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Dua before class From Khulalasatul Adhkaar :-

O GOD, please bring me out of the

darkness of doubt and favour me with
the light of comprehension, ‫ﻢ‬
‫ﻲ ﹺﺑ ﹸﻨ ْﻮ ﹺﺭ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻔ ْﻬ ﹺ‬
ْ ‫ﻢ َﻭ ﹶﺍ ﹾﻛ ﹺﺮ ْﻣ ﹺﻨ‬
‫ﺕ ﺍﹾﻟ َﻮ ْﻫ ﹺ‬
ِ ‫ﻦ ﹸﻇ ﹸﻠﻤَﺎ‬
ْ ‫ﻲ ِﻣ‬
ْ ‫ﺟ ﹺﻨ‬
ْ ‫ﺧ ﹺﺮ‬
‫ﻢ ﹶﺍ ﹾ‬
‫ﺍﹶﻟ ﹼﻠٰ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
O GOD open to us the doors of your ‫ﻦ‬
َ ‫ﺧﺰﹶﺁِﺋ‬
‫ﺸ ْﺮ َﻋ ﹶﻠ ْﻴﻨﹶﺎ ﹶ‬
‫ﻚ َﻭ ﺍﹾﻧ ﹸ‬
َ ‫ﺣ َﻤ ِﺘ‬
ْ ‫ﺏ َﺭ‬
َ ‫ﺢ َﻋ ﹶﻠ ْﻴﻨﹶﺎ ﹶﺍْﺑﻮَﺍ‬
ْ ‫ﻢ ﺍ ﹾﻓ ﹶﺘ‬
‫ﺍﹶﻟ ﹼﻠٰ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
mercy and unfold for us the treasure of
your knowledge by your mercy O the ‫ﻦ‬
َ ‫ﺣ ِﻤ ْﻴ‬
ِ ‫ﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﱠﺍ‬
َ‫ﺣ‬
َ ‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ ﹶﺍ ْﺭ‬
َ ‫ﺣ َﻤ ِﺘ‬
ْ ‫ﻚ ﹺﺑ َﺮ‬
َ ‫ُﻋ ﹸﻠ ْﻮ ِﻣ‬
most merciful of the merciful ones.

Allhumma Akhrijni min zulumatil vahmi ,wa akrimni be nuril fahmi . Allahumma afta alayna

abwaba rahmateka, wa anshur alyna khazaena uloomeka be rahmateka ya arrahamar rahemeen.

Dua Before Studying 1

Oh Allah! Make useful for me what you have taught

me and teach me knowledge that will be useful to me.
‫ﻢ ﺍﹾﻧ ﹶﻔ ْﻌﻨﹺﻲ ﹺﺑﻤَﺎ َﻋ ﱠﻠﻤْـ ﹶﺘﻨﹺﻲ َﻭ َﻋ ﱢﻠ ْﻤﻨﹺﻲ ﻣَﺎ َﻳ ﹾﻨ ﹶﻔ ُﻌﻨﹺﻲ‬
‫ﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
Oh Allah! I ask you for the understanding of the
prophets and the memory of the messengers, and ‫ﻆ‬
‫ﺣ ﹾﻔ ﹶ‬
ِ ‫ﻦ َﻭ‬
َ ‫ﻦ ﹺﺑﻴﱢﻴ‬
‫ﻢ ﺍﻟ ﱠ‬
َ ‫ﻚ ﹶﻓ ْﻬ‬
َ ‫ﺳ ﹶﺄﹸﻟ‬
ْ ‫ﻢ ﹺﺇﻧﱢﻲ ﹶﺃ‬
‫ﺍﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬.
those nearest to you.
‫ﻞ ِﻟﺴَﺎﻧﹺﻲ ﻋَﺎ ِﻣﺮًﺍ‬
‫ﺟ َﻌ ﹾ‬
ْ ‫ﻢﺍ‬
‫ﻦ ﺍﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
َ ‫ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ُﻤ ﹶﻘ ﱠﺮﺑﹺﻴ‬ َ ‫ﺍﹾﻟ ُﻤ ْﺮ‬
َ ‫ﺳﻠِﻴ‬
Oh Allah! Make my tongue full of your remembrance
and my heart with awe of you. َ ‫ﹺﺇﱠﻧ‬.َ.‫ﺸ َﻴﺘِﻚ‬
‫ﻚ َﻋﻠﹶﻰ ﻣَﺎ ﹶﺗﺸﹶﺎ ُﺀ‬ ‫ﺨ ﹾ‬
‫ﻙ َﻭ ﹶﻗ ﹾﻠﺒﹺﻲ ﹺﺑ ﹶ‬
َ ‫ﺬ ﹾﻛ ﹺﺮ‬
ِ ‫ﹺﺑ‬
Oh Allah! You do whatever you wish, and you are my ‫ﻞ‬
‫ﻢ ﺍﹾﻟ َﻮﻛِﻴ ﹸ‬
َ ‫ﺣﺴْـ ُﺒﻨﹶﺎ ﺍﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻪ َﻭ ﹺﻧ ْﻌ‬ ‫ﻗﹶﺪِﻳ ٌﺮ َﻭ ﹶﺃﹾﻧ ﹶ‬
َ ‫ﺖ‬
availer and protector and best of aid.

“Allahumma infa’nii bimaa ‘allamtanii wa’allimnii maa yanfa’uunii.

Allahumma inii as’aluka fahmal-nabiyyen wa hifzal mursaleen al-muqarrabeen.

Allahumma ijal leesanee ‘aiman bi dhikrika wa qalbi bi khashyatika.

Innaka ‘ala ma-tasha’u qadeer wa anta hasbun-allahu wa na’mal wakeel.”

Dua before study 2 ( Tohfatul Hashmiya)

O Allah, honor me by the light of understanding and

‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﻦ ﹸﻇ ﹸﻠﻤَﺎ‬
ْ ‫ﻲ ِﻣ‬
ْ ‫ﺟ ﹺﻨ‬
َ ‫ﺧ ﱠﺮ‬
‫ﻢ َﻭ ﹶ‬
‫ﻲ ﹺﺑ ﹸﻨ ْﻮ ﹺﺭ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶﻔ ْﻬ ﹺ‬
ْ ‫ﻢ ﹶﺍ ﹾﻛ ﹺﺮ ْﻣ ﹾﻨ‬
‫َﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
take me out from the darkness’s of doubt and open
upon us the doors of Your knowledge and open ‫ﻥ‬
َ ‫ﺧﺰﱠﺍ‬
‫ﺸ ْﺮ َﻋ ﹶﻠ ْﻴﻨﹶﺎ ﹸ‬
‫ َﻭ ﺍﹾﻧ ﹸ‬،َ‫ﺏ ِﻋ ﹾﻠ َﻤﻚ‬
َ ‫ﺢ َﻋ ﹶﻠ ْﻴﻨﹶﺎ ﹶﺍْﺑ َﻮﺍ‬
ْ ‫ﻢ َﻭ ﺍ ﹾﻓ ﹶﺘ‬
‫ﺍﹾﻟ َﻮ ْﻫ ﹺ‬
upon us the treasure of Your recognition, O the
best of the Merciful ones. ،َ‫ﺣ ِﻤ ْﻴﻦ‬
ِ ‫ﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﱠﺍ‬
َ‫ﺣ‬
َ ‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ ﹶﺍ ْﺭ‬
َ ‫ﻣَ ْﻌ ﹺﺮ ﹶﻓ ِﺘ‬
O Allah, and give me Tawfeeq to the study and
solving all the difficult problems through books. By
Your mercy, O the best of the merciful ones
‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﻼ‬
‫ﻜﹶ‬
ِ‫ﺸ‬‫ﻊ ُﻣ ﹾ‬
‫ﺟ ِﻤ ْﻴ ﹺ‬
َ ‫ﻞ‬
‫ﺤ ّﹺ‬
َ ‫ﻰ ﺍﹾﻟ ُﻤﻄﹶﺎﹶﻟ َﻌ ِﺔ ﹺﺑ‬
ْ ‫ﻲ ِﻓ‬
ْ ‫ﻢ َﻭ ِّﻓ ﹾﻘ ﹺﻨ‬
‫ﺍﹶﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
.َ‫ﺣ ِﻤ ْﻴﻦ‬
ِ ‫ﻢ ﺍﻟﺮﱠﺍ‬
َ‫ﺣ‬
َ ‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ ﹶﺍ ْﺭ‬
َ ‫ﺣ َﻤ ِﺘ‬
ْ ‫ﺐ ﹺﺑ َﺮ‬
‫ﻜ ﹸﺘ ﹺ‬
‫ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹸ‬
َ ‫ﻞ ِﻣ‬
‫ﺍﹾﻟ َﻤﺴَﺂِﺋ ﹺ‬
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Allaahumma akrimnee binooril fahmi wa kharrajanee min z’ulumaatil wahmi waftah’ a’lainaa
abwaaba i’lmak. Wan shur a’lainaa khuzzaanu ma’rifatika yaa arh’amar raah’imeen. Allaahumma
waffiqnee fil mut’aala’ti bih’ablee jamee-i’ mushkilaatil masaa-ili minal kutubi birah’matika yaa
arh’amar raah’imeen.

Source Zubtat al‐Asraar, Ancient Manuscript. The name of the compiler and the introduction pages are missing. Inscribed in 1229 A.H. 

Du`a for removing Anxiety

Oh Allah, I seek refuge in You from worry and grief,

‫ﻥ‬
ِ ‫ﺤ ﹶﺰ‬
َ ‫ﻢ َﻭ ﺍﹾﻟ‬
‫ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ َﻬ ﱢ‬
َ ‫ﻚ ِﻣ‬
َ ‫ﻢ ﹺﺇﻧﱢﻲ ﹶﺃﻋُﻮ ﹸﺫ ﹺﺑ‬
‫ﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
from helplessness and laziness,
‫ﻞ‬
‫ﺴ ﹺ‬
َ ‫ﻜ‬
‫ﺠ ﹺﺰ َﻭ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶ‬
ْ ‫ﻦ ﺍﻟ َﻌ‬
َ ‫ﻚ ِﻣ‬
َ ‫َﻭ ﹶﺃﻋُﻮ ﹸﺫ ﹺﺑ‬
from cowardice and stinginess,

and from overpowering of debt and from oppression

‫ﻞ‬
‫ﺨ ﹺ‬
‫ﻦ َﻭ ﺍﹾﻟ ُﺒ ﹾ‬
‫ﺠ ْﺒ ﹺ‬
ُ ‫ﻦ ﺍﹾﻟ‬
َ ‫ﻚ ِﻣ‬
َ ‫َﻭ ﹶﺃﻋُﻮ ﹸﺫ ﹺﺑ‬
of men
‫ﻦ ﻭ ﹶﻗ ْﻬ ﹺﺮ ﺍﻟﺮﺟﺎﻝ‬
‫ﺪْﻳ ﹺ‬
‫ﻦ ﹶﻏ ﹶﻠ َﺒ ِﺔ ﺍﻟ ﱠ‬
ْ ‫ﻚ ِﻣ‬
َ ‫َﻭ ﹶﺃﻋُﻮ ﹸﺫ ﹺﺑ‬
Allâhumma innî a‘ûdhu bika min al-hammi wa al-hazan. Wa a‘ûdhu bika min al-‘ajzi wa al-kasal.

Wa a‘ûdhu bika min al-jubni wa al-bukhl. Wa a‘ûdhu bika min ghalabat id-dayni wa qahr ir-rijal.

This is a short dua found in Mafateehul Jinaan useful for acquiring better understanding and
more insight into the ocean of light of knowledge, It can be recited regularly in Qunoot of Namaaz.
This is especially beneficial for students for achieving maximum output from their efforts .

O Allah let my heart be filled with light & ‫ﻚ‬

َ ‫ﺼﺮًﺍ َﻭ ﹶﻓ ْﻬﻤًﺎ َﻭ ِﻋ ﹾﻠﻤًﺎ ِﺍﱠﻧ‬
‫ﻲ ﹸﻧ ْﻮﺭًﺍ َﻭ َﺑ ﹶ‬
ْ ‫ﻲ ﹶﻗ ﹾﻠ ﹺﺒ‬
ْ ‫ﻲ ِﻓ‬
ْ ‫ﻞ ِﻟ‬
‫ﺟ َﻌ ﹾ‬
ْ ‫ﻢﺍ‬
‫ﺍﹶﻟ ﹼﻠٰ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
insight & understanding & knowledge
,verily u control everything ٍ‫ﺪﻳْﺮ‬
ِ ‫ﺷﻲْﺀ ﹶﻗ‬
‫ﻞ ﹶ‬
‫َﻋﻠٰﻰ ﹸﻛ ّﹺ‬
Dua After Studying

Oh Allah! I entrust you with what I have read

and I have studied. Oh Allah! Bring it back to me ‫ﻲ‬
ّ ‫ﺿ ُﻪ ﻋَﻠ‬
‫ ﹶﻓ ُﺮ ﹸ‬،‫ﻈﺖﹸ‬
‫ﺣ ﹶﻔ ﹾ‬
َ ‫ﺕ َﻭﻣَﺎ‬
‫ﻚ ﻣَﺎ ﻗﹶﺮﺃ ﹸ‬
َ ‫ﺳ ﹶﺘ ْﻮ ِﺩ ُﻋ‬
ْ ‫ﻢ ﹺﺇﻧﱢﻲ ﹶﺃ‬
‫ﺍﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
when I am in need of it. Oh Allah! You do
whatever you wish, you are my availer and ‫ﺴﺒﹺﻲ‬
ْ ‫ﺣ‬
َ ‫ﺖ‬
‫ﻚ ﻋَﻠﻰ ﻣَﺎ ﹶﺗﺸﹶﺎ ُﺀ ﹶﻗﺪِﻳ ُﺮ َﻭﹶﺃﹾﻧ ﹶ‬
َ ‫ ﹺﺇﹼﻧ‬،ِ‫ﺟﺘِﻲ ﹺﺇﻟﹶﻴﻪ‬
َ ‫ﺪ ﺣَﺎ‬
َ ‫ِﻋ ﹾﻨ‬
protector and the best of aid
‫ﻢ ﺍﻟ َﻮﻛِﻴﻞ‬
َ ‫َﻭﹺﻧ ْﻌ‬
“Allahumma inni astaodeeka ma qara’tu wama hafaz-tu. Farudduhu ‘allaya inda hajati elahi.
Innaka ‘ala ma-tasha’-u qadeer wa anta hasbeeya wa na’mal wakeel”

Dua While Studying Something Difficult

Oh Allah! Nothing is easy except what You have made ‫ﻞ‬

‫ﺠ َﻌ ﹶ‬
ّ ‫ﺖ ﹶﺗ‬
‫ﻼ َﻭﹶﺃﹼﻧ ﹶ‬
‫ﺳ ْﻬ ﹰ‬
َ ‫ﺟ َﻌ ﹼﻠ ﹶﺘ ٌﻪ‬
َ ‫ﻼ ﹺﺇﹼﻟ ﹶﺎ ﻣَﺎ‬
‫ﺳ ْﻬ ﹰ‬
َ ‫ﻻ‬
‫ﻢ ﹶ‬
‫ﺍﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
easy. If You wish, You can make the difficult easy.
‫ﻼ‬
‫ﺳ ْﻬ ﹰ‬
َ ‫ﺖ‬
‫ﻥ ﹺﺇﺫﹶﺍ ﺷِﺌ ﹶ‬
َ ‫ﺤ ﹶﺰ‬
َ ‫ﺍﻟ‬
Allâhumma lâ sahla illâ mâ ja‘altahu sahlâ wa anta taj‘alu al-hazana idhâ shi’ta sahlâ.
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Dua For Concentration

Blessings of God be upon Muhammad and

his progeny. O God, I ask you, the one who
‫ﺤﻤّﺪ‬
َ ‫ﻝ ُﻣ‬
‫ﺪ ﻭَﺁ ﹺ‬
ٍ ‫ﺤ ّﻤ‬
َ ‫ﷲ ﻋَﻠﻰ ُﻣ‬
ُ ‫ﻰﺍ‬
َ ‫ﺻ ﹼﻠ‬
‫ ﹶ‬. ‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ‬
َ ‫ﻢ ﹺﺇﻧﱢﻲ ﹶﺃﺳْﺄﹸﻟ‬
‫ﺍﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
mentions goodness and actualizes it and
commands it, remind me of that which the
‫ﺨ ْﻴ ﹺﺮ َﻭﻓﹶﺎ ِﻋ ﹶﻠ ُﻪ‬
‫ﺬ ِﻛ َﺮ ﺍﻟ ﹶ‬
‫ﻭَﺍﻵ ِﻣ َﺮ ﹺﺑ ِﻪ ﹶﺫ ِﻛ ّﺮﻧﹺﻲ ﻣَﺎ ﹶﺍﹼﻧﺴَﺎﹺﻧ ِﻪ ُﻣ ﹶ‬
shaytan makes me forget.
‫ﺍﻟﺸﹼﻴﻄﹶﺎﻥ‬
SALLA-L-LAAHU ALAA MUHAMMAD WA AAL-E MUHAMMAD. ALLAHUMMA INNI AS’ALUKA YAA
MUDHAKKIRA-L KHAYR WA FAA’ILAHU WA-L-AAMIRA BIHI DHAKIR-NI MAA ANSAANI-HI-
SHAYTAN.

Dua For Victory And Prosperity

O’ the chief of all chiefs! O’ the acceptor of

prayers! O’ the elevator of ranks! O’ the
‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﺪ ﺍﻟﺴﱠﺎﺩَﺍ‬
َ ‫ﺳ ﱢﻴ‬
َ ‫ﻳَﺎ‬ ‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﺪ َﻋﻮَﺍ‬
‫ﺐ ﺍﻟ ﱠ‬
َ ‫ﻳَﺎ ُﻣﺠﹺﻴ‬ ‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﺪ َﺭﺟَﺎ‬
‫ﻊ ﺍﻟ ﱠ‬
َ ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺭَﺍ ِﻓ‬  ‫ﻲ‬
‫ﻳَﺎ َﻭِﻟ ﱠ‬
master of virtues! O’ the forgiver of sins!
O’ the granter of requests! O’ the ‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﺴﻨﹶﺎ‬
َ ‫ﺤ‬
َ ‫ﺍﹾﻟ‬ ‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﺨﻄِﻴﺌﹶﺎ‬
‫ﻳَﺎ ﻏﹶﺎ ِﻓ َﺮ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶ‬ ‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﺴﺄﹶﻻ‬
ْ ‫ﻲ ﺍﹾﻟ َﻤ‬
َ ‫ﻄ‬
ِ ‫ﻳَﺎ ُﻣ ْﻌ‬  ‫ﻞ‬
‫ﻳَﺎ ﻗﹶﺎﹺﺑ ﹶ‬
excerptor of penance! O’ the hearer of all
voices! O’ the one who knows all
mysteries! O’ the remover of calamities!
‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﺍﻟ ﱠﺘ ْﻮﺑَﺎ‬ ‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﺻﻮَﺍ‬
‫ﻷﹾ‬َ ‫ﻊﺍ‬
َ ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺳَﺎ ِﻣ‬ ‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﺨ ِﻔﻴﱠﺎ‬
‫ﻢ ﺍﹾﻟ ﹶ‬
َ ‫ﻳَﺎ ﻋَﺎِﻟ‬ ‫ﺕ‬
ِ ‫ﻊ ﺍﹾﻟ َﺒ ِﻠﻴﱠﺎ‬
َ ‫ﻳَﺎ ﺩَﺍ ِﻓ‬
“Ya sayyedas-sada-te, ya mojeebad-da’vate, ya rafe’ad-darajate, ya vali-yal hasanate, ya feral-
khati’ate, ya mo’ti-yal mas’alate, ya qabi-lat-tavbate, ya same’al-asvate, ya ‘alemal-khafiyate, ya
dafe’al bali yate.”

Dua for increase in knowledge

‫ﻦ ﺍﻟ ﱠﺮﺣِﻴﻢ‬
‫ﺣ َﻤ ﹺ‬
ْ ‫ﻢ ﺍﻟ ﱠﻠ ِﻪ ﺍﻟ ﱠﺮ‬
‫ﺴﹺ‬
ْ ‫ﹺﺑ‬
In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful,
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family
‫ﺪ‬
ٍ ‫ﺤ ﱠﻤ‬
َ ‫ﻝ ُﻣ‬
‫ﺪ ﱠﻭﺁ ﹺ‬
ٍ ‫ﺤ ﱠﻤ‬
َ ‫ﻞ ﻋَﻠﻰ ُﻣ‬
‫ﺻ ﱢ‬
‫ﻢ ﹶ‬
‫ﺍﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
O Allah I ask You for beneficial knowledge and good
deeds and a strong memory and a perfect
‫ﻼ ﺻﹶﺎﻟِﺤ ﹰﺎ‬
‫ﻚ ِﻋﻠﹾﻤ ﹰﺎ ﻧﹶﺎﻓِﻌ ﹶﺎ َﻭ َﻋ َﻤ ﹰ‬
َ ‫ﻢ ﹺﺇﻧﱢﻲ ﹶﺃﺳْﺄﹸﻟ‬
‫ﺍﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
understanding
and a sound intellect by Your mercy, O the most ‫ﻼ‬
‫ﺣﻔﹾﻈ ﹰﺎ ﹶﻗ ﹺﻮّﻳ ﹰﺎ َﻭ ﹶﻓﻬْﻤ ﹰﺎ ﻛﹶﺎ ِﻣ ﹰ‬
ِ َ‫ﻭ‬
Merciful of the merciful ones
O Allah, bless Muhammad and his family ‫ﻦ‬
َ ‫ﺣﻤِﻴ‬
ِ ‫ﻢ ﭐﻟﺮﱠﺍ‬
َ‫ﺣ‬
َ ‫ﻚ ﻳَﺎ ﹶﺍ ْﺭ‬
َ ‫ﺣ َﻤ ِﺘ‬
ْ ‫ﻼ ﺳَﺎﻟِﻤ ﹰﺎ ﹺﺑ َﺮ‬
‫ﻭَ َﻋ ﹾﻘ ﹰ‬
‫ﺪ‬
ٍ ‫ﺤ ﱠﻤ‬
َ ‫ﻝ ُﻣ‬
‫ﺪ ﻭﱠﺁ ﹺ‬
ٍ ‫ﺤ ﱠﻤ‬
َ ‫ﻞ ﻋَﻠﻰ ُﻣ‬
‫ﺻ ﱢ‬
‫ﻢ ﹶ‬
‫ﺍﻟ ﱠﻠ ُﻬ ﱠ‬
Bismillāhir rahmānir raheem -
Allāhumma Swalli ‘alā Muhammadin wa aali Muhammad -
Allāhumma inni asaluka ‘amalan nāfi‘ā - Wa ‘amalan swālihā - hifzan qawiyyā -
wa fahman kāmilā -
wa aqlan sālimā - birahmatika yā arhamar rāhimeen - Allāhumma Swalli ‘alā Muhammadin wa
aali Muhammad-