Moonsighting Dua


Dua to be recited at the time of Moonsighting of the Month of



رَبّي وَرَبّكَ اللّهُ رَبّ العَالَمِينَ.

Your and my Lord is Allah; the Lord of the worlds.


اللّهُمّ أَهِلّهُ عَلَيْنَا بِالأَمْنِ وَالإيمَانِ

O Allah: (please do) cause this crescent to carry with it for us security and faith


وَالسّلامَةِ وَالإسْلامِ

And safety and Islam


وَالمُسَارَعَةِ إلَى مَا تُحِبّ وَتَرْضَى.

And expedition to whatever You love and please.


اللّهُمّ بَارِكْ لَنَا فِي شَهْرِنَا هذَا،

O Allah: (please do) bless us in this month,


وَارْزُقْنَا خَيْرَهُ وَعَوْنَهُ،

And confer upon us with its goodness and aid,


وَاصْرِفْ عَنَّا ضُرّهُ وَشَرّهُ وَبَلاءَهُ وَفِتْنَتَهُ.

And save us from its harm, evil, ordeals, and sedition.