A Letter to a Dear One — Page 26
26 Letter to a Dear One The Holy Prophet ( ” allall ā hu ‘alaihi wa sallam) said that some people appear to be unkempt and in dire straits, however, trusting Allah implicitly they at times articulate that such and such will happen like so. Allah the Exalted keeps such regard that He makes it so. The attribute of God to accept prayers is a most invigorating glad tiding for mankind. It creates a sense of satisfaction and contentment and indeed courage. When a believer goes through an extremely difficult time or is faced with great fear or danger, he certainly finds solace in the belief that his Lord is always with him and whenever he will supplicate to Him, He shall listen to his call, and that He listens to prayers. This belief alleviates all fear. This message has been given to mankind in the Holy Qur’ ā n; I w£G“Gc ZGd~ I nZR¬ ö O Z G {GÂM“Gc H ÌÃI‰HH} K Ì † I ®G– çIN ú I I ÇG• çINÀG“ |Ic£G¤I“ G ßG ö G ÆG ZGdI~Gy [2:187] “And when My servants ask thee about Me, say: I am near. I answer the prayer of the supplicant when he prays to Me. ” What could be more satisfying and comforting than this that the All-Powerful Being in Whose Power is everything and nothing is out of the confines of His Power and nothing is beyond Him, actually tells us not to be anxious, that He is always near us and that He shall give us whatever we ask for, that He can change all grief to happiness. No one can encompass His blessings and grace. Acceptance of Prayer Impress the point upon your heart that our God is Living and All- Powerful and He indeed listens to supplication. He is our Lord and Master, He is the Knower of the un-seen and is not obligated to accepting our prayers in the exact way as we make them. Our vision is limited. At times we are unaware of what is best for us and is possible that we pray for something that is in actual fact harmful for us and can hinder our progress. To accept such a prayer would be against Allah’s attribute of Mercy. Although we are unaware but indeed He knows that such and such is harmful for us. At times we have to go through hardship for our own betterment. In any case when Allah listens to His servants, at times He also makes man listen to Him. It is a fact that a sincere supplication is not wasted. If it is not accepted in it’s actual nature, Allah always compensates for it.