The supreme privilege of man on earth is to knock at the door of Almighty Allah. However, heinous may have been the sins of a suppliant, it is his birth right to approach Allah to seek His forgiveness and implore Him to fulfill his wishes. The All Knowing , All Hearing Creator and Ruler of the universe is ever ready to give him a patient hearing. The harder he knocks the more is he admired and loved by the Beneficent Lord. On the contrary, one who does not implore Him earns His wrath. There are millions of souls on the earth who are living only in the present, heedless of the future, absorbed in their earthly duties or enjoyments, but in utter indifference to the purpose of their life on this earth. The vast majority of mankind in this age of gross materialism is not even conscious of the value and potency of supplication. Prayer is mysterious spiritual agency. It has direct access to Allah’s Throne . It brings us His Mercy and Grace . It is instrumental in helping us to attain our temporal and spiritual ends, satisfying our needs and desires, and in relieving us from sorrows and pains, difficulties and dangers. Prayer always operates as shield against unforeseen calamities, though it is unperceived and unfelt. Prayer indeed is the voice of faith. Faith in Allah makes the believer optimistic so that , he can fight the battle of life with hope and courage. The productive result of prayer depends upon the strength and activity of the human soul. What has the spirit to lean on except faith in which the human mind finds support and solace? “ Call upon Me I shall answer you” says Almighty Allah in the Holy Quran. It is not essential that our petitions, one and all are granted exactly as we wish .
Prayers relating to our needs and desires and the relief that we seek, may not be immediately granted, we pray today for fulfillment of a wish, but it is not certain when our prayer will be granted.
Allah knows what best for us. We cannot claim that our actions are always in conformity with the commandments of Allah. We sometime go astray, commit sins, Almighty Allah sends trials and tribulations, sorrows and pains, as warnings to bring us back to our senses , and remind us of the right path. Sorrows and pains are excellent, efficient tutors for those souls who recognize God. They often help the speedy evolution of the man spiritually. Apart from these considerations, if we continue praying persistently and with faith, vigor and patience, the Beneficent, Merciful Lord is pleased to relieve us of the un-happy situation in which we had been placed. It is unfortunate that the atheist, the skeptic and the agnostic, who even in investigating spiritual truths, rely wholly upon their limited intellects and so cannot bring themselves to believe in the existence of God. Their punishment on earth is that they are denied and deprived of the consolation, solace and tranquility which the believing suppliant forthwith derives from his prayer, these spiritual supports which are indispensable in this life of worries and woes. The strength of their intellect or logic cannot relieve them of mental agony and torture when they are face to face with difficulties, dangers, accidents and calamities. “Indeed in remembrance of Allah do hearts find satisfaction” (Surah 13- Verse- 28) . Prayers relating to our needs and desires and the relief that we seek, may not be immediately granted, we pray today for fulfillment of a wish, but it is not certain when our prayer will be granted. Our wish may be fulfilled immediately, after six weeks or perhaps after six years. We are sure to receive some kind of response from Almighty Allah far better then what we desired, if not in this life, in the Hereafter.
