The most erudite examples of this is that all Prophets pray to Allah
by submitting to Him in every matter as revealed in the Qur'an. In
the prayers of our Prophet (saas) and all other prophets, we see
both their submission to Allah, the fact that they see Allah as
their sole friend and helper and that they praise our Lord's glory
with His most beautiful names.
The Prayer of Our Prophet (saas)
In the prayers of our Prophet Mohammad (saas), the most beautiful
examples of citing Allah with His names are revealed. One of the
verses in which our Prophet (saas)'s prayers are mentioned is as
follows:
" Say, 'O Allah! Master of the Kingdom! You give sovereignty to
whoever You will You take sovereignty from whoever You will. You
exalt whoever You will You abase whoever You will. All good is in
Your hands. You have power over all things. " (Surah Al 'Imran, 26)
In the narrations, it is noted that our Prophet (saas) prayed to our
Lord to give him a good morality and good nature.
"O Allah! Enhance goodness and ethics! O Divine! Remove from me bad
morals! . " (Tirmidhi, Imam Ahmad and Haqim; Hujjat al-Islam Imam
Gadhali, Ihyau Ulum id-din, volume 2, Translation: Dr. Sitki Gulle,
Huzur Publishing, Istanbul 1998, p.789)
The Prayer of the Prophet Noah (pbuh)
The patience of the Prophet Noah (pbuh), who called his society to
the true religion for years with an exemplary determination, was
praised in the Qur'an. The Prophet Noah (pbuh) struggled against his
society that acted with enmity towards him and the believers who
were with him. The fact that the Prophet Noah (pbuh) turned to
Allah in every situation, and prayed by hoping for his help
sincerely is a great example for believers. In one verse, it is
revealed that Allah knew the condition the Prophet Noah (pbuh) was
in and that he prayed as follows:
" He called upon his Lord: 'I am overwhelmed, so help me!' " (Surat
al-Qamar, 10)
Allah accepted the Prophet Noah (pbuh)'s prayer and commanded him
to prepare for the Flood, which was going to take place in future.
The Prophet Noah (pbuh) began to build a massive ship by the
command of Allah, even though there was no sea or lake nearby. During
the construction of the ship, he was continuously subject to
spiritual pressure by his society. When the time came Allah's
promise was realized and the flood disaster took place.
The Prayer of the Prophet Jonah (pbuh)
In the Qur'an, it is revealed that this valuable prophet of ours
separated himself from his people, as they did not respond to his
calls. (Surat as-Saffat, 139–142) As it is revealed in the verses,
following this, there was a draw in the ship that the Prophet Jonah
(pbuh) was traveling on and as a result of the draw it was decided
that the Prophet Jonah (pbuh) was to be thrown into the sea. On top
of these events, the Prophet Jonah (pbuh) submitted to Allah and
prayed to Him. Allah revealed this event as such in the Qur'an:
" And Jonah when he left in anger and thought We would not punish
him. He called out in the pitch darkness: 'There is no god but You!
Glory be to You! Truly I have been one of the wrongdoers.' We
responded to him and rescued him from his grief. That is how We
rescue the belivers ." (Surat al-Anbiya', 87–88)
As it is revealed in the verses the Prophet Jonah (pbuh) confessed
his condition sincerely in his prayer. He prayed to Allah and
waited for His help. Our Lord, Who has infinite mercy, accepted the
Prophet Jonah (pbuh)'s redemption and saved him from the stomach of
the fish by accepting his prayer.
The Prayer of the Prophet Job (pbuh)
In the Qur'an, the Prophet Job (pbuh)'s patience was mentioned as an
example to believers. The Prophet Job (pbuh) who received
revelations from Allah and who was a selected servant (Surat
an-Nisa, 163) experienced serious trouble and went through a
difficult period. However, despite all of the heavy tribulations
he was in, he always set an example for believers with his patience
and submission to Allah. (Surah Sad, 44) The sincere prayer of this
holy prophet of ours was revealed in one verse as follows:
" And Job when he called out to his Lord, 'Great harm has afflicted
me and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful,' " (Surat
al-Anbiya', 83)
It is revealed in the Qur'an that Almighty Allah accepted the
prayer of the Prophet Job (pbuh) who was one of His sincere servants:
" We responded to him and removed from him the harm which was
afflicting him and restored his family to him, and the same again
with them, as a mercy direct from Us and a Reminder to all
worshippers. " (Surat al-Anbiya', 84)
Prayer, which is an important means to reach Almighty Allah, the
All-Knowing and the All-Hearing, Who is nearer to man than his
jugular vein (Surah Qaf, 16), is an act of worship believers carry
out in every occasion and condition. However, when believers do
this, as it is revealed in the verse " But you will not will unless
Allah wills ..." (Surat al-Insan, 30) they behave in a manner
conscious of the fact that everything is always under the control of
our Lord and that everything is realized by His will.
There is a Response to Sincere Prayers in Both the World and the Hereafter
Prayer leads the person towards what is going to happen in his
destiny; Allah is the One Who determines destiny and creates prayer.
However, the blessing that comes following a prayer contains
prosperity in this world and a good return in the Hereafter. A
person's whole life is a result of the active or verbal prayers
previously made, whether he realizes it or not. Active prayer is our
actions and efforts put forth on the subject of prayer by Allah's
leave. When this effort is not for the good pleasure of Allah –as
is the case with some people- it could still be a means for an
individual to reach his or her wishes, by Allah's leave. People who
do not have faith but carry out their active prayers with great
ambition, for example, those who work and earn a lot, becomes rich
or becomes expert about a subject and becomes famous, have reached
that degree through their active struggle by holding onto causes,
and again by Allah's leave. However, active prayers that are not
made for the good pleasure of Allah will bring no benefit to the
individual in the Hereafter even if a person reaches his or her
objectives from time to time in this world.
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