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! ! 73 2. A person should pray with concentration and the conviction that God is Gracious and Merciful. Prayer s will certainly be accepted if offered with concentration. 3. God Almighty says, “In voke the attribute of mine which corresponds with your need. ” For example, if one feels that one’s upbringing is wanting in some way, then one should pray, “O Rabb [Lord] , purify me. ” When one asks for provision s, one should say, “O Provider, provide for me. ” When you invoke His appropriate names, God will accept your prayers in abundance. 4. If the supplicant treats others with kindness, God never rejects his prayers, because it invokes God’s sense of honor. That is because He says, “Wh en this person does not reject other peoples’ requests , why would I, as the King, reject this person’s prayers ? ” ( Al - Fazl , March 6 , 1922) ! ! !