How many times is Dua mentioned in the Qur’an?

What was counted

Most mentions: Ibrahim (2), Maryam (2), An-Nur (2), Al-Ahzab (2), Fussilat (2).

Every mention

• 2:171 · Al-Baqarahدُعَآءًۭ callsThe example of those who disbelieve is like that of one who shouts at what hears nothing but calls and cries cattle or sheep - deaf, dumb and blind, so they do not understand.
• 3:38 · Ali 'Imranٱلدُّعَآءِ (of) the prayerAt that, Zechariah called upon his Lord, saying, "My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication."
• 13:14 · Ar-Ra'dدُعَآءُ (is) the supplicationTo Him [alone] is the supplication of truth. And those they call upon besides Him do not respond to them with a thing, except as one who stretches his hands toward water [from afar, calling it] to reach his mouth, but it will not reach it [thus]. And the supplication of the disbelievers is not but in error [i.e. futility].
• 14:39 · Ibrahimٱلدُّعَآءِ (of) the prayerPraise to Allah, who has granted to me in old age Ishmael and Isaac. Indeed, my Lord is the Hearer of supplication.
• 14:40 · Ibrahimدُعَآءِ my prayerMy Lord, make me an establisher of prayer, and [many] from my descendants. Our Lord, and accept my supplication.
• 17:11 · Al-Israدُعَآءَهُۥ (as) he praysAnd man supplicates for evil as he supplicates for good, and man is ever hasty.
• 19:4 · Maryamبِدُعَآئِكَ in (my) supplication (to) YouHe said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy.
• 19:48 · Maryamبِدُعَآءِ in invocationAnd I will leave you and those you invoke other than Allah and will invoke my Lord. I expect that I will not be in invocation to my Lord unhappy."
• 21:45 · Al-Anbyaٱلدُّعَآءَ the callSay, "I only warn you by revelation." But the deaf do not hear the call when they are warned.
• 24:63 · An-Nurدُعَآءَ (the) callingDo not make [your] calling of the Messenger among yourselves as the call of one of you to another. Already Allah knows those of you who slip away, concealed by others. So let those beware who dissent from the Prophet's order, lest fitnah strike them or a painful punishment.
• 24:63 · An-Nurكَدُعَآءِ as (the) callDo not make [your] calling of the Messenger among yourselves as the call of one of you to another. Already Allah knows those of you who slip away, concealed by others. So let those beware who dissent from the Prophet's order, lest fitnah strike them or a painful punishment.
• 25:77 · Al-Furqanدُعَآؤُكُمْ ۖ your prayer (is to Him)Say, "What would my Lord care for you if not for your supplication?" For you [disbelievers] have denied, so your denial is going to be adherent.
• 27:80 · An-Namlٱلدُّعَآءَ the callIndeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they have turned their backs retreating.
• 30:52 · Ar-Rumٱلدُّعَآءَ the callSo indeed, you will not make the dead hear, nor will you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs, retreating.
• 33:4 · Al-Ahzabأَدْعِيَآءَكُمْ your adopted sonsAllah has not made for a man two hearts in his interior. And He has not made your wives whom you declare unlawful your mothers. And he has not made your adopted sons your [true] sons. That is [merely] your saying by your mouths, but Allah says the truth, and He guides to the [right] way.
• 33:37 · Al-Ahzabأَدْعِيَآئِهِمْ (of) their adopted sonsAnd [remember, O Muhammad], when you said to the one on whom Allah bestowed favor and you bestowed favor, "Keep your wife and fear Allah," while you concealed within yourself that which Allah is to disclose. And you feared the people, while Allah has more right that you fear Him. So when Zayd had no longer any need for her, We married her to you in order that there not be upon the believers any discomfort concerning the wives of their adopted sons when they no longer have need of them. And ever is the command of Allah accomplished.
• 35:14 · Fatirدُعَآءَكُمْ your callIf you invoke them, they do not hear your supplication; and if they heard, they would not respond to you. And on the Day of Resurrection they will deny your association. And none can inform you like [one] Acquainted [with all matters].
• 40:50 · Ghafirدُعَـٰٓؤُا۟ (is the) callThey will say, "Did there not come to you your messengers with clear proofs?" They will say, "Yes." They will reply, "Then supplicate [yourselves], but the supplication of the disbelievers is not except in error."
• 41:49 · Fussilatدُعَآءِ prayingMan is not weary of supplication for good [things], but if evil touches him, he is hopeless and despairing.
• 41:51 · Fussilatدُعَآءٍ (of) supplicationAnd when We bestow favor upon man, he turns away and distances himself; but when evil touches him, then he is full of extensive supplication.
• 46:5 · Al-Ahqafدُعَآئِهِمْ their callsAnd who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection, and they, of their invocation, are unaware.
• 71:6 · Nuhدُعَآءِىٓ my invitationBut my invitation increased them not except in flight.

How we count

Each Qur’an word built on the words above counts once, in any form (singular, dual or plural, with or without prefixes such as wa- or al-). Counts published elsewhere often differ because they count different forms or phrases. Root and lemma data: Quranic Arabic Corpus (Kais Dukes, University of Leeds), revised by quran-morphology, GNU GPL. All sources. Verse translation: Saheeh International.

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