The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 188
188. Essence of Islām II. Whoever invents meanings by himself invents only filth and carrion. . In his booklets, Sayyed Ṣāḥib sets forth his belief that:. The acceptance of prayer does not mean that the supplicant should be given what he asks for. If this should be the meaning of the acceptance of prayer two difficulties would be encountered. The first would be that thousands of supplications that are made most humbly and earnestly are not fulfilled, which means that the prayer has not been accepted, whereas God has promised acceptance of prayer. The second difficulty is that that which is to happen is determined and so is that which is not to happen. Nothing can happen contrary to that determination. If acceptance of prayer means granting the request made, then the. Divine promise: 51 51 ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ is not fulfilled concerning supplications the granting of which is not determined. According to this interpretation, the general promise of acceptance of prayer will be falsified inasmuch as only those requests are granted the fulfilment of which is determined, and yet the promise of acceptance of prayer is general and is not subject to any exception. Some verses indicate that those things which are not determined will not be granted and some verses indicate that no supplication is rejected and that all are accepted. The verse: ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ 52 shows that God has promised the acceptance of all prayers. Thus, the only way of reconciling this contra'Pray unto Me, I will answer your prayer. '-Al-Mu'min, 40:61 [Publisher] 52 Ibid.