Du’a __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text DU'A' دعاء "Prayer." The word du'a is generally used for supplication, as distinguished from salat, or the liturgical form of prayer e.g. Qur'an, Surah xiv 42: "O my Lord! Make me and my posterity to be constant in prayer (salat). O our Lord! And accept my supplication (du'a). [PRAYERS.] Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/dictionary-of-islam-hughes">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail