Read by Your State

Whatever you feel, verses and prayers from the Qur'an that speak to it. Pick a state; read the verses with their Arabic and meaning.

This is not a prayer prescription, but a way back to what the Qur'an itself says in each state. Verse text and meaning are shown with their source.

• I feel low and constricted7 verses
  When the chest tightens, the Qur'an does not leave you alone: ease that comes with hardship, peace that comes with remembrance.
• I am afraid and anxious3 verses
  When fear presses in: verses that say 'Allah is enough for us' and 'do not grieve, Allah is with us.'
• I want to succeed, to have my task eased5 verses
  Moses' prayer: 'My Lord, expand my chest and make my task easy for me.' Effort plus prayer.
• I need to decide, to find the right way3 verses
  At a crossroads: 'Guide us to the straight path' and 'grant us from our affair a right course.'
• I have sinned and I regret it3 verses
  The door is always open: 'Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves' and 'do not despair of My mercy.'
• I need patience and strength to endure3 verses
  'Pour patience upon us and make our steps firm.' The burden is never beyond what one can bear.
• Provision, livelihood, debt2 verses
  'Whoever trusts in Allah, He is enough for him; He provides from where one does not expect.'
• Learning, exams, knowledge1 verses
  Short and strong: 'My Lord, increase me in knowledge.'
• I long for a child, a righteous offspring3 verses
  The prayers of Zachariah and Abraham: 'My Lord, grant me a righteous offspring.'
• Gratitude, valuing a blessing2 verses
  Solomon's prayer: 'My Lord, enable me to be grateful for the blessing You gave me.'
• I want to pray for my parents2 verses
  'My Lord, have mercy on them as they raised me when I was small.'
• Illness, seeking healing2 verses
  Job's patience and Abraham's words: 'And when I am ill, it is He who heals me.'
• Protection from evil and whispers3 verses
  Taking refuge with Sūrahs al-Falaq and al-Nās; the prayer for good in this world and the next.
• I face an oppressor2 verses
  'In Allah alone we trust; do not make us a trial for the wrongdoers, and save us.'
• My heart seeks peace1 verses
  One sentence, a deep comfort: 'Hearts find peace only in the remembrance of Allah.'
• A good end, a beautiful outcome2 verses
  Joseph's prayer: 'Take my soul as one submitting, and join me with the righteous.'