Treasure House of Prayers — Page xii
PRAYERS xiii Foreword Parents lovingly teach their children good manners and how to speak. They coach their children to say simple words such as "Mum", "Dad","Water" and "Milk". When the child learns to say these words and in his childlike manner utters them, the parents are filled with joy and readily fulfil his desires. At times their love for the child overwhelms their hearts so much that they are ready to sacrifice everything for it, even though the demands of these little one's do not amount to much, nor are the parents capable of granting everything. As compared to this, our Lord Who loves His creation immensely, has taught us the manner of supplications and has told us to pray to Him and He would accept our prayers. He has taught us the loving and humble words of prayers. Does this not prove that He wants to cherish His servants? Surely these are the pretexts for bestowing favours. It is as if God's mercy is looking for openings to descend on mankind. In the Qur’ a nic prayers, God has Himself bestowed upon us the standards of seeking this help. The magnitude of His Graciousness is unfathomable. This is why these prayers carry so much impact. The person who knew the secrets and effectiveness of these prayers was our master and patron the Holy Prophet sa. The beloved servant of God Almighty recited these revealed prayers for the first time and his prayers attained acceptance. God taught prayers to A dam as (Adam) and Y u nus as (Jonnah) which were accepted and became a means of their deliverance from affliction. It is impossible to think that the prayers taught to the Chief of the Prophets and the beloved of God should not carry impressive effectiveness. No other spiritual book has presented the