And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer): but those who are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell - in humiliation!"

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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer): but those who are
too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell - in humiliation!"
‫ﺍﺧﺮﹺﻳﻦ‬‫ ﺩ‬‫ﻨﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺟ‬ ‫ﺪ‬‫ﻲ ﺳﻴ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ ﻋ‬‫ﻦ‬‫ﻭﻥ ﻋ‬‫ﻜﺒﹺﺮ‬‫ﺴﺘ‬‫ﻳﻦ ﻳ‬‫ ﹺﺇ ﱠ ﺍﱠﺬ‬‫ ﻟﹶ ﹸﻢ‬‫ﺠﺐ‬‫ﻮﻧﹺﻲ ﹶﺃﺳﺘ‬‫ﺑ ﹸﻢ ﺍﺩﻋ‬‫ﻗﹶﺎﻝ ﺭ‬‫ﻭ‬
  ‫ ﺧ‬ ‫ﺒ ﺗ‬ ‫ ﹾ ﹶ‬  ‫ ﹺ ﻜ ﻥ ﻟ‬  ‫ﹶ ﻜ‬

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Dua is essentially an expression of submission of faith to God and
one's neediness.
Type I: Dua al-mas'alah, or the Dua of asking.' This type of Dua is
when one asks for the fulfillment of a need, or that some harm be
removed from him. An example would be when a person asks, "O
God! Grant me good in this world, and good in the next life!"
Type II: Dua al-ibadah, or the 'Dua of worship.' This type of Dua
represents a very broad concept. In Islam, every single act of
worship includes this type of Dua. Examples would include when a
Muslim prays Salat or gives Zakah or fasts.
Dua is a supplication directed to God, and the
opening chapter of the Qur'an, (al-Fatiha), serves
as the archetypal Dua for Muslim devotions. It
begins in praise of God, then progresses to
express man's neediness of God before petitioning
Him, and this becomes the standard pattern of
supplication: praise and expressions of neediness
are preludes to one's actual supplication.
The Qur'anic text itself is a rich source of Dua in
which Muslims find supplications, including those of
earlier prophets from Adam to Jesus scattered
throughout its verses. These will tend to refer to
God with the Divine Name "Rabb", derived from a
root word meaning Lord, but with connotations of
loving, nurturing care. Collections of Rabbana Dua,
or 'Oh our Lord!' Dua compiled from the Qur'anic
text are typically taught to Muslim children at a
young age.

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The Hadith literature is another abundant source of
Dua. The Hadith texts are distinct from the Qur'an and
record the details of the life of the Prophet, including his
devotions and supplications. Hadith literature runs into
volumes with some collections containing thousands of
individual Hadith, however later generations of Muslim
scholars distilled smaller books on specific topics from
the larger body of literature. Notable in this field is Imam
al-Nawawi's Kitab al-adhkar which contains the
Prophetic supplications made at various points during
the day, from waking up, getting dressed, eating, till the
end of the day, as well Dua associated with the five
pillars, including the prayer, charity and the pilgrimage,
and the main junctures in life: birth, marriage and death.
Muslim scholars also composed their own Dua, taking
their inspiration from the Qur'an and following the
precepts of the Prophet.

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There are numerous etiquettes of Dua
mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah. There
are too many of them , here is a rough list of
a few etiquettes of Dua:
1. Performing wudu
2. Making Dua with Tears in Eyes
3. To Expect the best from God
4. To Pray with Humility and fear
5. To Complain Only to God
6. To Pray Quietly
7. Acknowledge one's sins
8. To Implore God Earnestly
9. To Be Determined in one's Request
10. To Use Dua of the Quran and Sunnah
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dua