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Duas for success in exam, business, life and job
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Success is something that you have to define yourself. Being successful is subjective. We may have different understandings of what success means to us.
When we talk about success, generally, it is often related to wealth or fame. Indeed, it is more than that. A sense of accomplishment, a career progression or even as simple as being able to do things that we love could also mean success to us.
Success can also be a whole series of small achievements we make – or celebrating small victories. Pursuing success is like shooting a series of moving targets, each time you hit a target, another one pops out.
To put things into perspective, success is a destination in everyone’s journey in life, whether it’s a business, a school assignment, a career goal or even your relationship with others. The complexity of success is about embarking yourself from one state to another; it is a change which hopefully results in happiness and serenity.
The fundamentals of seeking success
There are two main attributes that we must have to become successful: good character and patience.
1. Dua for attaining good character
Everything starts with you. The secret to attaining success is to purify the soul and have good character before anything else.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ مُنْكَرَاتِ الأَخْلاَق، وَالأَعْمَال، وَالأَهْوَاء
Allahumma inni a’uzu-bika min munkaratil-akhlaq, wal-a’mal, wal-ahwa’
“O Allah! I seek refuge in You from undesirable manners, deeds, and aspirations”
(Sunan At-Tirmizi)
The Prophet s.a.w. tells us the importance of good character in the hadith “There is nothing which will be put on the believer’s scale (on the Day of Resurrection) that is heavier than good morals.” (Sunan At-Tirmizi)
This is particularly mentioned in the Quran:
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا وَ قَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّٮهَا
“Successful indeed is the one who purifies their soul, and the one who corrupts it fails.”
(Surah Ash-Shams, 91:9-10)
One can become the most successful person in this world, or have abundant wealth and yet does not achieve the bigger success in life. It all boils down to your attitude towards yourself, your goals and the people around you.
