25 Supplications, Advices and Warning from the Prophets

25 Supplications, Advices and Warning from the Prophets

Compiled by: Dayona Aisha Evans

1.       The Prophet Abraham/Ibraheem (alayhi salaam) said, “God is the One who created me and He guides me. It is He who feeds me and gives me drink. When I am ill, it is He who cures me. And He is the One who causes me to die and then brings me to life” (26:78-81)

2.        The Prophet Noah/Nuh (alayhi salaam) said, “O my people, if my stay with you and my reminding you of the proofs of God is hard on you, then I put my trust in God. So devise your plot, you and your partners, and let your plot be in doubt for you. Then pass your sentence on me and give me respite. But if you turn away from accepting my doctrine, then no reward have I asked of you, my reward is only from GOD and I have been commanded to be one of those whom submit to Him.” (10:71-72)

3.       The Prophet Moses/Musa (alayhi salaam) said, “Our Lord! You have indeed bestowed on Pharaoh and his chief’s wealth in this life of this world our Lord! That they may lead men astray from Your path, Our Lord!  Destroy their wealth and harden their hearts, so that they will not believe until they see a painful torment.” (10:88)

4.       The Prophet Hud (alayhi salaam) said, “I put my trust in God my Lord and your Lord! There is not a living creature except He has the grasp of its forelock. Verily my Lord is on the straight path.” (11:56)

5.       The Prophet Salih (alayhi salaam) advised, “O my people! Worship God alone, you have no other God but Him. He brought you forth from the earth and settled you therein, then ask for forgiveness of Him and turn to Him in repentance. Certainly, my Lord is responsive.” (11:61)

6.       The Prophet Shu’aib (alayhi salaam) warned, “O my people! Give full measure and weight in justice and reduce not the things that are due to the people, and do not commit mischief in the land causing corruption.” (11:85)

7.       The Prophet Jacob/Ya’qub (alayhi salaam) said, “I only complain of my grief and sorrow to God, and I know from God which you know not.” (12:86)

8.       The Prophet Joseph/Yusuf (alayhi salaam) said, “My Lord! You have indeed bestowed upon me the sovereignty, and taught me something of the interpretation of dreams—The Creator of the heavens and earth! You are my Protector in this world and in the hereafter. Cause me to die as one submitting to your will, and join me with the righteous.” (12:101)

9.       The Prophet Moses/Musa (alayhi salam) said, “ If you disbelieve, you and all on earth together, then verily God IS Rich, free of all needs, and the Owner of all Praise.” (14:8)

10.   The Prophet Abraham/Ibraheem (alayhi salaam) said, “O my Lord! Make this city (Makkah) one of peace and security, and keep my sons away from worshipping idols.” (14:35)

11.   The Prophet Zachariah/Zakariyya (alayhi salaam) said when he desired an heir, “My lord! Indeed my bones have grown feeble, and grey hair has spread on my head, And I have never been unblest in my invocation to You, O my Lord! And verily I fear my relatives after me, and my wife is barren. So give me from Yourself an heir. Who shall inherit me, and inherit the posterity of Ya’qub/Jacob. And make him, my Lord, one with whom You are well-pleased.” (19:4-6)

12.   The Prophet Jesus/Isa (alayhi salaam) said, “And verily God is my Lord and your Lord. So worship Him alone. That is the straight path.” (19:36)

13.   The Prophet Moses/Musa (alayhi salaam) said this when given prophethood, “O my lord! Open for me my chest and ease my task for me; and loose the knot from my tongue, that they understand my speech. And appoint for me a helper from my family, Aaron/Harun, my brother. Increase my strength with him, And let him share my task of Prophet hood, that we may glorify you much and remember you much, Verily You are Ever A Well-Seer of us.” (20:25-35)

14.   The Prophet Jesus/Isa (alayhi salaam) said as he spoke from the cradle, “I am a slave of God. He has given me the scripture and made me a Prophet; And He has made me blessed wheresoever I be, and has enjoined on me prayer, and charity, as long as I live, and dutifulness to my mother, and made me not arrogant, unblest. And peace be upon me the day I was born, and the day I die, and the day I shall be raised alive!” (19:30-33)

15.   The Prophet Job/Ayyub (alayhi salaam) cried out after being afflicted, “Verily, distress has seized me, and You are the Most Merciful of all those who show mercy.” (21:83)

16.   The Prophet Noah/Nuh (alayhi salaam) said, “My Lord! Verily, my people have belied me. Therefore judge You between me and them, and save those of the believers who are with me.” (26:117-118)

17.   The Prophet Lot/Lut (alayhi salaam) said, “I am indeed of those who disapprove with severe anger and fury this evil action of sodomy. My Lord! Save me and my family from what they do!” (26:168-169)

18.   The Prophet Solomon/Sulaiman (alayhi salaam) said, “My Lord! Forgive me, and bestow upon me a kingdom such as shall not belong to any after me: Verily, You are the Bestower” (38:35)

19.   The Prophet Adam (alyhi salaam) and his wife pleaded for forgiveness, “Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves, if you forgive us not, and bestow not upon us your mercy, we shall certainly be of the losers,” (7:23)

20.   The Prophet Abraham/Ibraheem and His son the Prophet Ishmael/Isma’il said while building the ka’bah, “Our Lord Accept this service from us, Verily you are the All-Hearer and the All-Knower. Our Lord! And make us submissive unto You and of our offspring a nation submissive unto you. And show us all the ceremonies of pilgrimage. And accept our repentance. Truly, You are the One who accepts repentance, the Most Merciful.” (2:127-128)

21.   The Prophet Jonah/Yunus (alyhi salaam) cried out from the belly of the beast, “None has the right to be worshipped except God. Glorified and exalted is He above all they associate with Him. Truly, I have been of the wrong doers” (21:87)

22.   The Prophet Solomon/Sulaiman (alayhi salaam) said, “O mankind! We have been taught the language of birds, and on us have been bestowed all things. This verily, is an evident grace from God.” (27:16)

23.    The Prophet Lot/Lot (alayhi salaam) when surrounded by evil doers said, “My Lord, support me against the corrupting people." (29:30)

24.   The Prophet Saul/Talut (alayhi salaam) said this upon his victory over Goliath, “Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience and make us victorious over the disbelieving people." (2:250)

25.   The Prophet Abraham/Ibraheem (alayhi salaam) said, “Our Lord! In You (Alone) we put our trust, and to You (Alone) we turn in repentance, and to You (Alone) is (our) final Return”( 60:4)