One of the best forms of worship is dua. Nothing brings one closer to Allah than talking directly with Him. He said in the Quran:

Call upon Me; I will respond to you. (40:60)

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

Dua (supplication) is worship. (Abu Dawud)

Allah has given us a 24/7 hotline for calling Him and asking Him of our need, whatever it is.

We say in our prayers in every single rak’ah every day:

It is You we worship and You we ask for help. (Quran 1:5)

So how do we ask Allah to help in our studies?

If you’re like me, you’re often stuck with an assignment just two days before the deadline for submission, and you desperately ask Allah to help. Also we often find our studies difficult, we seem to be stuck with just one concept that is refusing to enter into our minds.

Whenever we feel the pressure of studies, there is nothing better we can do than to ask Allah’s help, and in doing so, we turn our study pressures into an asset by making them a means of drawing closer to Allah.

Of course, dua is the easiest form of worship in that it can be done at any time, in any state, in any language. We can just raise our hands towards our Lord, call Him by His most beautiful Names, and talk to Him in our own language about our problems. But in fact, it helps to have a few duas from the Quran and Sunnah memorized, for the following reason:

The best form of speech is Allah’s own words, and what better words can we use to talk to Allah than what He taught us? The Prophet was the most eloquent person, and what better words can we use to call on Allah than those with which His most beloved servant called Him?

Duas for Studies

My Lord! Increase me in knowledge. (20:114)

Supplication of Moses after he was commanded by Allah to go to Pharaoh and give da’wah to him.

My Lord, expand for me my breast [with assurance] And ease for me my task And untie the knot from my tongue That they may understand my speech. (20:25-28)

The Prophet said:

O Allah, I ask You for beneficial knowledge, goodly provision and acceptable deeds. (Ibn Majah)

After Allah taught Adam the names of things, He asked the angels to name them. The angels said:

Exalted are You; we have no knowledge except what You have taught us. Indeed, it is You who is the Knowing, the Wise. (2:32)

O Allah, make me comprehend the Religion.

This dua is derived from the hadith where the Prophet said:

If Allah wants to do good for somebody, he makes him comprehend the Religion. (Al-Bukhari)

O Allah, there is no ease except in that which You have made easy, and You make the difficulty, if You wish, easy. (Ibn Hibban)

O Allah, I seek refuge in Thee from the knowledge which does not benefit, from the heart that does not entertain the fear (of Allah), from the soul that does not feel contented and the supplication that is not responded. (Sahih Muslim)

Source: Understand Quran.