ALLAH SAYS: 'I Answer The Prayer Of The Suppliant When He Cries Unto Me.'

 

The Magic Of Prayer/Dua

Allah Says:

'I Answer The Prayer

Of The Suppliant When

He Cries Unto Me!'

(M. Javed Naseem)

'And when my servants question
you (O Muhammad) concerning Me,
then surely I am nigh. I answer the
prayer of the suppliant when he cries
unto Me. So, let them hear My call
and let them trust in Me, in order
that they may be led aright.’
(al-Quran 2:186)

When we offer prayer (Salat), we whisper with Allah, the Almighty. It means that we are communicating with our Creator directly, one on one. Sometimes when you don’t offer prayer and say that you don’t have time for it or you forgot to offer prayer, that's Devil's influence. He tries his best to distance you from your Lord so that you stay away from performing good deeds. We need to be more careful and vigilant in view of our lives in the Hereafter. It demands strict discipline and patient perseverance.

We are humans and we all make mistakes. We are sinners but the better sinners in the eyes of God are those who repent after the sins and try to change their ways. Allah is the most merficul and He forgives us every time we cry unto Him. One should not be persistent in committing sins because that will lead us to habitual disobedience and eventually rebellion. Allah does not like rebellion or disobedience. Disobedience and rebellion are punished.

‘And there may spring from you,
a nation who invite to goodness,
and enjoin right conduct and
forbid indecency. Such are they
who are successful.’
(al-Quran 3:104)

 Think about your faith (Iman), its level, its intensity and its depth! The more you put your trust in Allah, the stronger your faith (Iman) becomes. But if your faith is so weak that it cannot carry you to your local mosque nearby for prayer, how would it carry you to Paradise on the Day of Judgment? As a matter of fact, your journey to Paradise has already started with your birth. It is up to you to make it worthwhile. You work on your Hereafter (Aakhirah) right here in this world and go through tests & trials. Only the result would be declared on the Day of Judgment.

Did you ever try to understand the meanings of the call for prayer? Pick up a booklet on the subject of ‘Salat’ and read the translation of ‘Azan’ and the contents of ‘Salat’. When the caller (Mouazzan) says: ‘Haeya al-alfalah’, he is saying; ‘Come to the success’.

Now, everybody wants to be successful in life because it is considered to be the ultimate goal. But ironically when the caller (Mouazzan) invites us to success five times a day, we ignore it with one excuse or the other. We are looking for success all over the world, throughout our lifetime, but don’t find it. On the other hand when success itself calls us, we don’t even respond. Funny?

We measure success on the scale of wealth or material possessions. Wealth and material possessions are temporary for this world only. A Muslim should always think about the Hereafter, because, according to the Quran, that's the real and everlasting life. This world is a trial for us. Try to live in the world like a traveller, as if you were just passing by. Don’t let the world live in you while you are living in this world temporarily. Because a boat floats well as long as it stays in the water, but if the water stays in the boat, it sinks.

We all believe luck. Most of the times we Muslims say that everything is pre-destined, whatever we do, wherever we go, whatever we get or don’t get, whatever we achieve, etc. This is true to some extent, not hundred percent. Certain things have been pre-destines while for others we are given freedom of choice. And those are the affairs that can be influenced by prayer. Allah has taught His creation how to pray, how to beg for His mercy or how to supplicate for His blessings. When humans pray, Allah likes it, listens to it and grants it. You can change things with prayer! Had Allah pre-destined every little affair as ‘luck’, He would not have taught humans to pray or supplicate (Dua). Prayer is not a spare wheel that you pull out when in trouble. It is a steering wheel that directs you to the right path throughout. As human beings we get frustrated over small failures and sometimes we lose hope. That is not the right attitude. Never lose hope! Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, Allah smiles from above and seems like saying: ‘Relax, it’s just a bend, not the end.’ He tells us not to despair.

All things in life are temporary. If it is going well, enjoy it. It is not going to last for ever. And if it is not going well, don’t worry. It can’t last long either. Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it rather takes away today’s peace. Try to be content with whatever God has given you. But
trust Him and thank Him for His blessings for the future. And pray for it.

 

Look at the birds how they put their trust in Allah. Every morning they leave home in search of food (or Allah’s bounty). They don’t even know where they are going and what they are going to get to eat. Allah takes care of them and provides them with food and water. Every evening when they fly back home, they carry no food in their beaks for tomorrow. They trust their Creator for that. Learn ‘Tawakkal’ (trust) from the birds.

God listens to everybody’s prayers, especially those who are in distress, and He answers them too. When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them. And sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone else has prayed for you. Prayer brings peace to your mind and heart. Prayer can do magic. Put that magic to work!

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