Thursday, August 29, 2013

No Other Than Allah is Prayed To

By the verse revealed in the Qur'an, " O Prophet! Allah is enough
for you, and for the faithful who follow you. " (Surat al-Anfal,
64), believers know that Allah is the only One Whom to ask help. He
is the most superior, the most powerful and the One Who sees and
hears everything. Allah is the One Who is excluded from all
deficient features, and Who is the Owner of eternal power. All power
in the universe is in His hands. So help and forgiveness should be
asked for only and only from Allah, Whom everyone is need for and
Who Himself does not need anyone. In the Qur'an it is revealed that
it is wrong to pray to others than Allah and that Allah is the sole
authority of prayer:
" So do not call on any other god along with Allah or you will be
among those who will be punished. " (Surat ash-Shu'ara', 213)
Conclusion
Prayer is an example of Allah's mercy and compassion for His
servants. Believers can pray to Allah at every moment and under
every condition and they are peaceful that Allah will accept these
prayers in the best ways. In this way, they can tell their deepest
secrets and the most hidden desires to Allah, and live the
goodness, prosperity and beauty that comes from the knowledge that
Allah is the only friend , guide and helper. We can see the biggest
secret in Allah accepting prayers in the lives of prophets as we
have mentioned in some examples. There is a relation in praying and
carrying out the actions Allah commands. The physical effort shown
for Allah's good pleasure, mercy and Paradise is an act of worship as
important as prayer. Allah revealed in the Qur'an about the
importance of effort: " But as for anyone who desires the akhira, and
strives for it with the striving it deserves, being a believer, the
striving of such people will be gratefully acknowledged. " (Surat
al-Isra', 19)
Islamic scholar Imam Rabbani explained this matter with these words:
"Desiring something means attaining it; indeed, Almighty Allah does
not make His servant pray for something He will not
accept."Believers who know that their actions are also prayers not
only pray at moments of difficulty but at every moment by feeling
the existence and mightiness of Allah. They preserve this close
connection to Almighty Allah at every moment of their lives.

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