This doa asks Allah for various blessings before studying such as understanding, guidance on the straight path, and benefit from knowledge. It seeks protection from Satan and recites brief passages from the Quran.

1. Doa before studying
ِ ِ ّ
‫ال ر حي م‬ ِ‫ال ر حم ن‬
ْ ّ ِ ‫ا‬ ِ ْ ِ
‫بسم‬
Most Merciful Most Beneficent Allah in the name
َ‫و‬ ‫ال ح م د ل ل ه ر ب ال عا ل مي‬
ِ َ َ ّ َ ِ ِّ ُ ْ َ
‫ن‬
and of the Worlds Rabb to Allah All Praises
َ ‫ال ص ل َ وَ ال س ل َ ع ل س ي د نا مُ ح‬
َِ َّ ََ ّ ّ
ٍ ّ
‫مد‬ ‫م ى‬ ُ ُ ‫ة‬
َ ّ ‫أ‬our Master‫ ص‬on ‫ و‬Peace‫و ع ل ءا ل‬
ِ‫َ ح ب ه جْ م ع‬ِ ِْ
be
َ ِ ‫َ َ َ َ ِه‬
and Prayers
‫ين‬ ‫ى‬

2. ْ‫ال ن ب ي ي‬
ِّّ َ َ
‫ف هْ م‬ ‫ا لل ه م ا ر ز ق يا‬
َ ْ ُ ْ ّ ُ َّ
َ ‫ن‬ ‫ن ا ر بي‬
َّ ََ
nabiyyin fahman yaa rabbi rzuqna Allahummar
of the the Oh my provide Oh Allah
ِّ ُ ْ ِ َ ْ
‫ا ل م ل َئ ا ل م قَ ر ب‬ َ ‫و‬ َِ ْ ُ ْ
‫المرسل‬ َ ‫و‬
Prophets understanding Rabb us
َ‫ي ْ ن‬ ِ َ
‫ا ل ها م ك ة‬
َ َ ِْ َ ‫يْ ن‬ َ ْ ِ
‫حفظ‬
muqarrabiin malaaikatil wa ilhamal mursaliin wa hifdzal
Who are Of the And the Of the And the
‫ف ي عا ف ي ة يا أ َ ر ح م ال را ح م يْ ن‬
close angels inspiration messengers memory
َ ِ ِ ّ َ َ ْ َ ٍ َِ َ ْ ِ
raahimin ya arhamar ‘afiyatin fii
of those who are Oh Most health in
merciful Beneficent

3. ْ‫ف ت و ح ا ل عا ر فِ ي‬
ِ َ ْ َ ْ ُُ ‫ا لل ه م ا ف ت ع ل ي نا‬
َََْ َْ ّ ُ َّ
َ ‫ن‬ ْ ‫ح‬
‘aarifeen futuhal ‘alainaa ftah Allahummaf
of the the onto us open Oh Allah
knowledgeable openings
َ ْ ْ
‫ال د ي ن و ع ل م نا ال تّ أ وِ ي ل‬
َْ َّ َ ِ ّْ ‫و ف ق ه نا ف‬
ِ َْ ّ َ َ
ْ‫ي‬
ta‘wiil wa ‘allimnat diin fiid wa faqqihnaa
the and teach us the religion in and give us
interpretations understanding
ِ ِّْ
‫ال س ب ي ل‬ ِ َ َ
‫س وا ء‬ ‫و ا ه د نا إ ِ لى‬
َ َِ ْ َ
sabeel sawaa is ila wah dinaa
path the right to and guide us

4. ‫ال ل ه م ا ن ف ع ن و ا ر ف ع نا و عَ ر ف نا‬
َْ ّ َ َْ َ ْ َ َْ َ ْ ّ ُ ّ َ
‫ا‬
wa ‘arrafnaa war fa’naa fa’naa Allahumman
‫أ َ ن ف س نا‬
and teach us and elevate us benefit us Oh Allah
ََ ُ ْ ِ ِ
‫با ل ع ل م ال نا ف و ا ن ف ع نا ب ه‬
َْ َ ْ َ ِ ّ ِ ِْ ْ ِ
َ ‫ع‬
anfusanaa bihi wan fa’naa naafi’ bil ‘ilmin
ourselves by it and benefit us that with
benefits knowledge
ِْ ُ ْ
‫المسل‬ َ ‫و‬ َ ‫و‬ َ ‫و‬ َ ‫و‬
َ ِ
‫ج م ِ ي ع م يْ ن‬
َ ْ َ ‫أ َ ه ل نا أ َ و طا ن ن د يا رَ نا‬
َ َِ ََ َ ْ ََْ
‫ا‬

5. Al Fateha
ِْ ّ
‫بالل ه م ن ال ش ي ط ا ال ر ج ي‬
َِ ّْ َ ِ ِ ِ ‫أَ ع و ذ‬
ُ ْ ُ
‫م‬
ِ ‫ن‬
cursed the Shaitaan from with Allah I seek protection
ِ ِ ّ
‫ا ال ر حم نِ ال ر حي م‬
ْ ّ ِ ِ ْ ِ
‫بسم‬
Most Merciful Most Beneficent in the name
‫ال ح م د ل ل ه ر ب ال عا ل مي‬
ِ َ َ ّ َ ِ ِّ ُ ْ َ
‫ن‬
ِ ِ ّ
‫ال ر حم ن ال ر حي م‬
ِ ْ ّ
of the Worlds Rabb to Allah All Praises
Most Merciful Most Beneficent

6. ِ ّ
‫ال دي ن‬ ِ ْ َ
‫يوم‬ ‫ما لِ ك‬
ِ َ
Recompense The Day of Owner of
ُ ِ َْ َ
‫و إ ِ يا كَ ن س ت عي ن‬
ّ َ ُ ُْ َ
‫نعبد‬ َ ّ
‫إ ِ يا ك‬
we ask for help and only You we worship only You
ِ َْ ُ ْ
‫ا ه د نا ال ص را ا ل م س ت ق‬
َ ّ َِ ْ
َ ‫يم‬ َ ‫ط‬
straight the Path guide us on

7. ْ ِ ََْ
‫عليهم‬ ‫ص را ط ا ل ذي ن أ َ ن ع م ت‬
َ ْ َ ْ َ ِ ّ َ َ ِ
onto them Your favour of those the Path
‫عليهم‬
ْ ِ ََْ ِ ُ ْ َ ْ
‫ا ل م غ ضو ب‬ ِ َْ
‫غير‬
onto themselves those who have not
earned Your anger
َ ّ ّ
‫ال ضا لي ن‬ َ‫و ل‬
َ
those who are astray and not

8. Ayatul Kursi
ُ َّ ْ
‫ا ل ق يو م‬ ّ َ ْ
‫الحي‬ ُ ‫إِل ّ ه‬ ‫ال ل ه ل ل إ ِ ل ه‬
َ َ ُ ّ
َ‫و‬ َ ‫ا‬
The Eternal The Ever Living Him except god no Allah
ٌ َ
‫ن وْ م‬ َ ‫وَ ل‬ ٌ َِ
‫سنة‬ ُ ُ ُ َْ
‫ل َ تأخذه‬
sleep and not slumber seized Him not
ْ ‫ما ف ال س ما و و ما ف ا ل َر‬
ِ َ َ َ َ ّ ِ َ ‫له‬
ُ َ
ِ‫ي ض‬ ِ ‫ات‬ ‫ي‬
The Earth in and what The Heavens in what to him

9. ‫إِل ّ ب إ ذ ن ه‬
ِ ِْ ِِ ُ َ ِْ
‫يشفع عنده‬
ُ َ ْ َ ‫م ذا‬ َ
‫ن ا ل ذي‬
ِ ّ ْ
by Him except with Him can intercede is he that who
‫أ َ ي دي ه م و ما خ لْ ف ه‬
permission
ُ َ َ َ َ ْ ِ ِ ْ َ َْ
‫بين‬ ‫ما‬
َ َْ َ
‫يعل‬
‫م‬
ْ ُ ‫م‬
behind and their hands between what He
them what knows
ِ ِ ِْ
‫من علمه‬
ْ ِ ْ َ ِ
‫و ي حي طو ب ش ي‬
ُ ِ ُ َ
‫ء‬
ٍ ‫ن‬
َ َ‫ل‬
His from anything They and
knowledge encompass not

10. ْ‫و س ع ك ر ال س ما وا ل َر‬
َ َ ّ ْ ُ َ ِ َ ‫إ ِ ل ّ ب ما‬
َ ِ
َ ‫ض‬ ِ َ
‫س ي وا ت‬ِّ َ‫شا ء‬َ
ُ ‫ه‬
‫ ا ل ع ل ي ا ل ع ظي‬throne ‫ح ف ظ ه‬
ِ Earthْ ّ Heavens ‫ِ ْ ُ ُ و ه‬
َ َِ ْ ُ َ ُ َُ
‫و ل َ ي ئو د‬
َ
and the The His encompass what He except
wills
ُ ‫م‬ ‫و‬ ‫ما‬
َ ُ ‫ه‬
The The Most and in guarding fatigue and no
Supreme High He them both in Him