21 supplications
Verses of Tawhid and the Names of Allah for Remembrance
Some verses gather in a few lines the names and attributes of Allah. Reciting them is remembrance, renewal of faith and an introduction to the du‘a, since Allah says: “To Allah belong the most beautiful names, so call upon Him by them” (7:180).
The last verses of Surah al-Hashr
هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ ۖ هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ هُوَ اللَّهُ الَّذِي لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْمَلِكُ الْقُدُّوسُ السَّلَامُ الْمُؤْمِنُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيزُ الْجَبَّارُ الْمُتَكَبِّرُ ۚ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ عَمَّا يُشْرِكُونَ هُوَ اللَّهُ الْخَالِقُ الْبَارِئُ الْمُصَوِّرُ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
Huwallahul-ladhi la ilaha illa huwa ‘alimul-ghaybi wash-shahadah, huwar-rahmanur-rahim. Huwallahul-ladhi la ilaha illa huwal-malikul-quddusus-salamul-mu’minul-muhayminul-‘azizul-jabbarul-mutakabbir, subhanallahi ‘amma yushrikun. Huwallahul-khaliqul-bari’ul-musawwiru lahul-asma’ul-husna, yusabbihu lahu ma fis-samawati wal-ardi wa huwal-‘azizul-hakim.
He is Allah, besides whom there is no god, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed. He is the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful. He is Allah, besides whom there is no god: the King, the Most Holy, the Peace, the Giver of security, the Guardian, the Almighty, the Compeller, the Supreme. Glory be to Allah above what they associate with Him. He is Allah, the Creator, the Originator, the Fashioner; His are the most beautiful names. Whatever is in the heavens and earth glorifies Him, and He is the Almighty, the Wise.
Source: Qur’an 59:22-24
Ayat al-Kursi
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ ۚ لَا تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلَا نَوْمٌ ۚ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ ۗ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ ۚ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ ۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلَّا بِمَا شَاءَ ۚ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ ۖ وَلَا يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا ۚ وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ
Allahu la ilaha illa huwal-hayyul-qayyum, la ta’khudhuhu sinatun wa la nawm, lahu ma fis-samawati wa ma fil-ard, man dhal-ladhi yashfa‘u ‘indahu illa bi-idhnih, ya‘lamu ma bayna aydihim wa ma khalfahum, wa la yuhituna bi-shay’im-min ‘ilmihi illa bima sha’, wasi‘a kursiyyuhus-samawati wal-ard, wa la ya’uduhu hifdhuhuma, wa huwal-‘aliyyul-‘adhim.
Allah — there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of all existence. Neither drowsiness overtakes Him nor sleep. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth… His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and preserving them does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Most Great. Whoever recites it in the morning is protected until the evening, and whoever recites it in the evening is protected until the morning.
Source: Qur’an 2:255; al-Mustadrak of al-Hakim
The testimony of Allah and the angels
شَهِدَ اللَّهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ وَالْمَلَائِكَةُ وَأُولُو الْعِلْمِ قَائِمًا بِالْقِسْطِ ۚ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
Shahidallahu annahu la ilaha illa huwa wal-mala’ikatu wa ulul-‘ilmi qa’imam-bil-qist, la ilaha illa huwal-‘azizul-hakim.
Allah bears witness that there is no god but Him, as do the angels and those of knowledge, maintaining justice. There is no god but Him, the Almighty, the Wise.
Source: Qur’an 3:18
Your God is one
وَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَاحِدٌ ۖ لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ الرَّحْمَٰنُ الرَّحِيمُ
Wa ilahukum ilahuw-wahid, la ilaha illa huwar-rahmanur-rahim.
Your God is one God; there is no god but Him, the Most Merciful, the Especially Merciful.
Source: Qur’an 2:163
The most beautiful names
اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ
Allahu la ilaha illa huwa lahul-asma’ul-husna.
Allah: there is no god but Him. To Him belong the most beautiful names.
Source: Qur’an 20:8
Praise in the first and the last
وَهُوَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ الْحَمْدُ فِي الْأُولَىٰ وَالْآخِرَةِ ۖ وَلَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Wa huwallahu la ilaha illa huwa lahul-hamdu fil-ula wal-akhirah, wa lahul-hukmu wa ilayhi turja‘un.
He is Allah; there is no god but Him. To Him belongs all praise in the first life and the Hereafter, His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.
Source: Qur’an 28:70
Call on Him sincerely
هُوَ الْحَيُّ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ فَادْعُوهُ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَ ۗ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Huwal-hayyu la ilaha illa huwa fad‘uhu mukhlisina lahud-din, alhamdu lillahi rabbil-‘alamin.
He is the Ever-Living; there is no god but Him, so call upon Him, devoting your religion to Him. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds.
Source: Qur’an 40:65
Forgiver of sin, Acceptor of repentance
غَافِرِ الذَّنبِ وَقَابِلِ التَّوْبِ شَدِيدِ الْعِقَابِ ذِي الطَّوْلِ ۖ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ إِلَيْهِ الْمَصِيرُ
Ghafiridh-dhanbi wa qabilit-tawbi shadidil-‘iqabi dhit-tawl, la ilaha illa huwa ilayhil-masir.
The Forgiver of sin, the Acceptor of repentance, severe in punishment, Owner of abundance. There is no god but Him; to Him is the final return.
Source: Qur’an 40:3
Creator of all things
ذَٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُمْ ۖ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ خَالِقُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ فَاعْبُدُوهُ ۚ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَكِيلٌ
Dhalikumullahu rabbukum, la ilaha illa huwa khaliqu kulli shay’in fa‘buduh, wa huwa ‘ala kulli shay’in wakil.
That is Allah, your Lord; there is no god but Him, the Creator of all things, so worship Him. He is Guardian over all things.
Source: Qur’an 6:102
The end of Surah al-Jathiyah
فَلِلَّهِ الْحَمْدُ رَبِّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَرَبِّ الْأَرْضِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ وَلَهُ الْكِبْرِيَاءُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَهُوَ الْعَزِيزُ الْحَكِيمُ
Fa-lillahil-hamdu rabbis-samawati wa rabbil-ardi rabbil-‘alamin, wa lahul-kibriya’u fis-samawati wal-ardi wa huwal-‘azizul-hakim.
So to Allah belongs all praise, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, Lord of the worlds. To Him belongs grandeur in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Almighty, the Wise.
Source: Qur’an 45:36-37
Against whispers about Allah
هُوَ الْأَوَّلُ وَالْآخِرُ وَالظَّاهِرُ وَالْبَاطِنُ ۖ وَهُوَ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
Huwal-awwalu wal-akhiru wadh-dhahiru wal-batin, wa huwa bi-kulli shay’in ‘alim.
He is the First and the Last, the Manifest and the Hidden, and He has knowledge of all things.
Source: Qur’an 57:3; Sunan Abi Dawud
Everything perishes except His Face
كُلُّ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا فَانٍ وَيَبْقَىٰ وَجْهُ رَبِّكَ ذُو الْجَلَالِ وَالْإِكْرَامِ
Kullu man ‘alayha fan, wa yabqa wajhu rabbika dhul-jalali wal-ikram.
Everyone upon the earth will perish, and there will remain the Face of your Lord, Owner of Majesty and Honour.
Source: Qur’an 55:26-27
Only His Face remains
كُلُّ شَيْءٍ هَالِكٌ إِلَّا وَجْهَهُ ۚ لَهُ الْحُكْمُ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ
Kullu shay’in halikun illa wajhah, lahul-hukmu wa ilayhi turja‘un.
Everything will perish except His Face. His is the judgement, and to Him you will be returned.
Source: Qur’an 28:88
O Allah, Owner of sovereignty
قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَاءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Qulillahumma malikal-mulki tu’til-mulka man tasha’u wa tanzi‘ul-mulka mimman tasha’, wa tu‘izzu man tasha’u wa tudhillu man tasha’, bi-yadikal-khayr, innaka ‘ala kulli shay’in qadir.
Say: O Allah, Owner of sovereignty, You give sovereignty to whom You will and take it from whom You will; You honour whom You will and humble whom You will. In Your hand is all good. Indeed, You have power over all things.
Source: Qur’an 3:26
Originator of the heavens and earth
قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ فَاطِرَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ عَالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ أَنتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبَادِكَ فِي مَا كَانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ
Qulillahumma fatiras-samawati wal-ardi ‘alimal-ghaybi wash-shahadati anta tahkumu bayna ‘ibadika fi ma kanu fihi yakhtalifun.
Say: O Allah, Originator of the heavens and the earth, Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, You will judge between Your servants concerning that over which they used to differ.
Source: Qur’an 39:46
The declaration of faith in all prophets
قُولُوا آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَىٰ إِبْرَاهِيمَ وَإِسْمَاعِيلَ وَإِسْحَاقَ وَيَعْقُوبَ وَالْأَسْبَاطِ وَمَا أُوتِيَ مُوسَىٰ وَعِيسَىٰ وَمَا أُوتِيَ النَّبِيُّونَ مِن رَّبِّهِمْ لَا نُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ أَحَدٍ مِّنْهُمْ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ
Qulu amanna billahi wa ma unzila ilayna wa ma unzila ila ibrahima wa isma‘ila wa ishaqa wa ya‘quba wal-asbati wa ma utiya musa wa ‘isa wa ma utiyan-nabiyyuna mir-rabbihim, la nufarriqu bayna ahadim-minhum wa nahnu lahu muslimun.
Say: We believe in Allah and what was revealed to us, and what was revealed to Ibrahim, Isma‘il, Ishaq, Ya‘qub and the tribes, and what was given to Musa and ‘Isa and to the prophets from their Lord. We make no distinction between any of them, and to Him we submit. The Prophet ﷺ recited it in the Sunnah of Fajr (Muslim).
Source: Qur’an 2:136; Sahih Muslim
My life and death for Allah
قُلْ إِنَّنِي هَدَانِي رَبِّي إِلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ دِينًا قِيَمًا مِّلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا ۚ وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ قُلْ إِنَّ صَلَاتِي وَنُسُكِي وَمَحْيَايَ وَمَمَاتِي لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ ۖ وَبِذَٰلِكَ أُمِرْتُ وَأَنَا أَوَّلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ
Qul innani hadani rabbi ila siratim-mustaqim, dinan qiyaman millata ibrahima hanifa, wa ma kana minal-mushrikin. Qul inna salati wa nusuki wa mahyaya wa mamati lillahi rabbil-‘alamin, la sharika lah, wa bi-dhalika umirtu wa ana awwalul-muslimin.
Say: My Lord has guided me to a straight path, an upright religion, the way of Ibrahim, inclining to truth, and he was not of the polytheists. Say: My prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. He has no partner; this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.
Source: Qur’an 6:161-163
This is my way
قُلْ هَٰذِهِ سَبِيلِي أَدْعُو إِلَى اللَّهِ ۚ عَلَىٰ بَصِيرَةٍ أَنَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَنِي ۖ وَسُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَنَا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
Qul hadhihi sabili ad‘u ilallah, ‘ala basiratin ana wa manittaba‘ani, wa subhanallahi wa ma ana minal-mushrikin.
Say: This is my way; I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. Glory be to Allah, and I am not of the polytheists.
Source: Qur’an 12:108
I call only upon my Lord
قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَدْعُو رَبِّي وَلَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ أَحَدًا
Qul innama ad‘u rabbi wa la ushriku bihi ahada.
Say: I only call upon my Lord and do not associate anyone with Him.
Source: Qur’an 72:20
Ibrahim’s submission
أَسْلَمْتُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
Aslamtu li-rabbil-‘alamin.
I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds.
Source: Qur’an 2:131
The stand of the youths of the cave
رَبُّنَا رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ لَن نَّدْعُوَ مِن دُونِهِ إِلَٰهًا
Rabbuna rabbus-samawati wal-ardi lan nad‘uwa min dunihi ilaha.
Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and the earth. We will never call upon any god besides Him.
Source: Qur’an 18:14
Calling Allah by His names
The Prophet ﷺ heard a man say: “O Allah, I ask You, as I bear witness that You are Allah, there is no god but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient…” and said: “He has asked Allah by His greatest name, which when He is asked by it He gives” (Abu Dawud, at-Tirmidhi). Opening a du‘a with the verses of tawhid follows this method.
The last three verses of al-Hashr contain more than fifteen of the beautiful names. Ayat al-Kursi, which the Prophet ﷺ called the greatest verse of the Qur’an (Muslim), and Surah al-Ikhlas, equal to a third of the Qur’an (al-Bukhari), belong to the same family of verses.
Verses of Tawhid and the Names of Allah for Remembrance: questions and answers
What is the greatest verse in the Qur’an?
Ayat al-Kursi (2:255), as the Prophet ﷺ told Ubayy ibn Ka‘b (Muslim).
Is there a known virtue for the end of Surah al-Hashr?
A hadith about reciting it morning and evening exists in at-Tirmidhi but is weak; the verses remain among the greatest descriptions of Allah and are recited for their meaning.
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- All the Rabbana Duas of the Qur’an, with Meaning
- Rabbi Duas: Supplications Beginning with “My Lord” in the Qur’an
- Praising Allah in the Words of the Qur’an: Tasbih and Tahmid
- Qur’anic Verses of Tawakkul: Words of Reliance on Allah
- Verses of Hope and Comfort for Hard Times
- Ayat ash-Shifa: the Healing Verses and Qur’anic Ruqyah
- Seeking Refuge in the Qur’an: the Isti‘adhah of the Prophets