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72 Essence of Islam-III with all our faculties, to the cause of God Almighty, and should then occupy ourselves with supplication for meet- ing Him, and should thus find God through God Himself. A Lovely Prayer The most lovely prayer which instructs us concerning the time and occasion of supplication, and depicts before us the picture of spiritual zeal is the one that God, the Be- neficent, has taught in the opening chapter of the Holy Qur'an. بسم اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَلَمِينَ 0 59 'Every possible praise belongs to Allah alone, Who is the Creator and Sustainer of all the worlds. ' الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ 'He provides for us out of His mercy before any action proceeds from us, and after we have acted He rewards our actions out of His mercy. ' ملِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ 61 'He alone is the Master of the Day of Judgement. He has not committed that day to anyone else. ' إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ 620 'O You Who comprehends all these attributes, we wor- ship You alone and seek Your help in all our affairs. ' The use of the plural pronoun 'we' in this context indi- cates that all our faculties are occupied in His worship 59 Al-Fatihah, 1:1-2 [Publisher] 60 Al-Fatihah, 1:3 [Publisher] 61 Al-Fatihah, 1:4 [Publisher] 62 Al-Fatihah, 1:5 [Publisher]