Du'a is an Arabic term which means to 'call out' to 'summon'. Muslims use this term and call out to Allah. It is considered to be the greatest act of worship in Islam. Allah has commanded Muslims in the Quran to call out to him. Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... For other uses, see Allah (disambiguation). ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ...

Quran: Surah Ghafir Verse 60: The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... See also: Sura (disambiguation). ...

"And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer): but those who are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell - in humiliation!" ¹

Du'a to Other Than Allah

In Islam, Muslims can direct du'a only to Allah. Anything else would be classified as shirk. In the Quran in Surah Al-Jinn Verse 20 it states: Islam (Arabic: ; ( (help· info)), submission (to the will of God)) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic faith, and the worlds second-largest religion with approximately 1. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... For other uses, see Allah (disambiguation). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... See also: Sura (disambiguation). ...

"Say: 'I do no more than invoke my Lord, and I join not with Him any (false god).'" ²

Islamic belief says that only Allah can hear everything and knows the situation a person is in and is capable of responding to a person's request. In the Quran, the following verse describes all other objects to which du'a is made. Quran; Surah Al-Fatir Verse 14: The Quran (Arabic al-qurʾān أَلْقُرآن; also transliterated as Quran, Koran, and less commonly Alcoran) is the holy book of Islam. ... See also: Sura (disambiguation). ...

"If ye invoke them, they will not listen to your call, and if they were to listen, they cannot answer your (prayer). On the Day of Judgment they will reject your 'Partnership'. and none, (O man!) can tell thee (the Truth) like the One Who is acquainted with all things." ³

In Islamic belief, worship is a right that is due only to Allah, and it is shirk to divert any act of worship to other than Allah. Islam (Arabic: ; ( â–¶ (help· info)), the submission to God) is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions and the worlds second-largest religion. ... For other uses, see Allah (disambiguation). ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

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Notes

1. ^  Quran Surah 40 Verse 60
2. ^  Quran Surah 72 Verse 20
3. ^  Quran Surah 35 Verse 14

References

Qadhi, Yasir Du'a: the Weapon of the Believer. Al-Hidaayah Publishing & Distribution, ISBN: 1898649634