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Travel Dua

What to recite when setting out on a journey

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي سَخَّرَ لَنَا هَذَا وَمَا كُنَّا لَهُ مُقْرِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا لَمُنْقَلِبُونَ
Subhanal-ladhi sakh-khara lana hadha wa ma kunna lahu muqrinin wa inna ila Rabbina lamunqalibun
Glory to Him who has subjected this to us, and we could never have it by our efforts, and verily to our Lord we shall return.
Quran 43:13-14, Sahih Muslim 2:978 Dua for Travel

About this dua

This supplication is recorded in Quran 43:13-14, Sahih Muslim 2:978. It belongs to the dua for travel category.

The transliteration is provided to help with pronunciation while you are still learning the Arabic script. Recite from the Arabic where you can, since transliteration cannot capture every sound precisely.

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Stopping at a Place
أَعُوذُ بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ التَّامَّاتِ مِنْ شَرِّ مَا خَلَقَ
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Dua at the Beginning of a Journey
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