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! ! 295 God Almighty says to His Holy Prophet sa , “O my Messenger! Say to My people, what cares my Lord for you , if you do not stay connect ed with Him through prayer?” [Holy Qur’an Ch. 25: V. 78] Yet sadly in our country, prayer is valued less than a broken shoe , even though Islam has granted us such a weapon [prayer], that no matter how much pride we exhibit upon possessing such a weapon , it will not be enough. Prayer is the stairway between the Creator and His creation. Once the Promised Messiah as in a dream saw a ditch which had been dug out and s heep were lying there waiting to be sacrificed. When the Promised Messiah as arrived there , people said, “We were waiting for you, so that we might slaughter them. ” At that moment, a vision conveyed the knowledge to the Promised Messiah as that the sheep represented those who were sinne rs. A voice was then heard: s ُد َﻋ ﺂ ُؤ ُﻛ ۡﻢ َﻻ َﻟ ۡﻮ َر ِّۡ ِﺑ ُﻜ ۡﻢ َﻳ ۡﻌ َﺒ ُﺆ ا َﻣ ﺎ ُﻗ ۡﻞ “ Say; But for your prayer to Him, my Lord would not care for you. ” (Holy Qur’ ā n, Ch. 25: V. 78) Pray to God for your hardships to be remitted. T he most difficult problems can be re solved through prayer. If there was no prayer, human existence would have certainly remained unfulfilled. The Messiah of Nazareth as very exquisitely stated, “Man does not subsist on bread , but rather on the words of God. ” Therefore, first is the knowledge of God and secondly prayer is essential for human existence. Without it your lives are useless , a nd your efforts remain fruitless. Do not w o nder over those vast kingdoms who do not believe in God and yet still remain prosperous. They may be [wealthy], yet being a King is no great achie vement. Anyone who is proud of this is very foolish. Have you not witnessed that the destitute street sweeper cries out in agony or great pain at the time of death in the same way a powerful yet agnostic King does ? Examine the lives of the prophets who remain u naffected by the stresses of time and who never grieve d over suffering, for they confront ed misfortune boldly and with ease. Indeed, their hearts are filled with more contentment than a ny wor ldly King , even if he be the