Du'a and dhikr

Du'a and dhikr: the cards as text

Fiqh. Draft written with AI help: awaiting scholar review.

  1. Card 1

    Prayer five times a day. And conversation with God, any time.

  2. Card 2

    "I am near"

    The Qur'an says: when My servants ask about Me, I am near; I answer the call of the caller. Du'a can be in any language, at any time, about anything. The Prophet called du'a worship itself.

  3. Card 3

    Qur'an 2:186

    وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌۖ أُجِيبُ دَعۡوَةَ ٱلدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِۖ فَلۡيَسۡتَجِيبُواْ لِي وَلۡيُؤۡمِنُواْ بِي لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡشُدُونَ ۝١٨٦

    186 When My slaves ask you concerning Me, I am indeed near. I respond to the call of the supplicant when he calls upon Me; so they should respond to Me and believe in Me, so that they may be guided.

  4. Card 4

    Lesson: No middleman. God is near.

  5. Card 5

    Dhikr: remembering God

    Dhikr means short phrases repeated through the day: Subhan Allah (glory to God), al-hamdu lillah (praise to God), Allahu akbar (God is greater). After each prayer, many say each thirty-three times.

  6. Card 6

    Qur'an 13:28

    ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَتَطۡمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِۗ أَلَا بِذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطۡمَئِنُّ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ ۝٢٨

    28 those who believe and whose hearts find tranquility in the remembrance of Allah, for indeed in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find tranquility.

  7. Card 7

    Lesson: In the remembrance of God, hearts find rest.

  8. Card 8

    Light on the tongue

    The Prophet described two short phrases as light on the tongue, heavy on the scales, and loved by the Most Merciful: "Subhan Allah wa bihamdihi, Subhan Allah al-'Azim".

  9. Card 9

    Lesson: Small, constant remembrance adds up.

  10. Card 10

    Reflect: What does the Qur'an say God answers?

    Answer: The call of the caller. "I am near; I answer the call of the caller when he calls on Me."

  11. Card 11

    The end of Du'a and dhikr.

Read the full sheet or swipe the cards.