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i dont really know how to make dua sweatdrop i have a few questions to - can it be in english - n talk like u normally would but to allah (swt) or does it have to be in arabic - like sometging from a quran?

i also aint sure how to start it either - cuz sometimes on hotmail ppl send me stuff like .. please make dua for ? , but i dont know what to say - like a few weeks ago i got n email n at the end it said please pray for the person who sent u the email - i mean what the heck was ya supposed to say i get really really stuct -

can newone help me out? sweatdrop

oh yea did ne1 here feel the earthquake on wed mornin - well scary man! neutral

Dua can be in any language.

But if you ar reading the namaz it must be in arabic, because Arabic is the language of heaven.

Me neither, but i have replyed the du'a many times. ANd now i know them smile

Yeah, Salaah has to be Arabic, just like the Prophet prayed them, and even if you don't know Arabic, there are a lot of different books and videos on how to pray correctly, with the Arabic and everything.
This is a guide on Salaah
And this is a book about how the Prophet(SAW) prayed.

As for Du'a, they can be made in any language, at any time, and in any way.
But, there are also books with Du'a, and books about Du'a, like their benefits, and the best times and ways to pray them.
One way is to make Du'a after each Salaah by staying in the sitting position and raising your hands up alittle and cupping your hands (with your palms out).
Oh, and another thing to make your Du'a better is to start off by praising Allah(SWT), then asking Allah to give the Prophet(SAW) blessings and peace, then to repent for all your sins, and then to ask Allah(SWT) for your personal needs, and then to ask Allah(SWT) for the needs of our brothers and sisters in Islam, and then to say,"ameen".
Every Du'a you make should end with "Ameen".

Neither do I. I only know how to read it, and have memorized the prayers in th salaat when I was a child. But, it is mandatory for Muslims to pray (do the salaat) 5 times a day. So I advise that you go to someone who does know arabic and memorize the salaat from them.

How do you read the Holy Qur'an if you don't know arabic?