What’s A Dua? I’m sure most of the people reading this already know what a dua is in Islam. Still, I know a lot of new Muslims come to this page, so I’m going to give a quick definition. The word “dua” comes from the Arabic root word da-’a-wa (dal-’ayn-waw). A simple translation means “to call.” Islamically, dua means to make an informal prayer to Allah. A formal prayer is the Salaah, which has structured movements and sayings. But a dua is informal meaning there’s no absolute structure and nothing that absolutely must be said. Dua means a person is calling upon Allah. Reasons For Making Dua Muslims make duafor just about anything and everything. In fact, a lot of our daily speech is filled with duas. For instance: *.When we recite Surah Al-Fatihah, we’re making dua. *.When we say “As-Salaamu Alaikum” and respond with “Wa Alaikum Salaam” we’re making dua. *.When we make Istikhaarah for decisions, we’re making dua. There’s no escaping making dua as a Muslim. And this is a great thing because Allah loves it when we call upon Him.Calling upon Allah shows that we’re humble, and that we need Him, and that we know we are helpless without Him. Allah doesn’t need us to make dua; instead it is we who need to make dua to Allah. And there’s almost no limit to the things you can make dua for. So long as what you’re asking for is halaal (permissible) and good, you can make dua to Allah for whatever you need and want. Technically speaking, you can make dua for bad things also. You can make dua against another person asking forsome harm to come to them. But this is not a good thing and will probably hurt you more in the long run. The best dua is “Alhamdulillah” or “All praises and thanks are for Allah.” This is a dua that praises Allah. So we should say this as often as possible. And when we make dua for other Muslims, the angels make the same dua for us. That’s why we should always keep other people in our duas and refrain from making duas asking for harm against others. ""xaleeM""
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 06:00:17 +0000
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