Prayers During Exams
There are numerous supplications found in the Quran and the Sunnah that Muslims can recite during exams. Here are some noteworthy examples:
- (And say, My Lord, cause me to enter a goodly entrance and to exit a goodly exit, and grant me from Yourself a supporting authority).
- (O my Lord, expand for me my breast and ease for me my task, and untie the knot from my tongue that they may understand my speech).
- (O Allah, nothing is easy except what You have made easy, and You make the difficult easy, if You wish).
- (O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, I seek Your mercy; rectify for me all of my affairs and do not entrust me to myself even for the blink of an eye).
- (O Allah, place light in my heart, light in my hearing, light to my right, light to my left, light above me, light below me, light in front of me, light behind me, and increase my light, O Allah).
Prayers for Success and Achievement After Exams
Muslims can also pray in their own words for goodness in this world and the Hereafter. Here are some beautiful supplications to consider:
- O Allah, grant me the highest and most complete ranks; bless me with a resounding success that fills our hearts with joy and happiness.
- O Allah, I entrust to You all my answers; guide me to what You love and are pleased with, and bless me with success in my studies, O Generous of the Generous.
- O Allah, grant me success and excellence in my studies and bestow upon me high grades.
- O Allah, we ask You for imminent joy, beautiful patience, generous forgiveness, abundant gratitude, prolonged remembrance, and ample provision, by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful.
- O Allah, I have studied and answered, relying on You, for You are the best protector; grant me the joy of success, O Generous of the Generous.
- My Lord, I have submitted my paper, and You know that I have done my utmost; I ask You, Lord, to bless me with a result that delights my parents and brings joy to their hearts.
Prayers While Studying
There are several supplications that Muslims can recite before starting their studies or after completing them. Below are some of these prayers:
- O Allah, I entrust to You everything I have read, memorized, and learned; I ask You to return it to me when I need it, for You are capable of all things.
- O Lord of the worlds, I place my trust in You and submit all my affairs to You. There is no refuge or escape from You except to You. O Allah, there is nothing easy but what You have made easy; so make the difficult easy for me. O Allah, remind me of what I have forgotten, and there is no power and no strength except in Allah, the Most High, the Great.
- O Lord, open for me the openings of the knowledgeable, teach me what I do not know, remind me of what I have forgotten, and open for me from the blessings of the heavens and the earth; indeed, You are Hearing and Responsive.
- My Lord, I ask You for the best of requests, the best of deeds, the best of life, and I ask You not to deprive me of the best of success and the best of rewards, O Generous of the Generous.