Advice for Missionaries — Page 38
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 38 the Exalted takes special care of not be obedient towards Him. In the fifth instance perform the istikhara prayer for your everyday problems. Supplicate to Allah and ask Him to grant you the ability to do deeds that are righteous and in accordance with His will, and to refrain from committing actions that are contrary to it. One should observe this prayer at least once a week, if not every day. In the sixth instance, always engage yourself in prayer. A person who regularly prays is shown the path to Allah’s pleasure and saved from being misled. In the seventh instance, show gratitude. It is evident from the verse 18 ْنِٕىَل ْمُتْرَكَش ْمُكَّنَدْيِزَاَل that whenever a person is thankful for what God Almighty has given them, it is increased and given to them with greater abundance. Hence, when a person is able to do a good deed, they should be grateful for it so that they may be granted the ability to perform even more acts of piety and in this way attain to righteousness. In the eighth instance continue to recite the fol- lowing prayer: 19 ُرَبْکَا ُهّٰللا َو ُهّٰللا َواَلٓ َہٰلِا اَّلِا ِهّٰلِل َناَحْبُس ِہّٰللا َوُدْمَحْلا 18 Surah Ibrahim, 14:8 [Publishers] 19 Holy is Allah; and all praise belongs to Allah; and there is none