Dua
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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.
Al-Baqarah
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Al-Baqarah, also spelled as Al-Baqara, is the second and longest chapter of the Quran. It consists of 286 verses which begin with the "muqatta'at" letters alif, lām, and mīm. The Verse of Loan, the Th
Folio from the Blue Quran with the fragment of the chapter Al-Baqara. Museum of Islamic Art, Doha.
Left-side of a Double-page Opening of the Quran from Terengganu with beginning of the chapter Al-Baqara. End of the 18th or 19th century. Asian Civilisations Museum.