Arabic text — the wording as it was taught
• Transliteration — so a reader with no Arabic can recite it aloud
• English translation — so he knows what he is asking for
• Reference — so he knows it is established and not invented

The transliteration is what makes this booklet work for the reader who needs it most. A new Muslim or a convert who cannot yet read Arabic script is otherwise stuck reciting translations, which is not the same act. Transliteration lets him say the words while he learns the letters.

Why Fifty-Five Is a Sensible Number

Larger dua collections are more complete and, for many people, less used — several hundred supplications is a reference work, and reference works get shelved. A short selection of the ones needed daily is more likely to become habit, which is the only measure that matters here.

Once these are established, the fuller collections make more sense, because you already know what you are looking for.

Who It Is For

New Muslims and converts. Children and weekend-school students learning their first duas. Anyone who has meant to learn the morning and evening adhkar and never had them in one short place. Cheap enough for masajid and schools to hand out in quantity.

Related Reading

• Fortress of the Muslim — the standard full collection, arranged by occasion
• Supplications after Prayers (50 Cards) — the post-prayer supplications as pocket cards with audio codes
• Those Who Remember Allah Have Surpassed Others — on the standing of dhikr and those who keep to it