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[quaelearns]

study tips: the Muslim version

(I made this bc I have to retake an exam in less than a month and I’m having a hard time studying efficiently. Please keep me in you prayers if you find this useful. ) 

Dua before studying: 

أعوذ بالله من الشيطان الرجيم  (Azubillahi minash shaitanir rajim) 

I seek refuge in Allah from Shaitaan, the Accursed one.

بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ  (Bismillahir Rahman ir Rahim)

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

وَقُل رَّبِّ زِدۡنِي عِلۡمٗا (Rabbi zidni ilma) 3 times

O my Lord increase me in knowledge.

 للَّهُمَّ انْفَعْنِي بِمَا عَلَّمْـتَنِي وَ عَلِّمْنِي مَا يَنْفَعُنِي (Allahumman fa’nee bi-maa ‘allam-ta-nee wa ‘allim-nee maa yanfa’u-nee) 

Oh Allah! Make useful for me what you have taught me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me. 

Dua when studying something difficult:

اللَّهُمَّ لاَ سَهْلاً إِلّاَ مَا جَعَلّتَهٌ سَهْلاً وَأَنّتَ تَجّعَلَ الحَزَنَ إِذَا شِئتَ سَهْلاً  (Allâhumma lâ sahla illâ mâ ja‘altahu sahlâ wa anta taj‘alu al-hazana idhâ shi’ta sahlâ)

Oh Allah! Nothing is easy except what You have made easy. If You wish, You can make the difficult easy.

Dua for concentration:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْألُكَ يَا مُذَكِرَ الخَيْرِ وَفَاعِلَهُ  وَالآمِرَ بِهِ ذَكِرّنِي مَا اَنّسَانِهِ الشّيطَان (Allahumma inni as aluka ya mudhakkiral khairi owa faakilahu owa amirabihi dhakirni ma ansaanihi shaytan) 

O lord, I ask you, the one who mentions goodness and actualizes it and commands it, remind me of that which the shaytan makes me forget.

Dua for removing anxiety:

للَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْهَمِّ وَ الْحَزَنِ

وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ العَجْزِ وَ الْكَسَلِ 

 وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ الْجُبْنِ وَ الْبُخْلِ

وَ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ الدَّيْنِ و قَهْرِ الرجال 

(Allâhumma innî a‘ûdhu bika min al-hammi wa al-hazan. Wa a‘ûdhu bika min al-‘ajzi wa al-kasal.  

Wa a‘ûdhu bika min al-jubni wa al-bukhl. Wa a‘ûdhu bika min ghalabat id-dayni wa qahr ir-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.

Dua after studying:

    اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَوْدِعُكَ مَا قَرأتُ وَمَا حَفَظْتُ، فَرُضُهُ عَليّ عِنْدَ حَاجَتِي إِلَيهِ، إِنّكَ عَلى مَا تَشَاءُ قَدِيرُ وَأَنْتَ حَسْبِي وَنِعْمَ الوَكِيل  (Allahumma inni astaodeuka ma qara’tu wama hafaztu, farudduhu alaiya inda  hajati ilaihi. innaka ma ‘ala tashaa’u qadir. wa anta hasbeea wa na’maal 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.

Dua in the exam hall:

اَللّٰهُمَّ اَخْرِجْنِيْ مِنْ ظُلُمَاتِ الْوَهْمِ وَ اَكْرِمْنِيْ بِنُوْرِ الْفَهْمِ

 اَللّٰهُمَّ افْتَحْ عَلَيْنَا اَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَ انْشُرْ عَلَيْنَا خَزَآئِنَ

 عُلُوْمِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يَا اَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِيْنَ

(Allhumma Akhrijni min zulumatil wahmi ,wa akrimni be nuril fahmi . Allahumma afta alayna abwaba rahmateka, wa anshur alyna khazaena uloomeka be rahmateka ya arrahamar rahemeen)

O Lord, please bring me out of the darkness of doubt and favor me with the light of comprehension,

O Lord, open to us the doors of your mercy and unfold for us the treasure of your knowledge by your mercy O the most merciful of the merciful ones.

Additional tips:

If you find yourself procrastinating at the time when you were supposed to study, push yourself to go make wudu and read the Quran. 

If you feel anxious or just don’t feel like studying when you’re supposed to, go make wudu and do tilawat. 

Try not to stay up late, but if you end up staying up late, pray tahajjud first to avoid procrastinating and to ask Allah’s help. 

Go to sleep early and wake up early. Studying in the morning is more beneficial. 

Add honey, olive oil, pomegranate, figs, dates, grapes, and black seed to your diet as they’re the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and also scientifically proven to be beneficial for your brain. 

Have tawakkul in Allah. Remind yourself that Allah knows the best and everything happens for a reason.

[muslimahamericana]

Dua needed

I rarely ever ask for this but I am going through a bit of a rough patch and it would be great if you gutes could send dua and good vibes my way. Thank you

[yousufsyed]

how can you be surrounded by so many people and yet still feel alone in the world?

[sixpenceee]

The harsh realities of war. 

[khaleesiii88]

This hurt my soul

[highspeedchase]

Fuck anything else you’ve seen on your dash today. This is the face of the refugees being criminalized.

[findingpeacewithin]

I would like to request duas from you all for my brother’s medical school interview–for it to go smoothly and for him to get accepted at this school if that’s what is best for him and if not, for him to be accepted at another school–iA whatever the outcome, inshallah it is for the better 🙏❤

@musingsofafuturephysician 😘

[thegreaterjihad]

People often say they make dua for you, but it may be kind of fleeting or in passing. There’s no one who gives as passionate, consistent, and urgent duas as mothers because they all want their children to succeed.

So when you have a friend without a mother or a revert brother or sister who’s mother is not Muslim, give them your hard core duas. The ones their mothers would make for them.

[yousufsyed]

Felt compelled to share #My2Cents on the rising tension in the states.

[yousufsyed]

Making America Great Again

My Prophet ﷺ taught me hope. That no matter how bleak it may look out there, how doom and gloom it may appear, there is goodness in every single human being. He grew up in a society that would bury their daughters, engage in tribal nationalism, and one that was void of any moral. But even then, he knew there were superstars around him that just needed a little nudge and guidance in the right direction who would go on to change the world in incredible ways. It took time. It took patience. And most of all, it took sacrifice. Now more than ever, these exemplary characteristics of his ﷺ need to be implemented within not only the Muslims of America, but all of America. For each other. Regardless of who you voted for. Because qualities like this are what will truly “make America great again”.

P.S. if I ever have to wear a Muslim ID, I’ll do so with pride so long as I get to smile in it because humanity’s greatest hero said even that is an act of charity. :) 

[yousufsyed]

We’re Doing it Wrong

If you’re Muslim and only speak out against Muslim injustices but don’t say much when members of other religions are oppressed, you’re doing it wrong. If you’re black and only speak out when an innocent black man gets shot or killed but don’t speak up when cops die in the line of duty unjustly, you’re doing it wrong. If you’re a cop or have a family member/friend who is and only speak out at the rights that they have, but stay silent when some cops use their power to unjustly kill innocents, you’re doing it wrong. If you’re American and mourn 9/11 but don’t know the date the A-bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; or don’t include the millions of Iraqis or Afghans in your mourning, who have lost their lives as ‘collateral damage’ due to a sadistic foreign policy, you’re doing it wrong. No doubt we have our own identities and it makes sense to relate to those we are similar to. And no doubt some of these examples happen more than others. But now is not the time to play the quantity card. The day we make being human a priority before our nationalities or the color of our skin or from what region of the world we come from or what our professions may be or what party we have allied to.. man that’s when we change the game. Get out the comfort zone. God Created us all different so that we may get to know each other. Let’s not lose sight of that. 

 #HumanityFirst

[qalbeenaar]

Salaam everyone. My mother is studying for an important exam to benefit her career and thus improve the wellbeing of our family. Her goal is to pass and secure some job stability as a result of it. She’s tried previously but has not been successful. Still, she continues to work hard, but is struggling to stay positive through the whole journey. Please say a prayer for her. May the angels witness your kindness. Amin.

[yousufsyed]

"When you show mercy, the Most-Merciful will not let your mercy exceed His."

Shaykh Omar Suleiman

[yousufsyed]

Do you ever feel like people have taken you for granted or hurt you?

Sometimes yeah. But it’s a constant battle and you have to remind yourself why you do what you do. If it’s for selfish reasons or for you to get something in return from someone, than you’re gonna get burned eventually cause you’ll quickly realize people don’t often reciprocate. But if you do good actions and treat everyone with respect solely for the sake of God (aka having no expectations of people), you remove yourself from the possibility of being hurt. And it’s easier said than done. We all have our self-egos that we must try and ward off but if we can somehow manage to do so, you’ll live a peaceful life Insha’Allah and no longer give anyone the ability to hurt you. :)

[islamic-art-and-quotes]

A much neglected Prophetic Sunna [tradition] is to make others feel important and appreciated—behaving and dealing with such love, care and concern that they begin to feel they are one of the dearest people to you.

Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari

Originally found on: theconsciousmuslim

(via islamic-art-and-quotes)

[yousufsyed]

Dark times teach me one thing. God is my One Protector, my One Supporter, and my One Friend. It amazes me how some of the people closest to you will bail on you or neglect their actions towards you. As if your emotions and your feelings don’t mean anything to them. No one thinks twice about how some of the things they do will make you feel. Time in and time out I’m reminded of this lesson. But time in and time out God is the only one that shows His Mercy and His Willingness to be with you every step of the way. He has never abandoned you. The irony of it all is time in and time out we abandon Him. We neglect Him. I think sometimes people’s true colors are made known to you so that you return to your senses and go back to the One who has been inviting you. Who is telling you to come to good and to success. That in itself is a blessing. I think from my short experience in life so far, I’ve learned one valuable lesson through it all: Do things for God and you’ll never be disappointed.

[yousufsyed]

what do you do when your best is not enough...

[yousufsyed]

Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter.

African proverb

[yousufsyed]

I think often times we forget to count our blessings and don't remember all the good things that God has given us. We get bogged down in all the negativity and put our entire concentration on 'what else is wrong'. But one of the quickest and easiest remedies to help flip our lives life right side up is to be more thankful for the little things, no matter how small you might think they are. Allah swt says, "if you give thanks, I will certainly grant you more" [Qur'an 14:7]. Subhan'Allah, such a generous Lord we have.