بِاسْمِكَ اللَّهُمَّ أَمُوتُ وَأَحْيَا
Dua before sleeping
Bismika Allahumma amutu wa ahya
Video1 lineBukhari 6324
For parents & teachers
Duas & short surahs
The everyday duas and first surahs children learn, with big Arabic, an easy transliteration and a meaning in words a child understands. Every dua names its source, and every page prints as a card for the fridge or the bedroom door.
17 duas · 6 short surahs · one a week is plenty
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim
How to use this corner
Pick one
Choose the dua for a moment that happens every day: bedtime, meals, the front door.
Say it together
Read the Arabic or the transliteration aloud, line by line, and let your child echo you.
Keep it close
Print the card and stick it where the moment happens. Move on when it is easy.
Morning & night
The first and last words of the day.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَحْيَانَا
Dua for waking up
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi ahyana
3 linesBukhari 6312
Mealtimes
Before the first bite and after the last.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ
Dua before eating
Bismillah
Video2 linesAbu Dawud 3767الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنِي هَذَا
Dua after eating
Alhamdu lillahil-ladhi at'amani hadha
3 linesTirmidhi 3458
At home & out and about
Going out, traveling, the bathroom and the rain.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ
Dua for entering the bathroom
Allahumma inni a'udhu bika
2 linesBukhari 142غُفْرَانَكَ
Dua for leaving the bathroom
Ghufranak
1 lineAbu Dawud 30بِسْمِ اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَى اللَّهِ
Dua for leaving home
Bismillahi tawakkaltu 'alallah
2 linesAbu Dawud 5095سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا
Dua for travel
Subhanal-ladhi sakhkhara lana hadha
3 linesMuslim 1342صَيِّبًا نَافِعًا
Dua when it rains
Sayyiban nafi'a
1 lineBukhari 1032
At the masjid
A pair to learn together: going in and coming out.
اللَّهُمَّ افْتَحْ لِي أَبْوَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ
Dua for entering the masjid
Allahummaf-tah li abwaba rahmatik
1 lineMuslim 713aاللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ
Dua for leaving the masjid
Allahumma inni as'aluka min fadlik
1 lineMuslim 713a
Family & kindness
Duas for the people we love, and good manners.
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ
Dua for sneezing
Alhamdulillah
3 linesBukhari 6224رَّبِّ ٱرْحَمْهُمَا
Dua for parents
Rabbir-hamhuma
2 linesQur'an 17:24رَّبِّ زِدْنِى عِلْمًا
Dua for knowledge
Rabbi zidni 'ilma
1 lineQur'an 20:114جَزَاكَ اللَّهُ خَيْرًا
Thanking someone: Jazakallahu khayran
Jazakallahu khayran
1 lineTirmidhi 2035
Ramadan
For iftar and the last ten nights.
ذَهَبَ الظَّمَأُ
Dua for breaking the fast
Dhahabadh-dhama'u
3 linesAbu Dawud 2357اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ عَفُوٌّ
Dua for Laylatul Qadr
Allahumma innaka 'afuwwun
3 linesIbn Majah 3850
Learn by heart
Short surahs
The first surahs most children learn, ayah by ayah, with the Arabic from the Tanzil Uthmani text.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Surah Al-Fatiha
Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim
Video7 ayatQur'an 1:1–7قُلْ هُوَ ٱللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
Surah Al-Ikhlas
Qul huwallahu ahad
Video4 ayatQur'an 112:1–4قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلْفَلَقِ
Surah Al-Falaq
Qul a'udhu bi-Rabbil-falaq
5 ayatQur'an 113:1–5قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ ٱلنَّاسِ
Surah An-Nas
Qul a'udhu bi-Rabbin-nas
6 ayatQur'an 114:1–6إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَـٰكَ ٱلْكَوْثَرَ
Surah Al-Kawthar
Inna a'taynakal-kawthar
3 ayatQur'an 108:1–3وَٱلْعَصْرِ
Surah Al-Asr
Wal-'asr
3 ayatQur'an 103:1–3
For home and classroom
Everyday duas flashcards
15 cards, two to a page with cut lines, each with the Arabic, the transliteration, a meaning for children and its source. Print them on card stock and laminate a set for the classroom.
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