The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 94
Seal of the Prophets - Volume III 94 Holy Qur’ān: َ وَقَال َ رَبُّكُم ُ ادْعُونِي اَسْتَجِب ْ لَكُم ْ اِن َّ الَّذِين َ يَسْتَكْبِرُون َ عَن ْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُون َ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِين “Your Lord instructs you that (when you are in need or require something), ‘Pray unto Me’ and I shall listen to your prayer and accept it. As for those however, who are too proud to worship Me (and whose necks cannot bow down before me to call upon me), shall soon enter the chastisement of the fire, disgraced. ” 1 Then He states: فَاِنِّي قَرِيب ٌ اُجِيب ُ دَعْوَة َ الدَّاع ِ اِذَا دَعَان ِ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي ى وَاِذَا سَاَلَك َ عِبَادِي عَنِّ َ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُون بِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا “O Messenger! When My servants ask thee about Me, tell them I am near (to all of them). I hear the call of the supplicant when he prays to Me. So they should hearken to me and truly believe in me, so that they may see prosperity (in their prayers). ” 2 Then He states: َ الْاَرْض ِ بَعْد فِي تُفْسِدُوا يُحِب ُّ الْمُعْتَدِين َ وَلَا وَخُفْيَة ً اِنَّه ُ لَا رَبَّكُم ْ تَضَرُّعًا دْعُوا ُ ا َ اِنَّ رَحْمَتَ اهللِ قَرِيبٌ مِّنَ الْمُحْسِنِين وَطَمَعًا وَادْعُوهُ خَوْفًا اِصْلَاحِهَا “O Ye People! Call upon your Lord in every condition, whether you are imploring in a state of anxiety and restlessness, or silently in composure and steadfastness. Know well that God does not like those who transgress; And create not disorder in the earth after Allāh has setup means for its reformation; And call upon him in every state, in fear and in hope. In other words, whether 1 Al-Mu’min (40:61) 2 Al-Baqarah (2:187)