Du'a literature reaches its most lyrical form in the Munajat, or 'whispered intimate prayers' such as those of Ibn Ata Allah. Popular du'as would include Muhammad al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat, which at its peak spread throughout the Muslim world, and Abul Hasan ash-Shadhili's Hizb al-Bahr which also had widespread appeal.

However, Du'a literature is not restricted to prophetic supplications many later Muslim scholars and sages composed their own supplications, often in elaborate rhyming prose that would be recited by their disciples. Collections such as al-Nawawi's Kitab al-Adhkar and Shams al-Din al-Jazari's al-Hisn al-Hasin exemplify this literary trend and gained significant currency among Muslim devotees keen to learn how Muhammad supplicated to God. These traditions precipitated new genres of literature in which prophetic supplications were gathered together in single volumes that were memorized and taught. There is a special emphasis on du'a in Muslim spirituality and early Muslims took great care to record the supplications of Muhammad and his family and transmit them to subsequent generations.

Muhammad is reported to have said, 'Dua is itself a worship.' Muslims regard this as a profound act of worship.

4.1.4 If worshipper thinks Dua will not be answered.

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