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.

Over time, devotional literature on du'a' has expanded beyond prophetic supplications. This devotional literature documents formulaic du'a' of certain pious individuals. Popular du'as would include Muhammad al-Jazuli's Dala'il al-Khayrat, which at its peak