'' Our Lord ! grant us good in this world and good in the hereafter and save us from the torment of the Fire '' [Ameen]
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Rabbanaa aatinaa fid-dunyaa hasanatan wafil aakhirati hasanatan waqinaa 'athaaban-naar/-
(Surah Al-Baqarah ,verse 201)
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example to believers. The Prophet Job (pbuh) who received revelations
from Allah andwho 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 patienceand submission to Allah.
(Surah Sad, 44) The sincereprayer of this holy prophetof ours was
revealed in one verse as follows:
" And Job when he calledout 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 againwith
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 occasionand 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 thisworld and a good return in the Hereafter. A
person'swhole life is a result of theactive or verbal prayers
previously made, whether he realizes it or not. Activeprayer is our
actions and efforts put forth on the subject of prayer by
Allah'sleave. When this effort is not for the good pleasure of Allah
–as is the casewith 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 notmade for the good
pleasure of Allah will bringno benefit to the individual in the
Hereafter even if a person reaches his or her objectives from time
to time in this world.
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 onlyOne Whom to ask help. Heis 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 itis wrong to
pray to others than Allah and that Allah isthe 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 thebest
ways. In this way, they can tell their deepest secrets and the most
hidden desires to Allah, and live the goodness, prosperity and beauty
thatcomes from the knowledge that Allah is the only friend , guide
andhelper. 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 anyonewho 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)
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