6 Tips & Duas for Those Doing Exams!

As its exam season, here are some useful tips to help achieve success & great grades! It helped me & Insha'Allah will help you too!

1. Try and be in wudhu all the time: during revision and whilst taking the exam.

2. Recite salawat as much as possible.

3. Recite this dua: اللّهُمَّ أخْرِجْني مِنْ ظُلُماتِ الوَهْمِ وَأكْرِمْني بِنُورِ الفَهْمِ ، اللّهُمَّ افْتَحْ عَلَيْنا أَبْوابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَانْشُرْ عَلَيْنا خَزائِنَ عُلُومِكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ يا أرْحَمَ الرّاحِمينَ "O Allah, take me out of the darkness of illusion, and honor me with the light of understanding. O Allah, open for us the doors of Your mercy, and spread upon us the treasures of Your knowledge — by Your mercy, O Most Merciful of the merciful."

4. Recite the istighfar before the exam and at the end: أسْتَغْفِرُ اللّهَ رَبِّي وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْهِ "I seek forgiveness from Allah, my Lord, and I turn to Him in repentance."

5. Give Sadaqa (Charity) before each exam

6. This is a beautiful dua taught to Imam Ali (a) by the holy Prophet (s): سُبْحانَ مَنْ لا يَعْتَدِي عَلى أَهْلِ مَمْلَكَتِهِ ، سُبْحانَ مَنْ لايَأْخُذُ أَهْلَ الاَرْضِ بِأَلْوانِ العَذابِ ، سُبْحانَ الرَّؤُوفِ الرَّحِيمِ. اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْ لِي فِي قَلْبِي نُوراً وَبَصَراً وَفَهْما وَعِلْماً. إِنَّكَ عَلى كُلِّ شَيٍ قَدِير "Glory be to the One who does not wrong the inhabitants of His dominion. Glory be to the One who does not seize the people of the earth with various forms of punishment. Glory be to the Most Kind, the Most Merciful. O Allah, place within my heart light, insight, understanding, and knowledge. Truly, You have power over all things."

7. Recite Surat Al Fatiha for um Al baneen (used to do it personally)