Du'a
/ˈduː.ɑː/noun
A personal supplication or prayer in Islam, addressed directly to God.
Did you know?Unlike the formal five daily prayers, du'a may be made at any time and in any language, making it a deeply personal form of Islamic devotion.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*ḏʕw
“To call, summon, or invoke”
Pre-Islamic Arabic
Arabic
daʿā
“He called, summoned, or invoked”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
duʿāʾ
“Supplication or invocation”
7th Century
Qur'anic Arabic
duʿāʾ
“Calling upon or supplicating God”
20th Century
English
du'a
“An Islamic personal prayer or supplication”
Modern English
English
dua
“A prayer or supplication, especially in Islam”