Duas for exams & knowledge. Before a test, a lecture, a book
There is no authentic exam-only formula. The Quran and Sunnah instead teach us to ask for beneficial knowledge, an eased task, steadiness, and good outcomes. These are sound words for study, exams, presentations, and every pursuit of understanding.
6 sourced Du'as Arabic, transliteration, meaning, and source
Rabbi-shrah li sadri, wa yassir li amri, wa-hlul 'uqdatan min lisani, yafqahu qawli.
“My Lord, expand for me my chest, ease for me my task, and untie the knot from my tongue so they may understand my speech.”
Quran 20:25-28
Musa's prayer for calm, an easier task, clear speech, and words that people can understand. It is especially relevant before an exam, interview, presentation, difficult conversation, or public speaking.
A concise Qur'anic prayer asking Allah (SWT) to increase you in beneficial understanding. It is ideal before studying, reading, attending a lesson, revising, or beginning any serious effort to learn.
“Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs.”
Quran 3:173
What Ibrahim (AS) said when thrown into the fire, and what the believers said when an army was being marched against them. The knock that opens every locked door.