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Qur'an

Increase in knowledge

رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًا

Rabbi zidni 'ilma

My Lord, increase me in knowledge.

Source: Quran 20:114

What this supplication is

The Qur'an's one-word prayer for knowledge — 'My Lord, increase me in knowledge' (20:114) — is recited by students and scholars alike, and is the dua of learning itself. Hunched over notes or before a class, it is the believer's request to be taught.

When to recite it

Before studying, seeking understanding, or in any course of learning.

Duas are a mercy in themselves — sincerity of heart matters more than eloquence. For a personal religious ruling about this supplication or your circumstances, consult a qualified scholar.

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ٱللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا، وَرِزْقًا طَيِّبًا، وَعَمَلًا مُتَقَبَّلًا

O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, wholesome provision, and accepted deeds.

Sunan Ibn Majah 925
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ٱللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ ٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلتُّقَىٰ وَٱلْعَفَافَ وَٱلْغِنَىٰ

O Allah, I ask You for guidance, piety, chastity, and sufficiency.

Sahih Muslim 2721
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ٱللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ، وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ، فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلَا أَقْدِرُ، وَتَعْلَمُ وَلَا أَعْلَمُ، وَأَنْتَ عَلَّامُ ٱلْغُيُوبِ…

O Allah, I seek Your guidance through Your knowledge, and I seek Your power through Your power, and I ask You from Your immense bounty — for You are able and I am not, You know and I do not, and You are the Knower of the unseen…

Sahih al-Bukhari 1162
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