Treasure House of Prayers — Page 24
PRAYERS 24 from Your path. Our Lord, obliterate their riches and be severe on their hearts, because it seems they would not believe until they see a grievous punishment. 52. Prayer for Victory over Mischief Makers Hadrat L ut as (Lot) advised his people to refrain from lewd actions. They replied that if he was a true Prophet he should call down punishment on them. Hadrat L ut as (Lot) prayed in these words: ِّ ِْرَب َاﻧْﺼُﺮْين _َ2ِ ْاﻟْﻘَﻮْم َ املُْﻔْﺴِﺪِﻳ ﻦ. (Al-‘Ankab u t 29:31) Help me, my Lord, against the wicked people. 53. Prayer for Escaping the Evil Influences of Wicked People In response to Hadrat L ut as ’s (Lot) advice, his people threatened him with expulsion from the country. He prayed and God accepted his prayer. God saved Hadrat L ut as (Lot) and his family (except his wife) and his people were annihilated. ِّ ِْرَب ْجنَِّين وَأَﻫْﻠِﻲ ْممَِّﺎ َ ﻳَﻌْﻤَﻠُﻮ ن. (Ash-Shu‘ar a ’ 26:170) My Lord, save me and my family from what they do. 54. Requesting Divine Signs against Disobedient People Hadrat M u s a as (Moses) informed his followers of the victory over the Promised Land and asked them to enter it. They refused. On this, M u s a as (Moses) prayed and as a result the land was denied to the followers of M u s a as (Moses) for forty years. ِّ ِّرَب َإِين ُﻻ َّأَﻣْﻠِﻚ ْإِﻻ ْﻧَﻔْﺴِﻲ ْوَأَﺧِﻲ ﻓَﺎﻓْﺮُق َْﺑَﻴَْﻨَﺎ ِوَﺑَني اﻟْﻘَﻮْم