Dua for Increasing Knowledge
This dua from the Qur'an asks Allah to increase your knowledge, making it ideal before studying or taking exams.
رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا
Rabbi zidnī ‘ilmā.
My Lord, increase me in knowledge.
Dua for Ease and Removal of Difficulty
Recite this when feeling anxious or overwhelmed by exams, seeking Allah’s help for ease.
اللّٰهُمَّ لَا سَهْلَ إِلَّا مَا جَعَلْتَهُ سَهْلًا وَأَنْتَ تَجْعَلُ الْحَزْنَ إِذَا شِئْتَ سَهْلًا
Allāhumma lā sahla illā mā ja‘altahu sahlā wa anta taj‘alu al-ḥazna idhā shi’ta sahlā.
O Allah, there is no ease except what You make easy, and You make the difficult easy if You will.
Dua for Success and Good Results
This beautiful supplication asks Allah for goodness in this world and the next. Use it to ask for success in your exams and beyond.
رَبَّنَا آتِنَا فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِي الْآخِرَةِ حَسَنَةً وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
Rabbana ātinā fī al-dunyā ḥasanatan wa fī al-ākhirati ḥasanatan waqinā ‘adhāba an-nār.
Our Lord, give us good in this world and good in the Hereafter, and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
Dua for Confidence and Clarity in Speech
This is the supplication of Musa (Moses) asking Allah to open his chest and remove stammering, suitable before answering exam questions.
رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي ﴿٢٥﴾ وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي ﴿٢٦﴾ وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِي ﴿٢٧﴾ يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي
Rabbi ishraḥ lī ṣadrī wa yassir lī amrī waḥlul ‘uqdatan min lisānī yafqahū qawlī.
My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance], and ease for me my task, and untie the knot from my tongue, that they may understand my speech.
