Malfuzat – Volume II — Page 132
132 Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad matter is that there are rules and laws in every realm. Similarly, there are laws and regulations that have been put in place for prayer. Those who claim that their prayer was not accepted do so because they do not give due consideration to the rules and requirements that are necessary for the acceptance of prayer. Allah the Exalted has put before us a matchless and precious treasure that we can find and attain. For it cannot be accepted that on the one hand we believe in Allah Almighty to be Powerful, but then suggest that whatever He has put before us and shown us is nothing but a mere mirage and an illusion. Even such a thought can ruin a person. Not at all. In fact, each and every individual can have this treasure. Allah Almighty has no shortage. He has the power to give everyone these treasures, yet there would be no decrease in them. In short, Allah the Exalted is even prepared to bestow upon us the excellences of prophethood. However, we must endeavour to seek them. The assertion, there- fore, that a certain individual’s prayer was not accepted is an evil suggestion and a deception of Satan. The fact is that such a prayer is wholly devoid of the etiquettes and means that are necessary for the acceptance of prayer, and so the gates of heaven are not opened to such supplications. Hear the words of the Holy Quran: 1 َ يَتَقَبَّلُ اهللُ مِنَ الْمُتَّقِيْن اِنَّمَا Meaning, Allah the Exalted accepts the prayers of those who are righteous. The prayers of those who are not righteous are without the garb of acceptance. The providence and graciousness of Allah Almighty work to support such people, nonetheless. The Wisdom in Certain Prayers of the Righteous Not Being Accepted The bounty of the acceptance of prayer is bestowed upon those who are right- eous. Now I shall inform you as to who are the righteous. However, before this, I deem it necessary to remove another misconception as well. There are certain individuals who are righteous, yet even some of their prayers are not accepted as per their will. Why is this so? It ought to be remembered that none of the prayers of such people are actually wasted. However, since human beings are not know- ers of the unseen, they cannot know the effects that the acceptance of a certain prayer will have on them. Therefore, Allah the Exalted—out of boundless affec- tion and kindness—accepts the supplication of His servant in a manner that is 1 al-Ma’idah, 5:28