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THE RIGHT WAY You should study the Holy Quran and never be des- paired. A Believer never loses hope in God; it is the Dis- believers who do so i. e. they lose hope in God. Our God is Alaa kulli shai-in Qadeer (He has power over every thing). You should learn the translation of the Holy Quran, as well. As for the daily prayers you should offer them nicely and you should try to understand what you recite during the prayer. You should also supplicate in your own tongue. Do not read the Holy Quran like an ordinary book; you should know that it is the Word of God. Your prayers should be like the prayers of the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam. Of course, after the fixed wording of the prayers you should express your needs (which you want to be fulfilled) in your own tongue. Place your needs before God and ask Him to fulfil them; there is no harm in doing so and it will not vitiate your prayer. (Malfoozat Vol. III, p. 257) DON'T ABANDON PRAYING It has always been the case with the prophets that des- pite the fact that they are given prophecies and they have very strong faith in the promises given by God, they do not abandon praying to Him (for their success). They do so because they believe that God has the power to do whatever He likes -and none can grasp His ways and it is disrespect that one should not pray to Him. History tells us that when the battle of Badr was going on and the Holy Prophet, sallallaho alaihi wa sallam, was 161