The Quest of a Curious Muslim — Page 11
11 be granted as it is not part of the Decree of Allah, and not part of His grand and wise plan for creation. In fact, as the Promised Messiah as has written, “There are times when saints and Prophets as consider it disrespectful to pray for a certain thing”. 5 When confronted with a trial, they would ask their heart if they should pray or not. If the heart is not inclined to pray, they would endure the trial instead. At such an occasion, it is best to be patient and recite much Istighfar in order to safeguard ourselves from any kind of sin. Hazrat Musleh Mau’ud ra explains this with an analogy. God is our Creator and the Master or King of the universe. Even in worldly matters, when we take requests to the king or president, we do not expect that every one of our requests would be approved and granted. How then can we expect that the God of the universe will accept every one of our requests and prayers? If that had been the case—if God were required to accept every prayer—it would make Him our servant and the people the kings. 6 Regardless, we should stay motivated and keep on praying to God. In his book Bustan , the Persian