Dua for Spiritual Light in All Faculties (Dua an-Nur)
The majestic prayer of the Prophet ﷺ on the way to the mosque and in night prayers, begging Allah to envelop every dimension of the body and mind in divine celestial illumination (Nur).
اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ فِي قَلْبِي نُورًا، وَفِي بَصَرِي نُورًا، وَفِي سَمْعِي نُورًا، وَعَنْ يَمِينِي نُورًا، وَعَنْ يَسَارِي نُورًا، وَفَوْقِي نُورًا، وَتَحْتِي نُورًا، وَأَمَامِي نُورًا، وَخَلْفِي نُورًا، وَاجْعَلْ لِي نُورًا
Allāhumma-j‘al fī qalbī nūrā, wa-fī baṣarī nūrā, wa-fī sam‘ī nūrā, wa-‘an yamīnī nūrā, wa-‘an yasārī nūrā, wa-fawqī nūrā, wa-taḥtī nūrā, wa-amāmī nūrā, wa-khalfī nūrā, wa-j‘al lī nūrā
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During Tahajjud, when walking to the mosque, and when starting daily learning
Nur in this context is divine perception that pierces delusions, guides decisions to truth, and protects against dark distractions and doubts in this world and on the Day of Judgment.
Narrated by Ibn Abbas (RA) during his stay in the house of the Prophet ﷺ while witnessing Tahajjud. (Sahih al-Bukhari 6316; Sahih Muslim 763).
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