Dua, duʿāʾ literally translates to "invocation" and is a fundamental act of prayer and worship in Islam. Unlike other formal religious prayers, dua is informal and is considered, by Muslims, a direct
An Indonesian Muslim man doing dua
A young Muslim supplicating after salah at the Great Mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Portrait of the Mughal Emperor Akbar invocation of a Dua prayer
The first Mughal Emperor Babur and his Mughal Army perform a Dua prayer while saluting their standards.
The Sujud Tilawa is an act of Islamic worship involving prostration immediately after the reading of specific verses of the Quran. This can occur either during any of the five daily prayers or during