Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 197
— Part II 192 commands. This is the fundamental principle of the acceptance of prayer. In this verse, God addresses the whole of mankind and conveys to them the glad tidings that two way communication between God and man is not a mere myth, but is a living reality which can be attained. God does not ignore the rights of any of His servants, but He does require them to do their duty to Him as well. It is the prayers of such people that God promises to accept ⎯ the ones who are ever obedient to His commands. This teaching of justice is essential in the guidance of mankind. However, the God that the Quran presents is more than Just, He is Benevolent too. So His servants have every right to hope for more than justice from Him. The Quran verifies this in the verse: Or, Who answers the distressed person when he calls upon Him, and removes the evil, and makes you successors in the earth? Is there a God besides Allah? Little is it that you reflect. (S u rah al-Naml; Ch. 27: V. 63) Here 'distressed' means those who are fraught with misery and grief. Sometimes their unhappiness is so great that it seems as if their hearts would break. On