Dua, or duaa, (Arabic: دعاء) is the Islamic term for the act of supplication.
DUA or dua or duaa may also refer to:
Acronyms and codes
[edit]- Democrat Union of Africa, an alliance of centre-right political parties in Africa
- Democratic Unionist Association, the youth wing of the Democratic Unionist Party in Northern Ireland
- Democratic Union of Albanians, an Albanian minority political party
- Distinguished Unit Award, an award issued to outstanding JROTC units
- ISO 639 code for the Duala language
- IATA code for Durant Regional Airport – Eaker Field in Oklahoma, United States
People
[edit]- Kwaku Dua I Panyin (circa 1797–1867), Asantehene
- Harminder Dua, Indian–British medical researcher
- Vera Dua, Flemish member of the Groen! political party
- Vinod Dua, Indian television presenter
- Mallika Dua, Indian comedian
- Dua Lipa (born 1995), English-Albanian singer and songwriter
- Dua Malik (born 1994), Pakistani singer, songwriter and television personality
- Dua Saleh, Sudanese-American singer, poet, and actor
Other uses
[edit]- Raising hands in Dua, a gesture during Dua in Islam
- Đạo Dừa, the Coconut Religion in Vietnam
- Dua, a subgroup under Arora, a Punjabi community
- Dua, a fictional character in The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov
- Duaa (Geo TV), a program broadcast by Geo Entertainment
- "Duaa" (song), a Hindi-language song from the 2012 Indian film Shanghai
- "Dua", a Hindi-language song from the 2024 Indian film Article 370
See also
[edit]- All pages with titles containing Dua
- All pages with titles containing Duaa
- DOA (disambiguation)
- Do'a or Do'ah, a musical group founded by Randy Armstrong
- Dual (disambiguation)
- Duas (disambiguation)