What words should be used to praise Allah at the beginning of a supplication (Du'a)? And is reciting Surat Al-Ikhlas or Ayatul-Kursi sufficient for praising Allah?
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Praising Allah before supplication is a , and it is done by mentioning Allah's names and attributes. This has been detailed on the website previously. It is also from the Sunnah to praise Allah with what has been revealed in the Quran, such as Ayatul Kursi, because it has been narrated that it contains Allah's Greatest Name. Similarly, Al-, in which it has been narrated that Allah's Greatest Name within it is: "O Allah, I ask You by the fact that I bear witness that You are Allah, there is no god but You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, who neither begot nor was begotten, nor has there ever been for Him any equal."
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