(10) THE SIGNS OF ALLAH IN RESPONDING TO SUPPLICATIONS
آية الله في استجابة الدعاء
A
sane person realizes that Allah answers supplications. Thus when a man wants to
seek cure from illness, he turns to Allah who created him and his request is
granted by the grace of Allah. So who answers his prayers and provides the cure he
needed? It is Allah who provides cure,
and He says: [And
when I am ill, it is He Who cures me]
(Q26:80) His answer to prayers is not restricted to seeking cure, all requests
and supplications are fulfilled only by the grace of Allah; it is He alone that
grant your requests. Allah says: [And
He giveth you of all that ye ask for...]
(Q14:34)
Allah
has informed about the idolaters that when they embark on a sea journey and
they are met with bad weathers which threaten their lives and they fear drowning,
they immediately call out to Allah for help.
Allah says: [Now,
if they embark on a boat, they call on Allah, making their devotion sincerely
(and exclusively) to Him; but when He has delivered them safely to (dry) land,
behold, they give a share (of their worship to others)!]
(Q29:65). It shows that it is Allah that
answers prayer even the ones made by the non-believers, because they were saved
from the wrath of the sea when they call out to Allah. The reason is because they did so sincerely
and devotedly, even though momentarily, calling to Allah alone without
associating partners. This is a
clear-cut sign that Allah answers prayers from human beings and He is the one
who deserves our worship. He alone should
be worshipped without associating partners with him. He is the creator, the provider, the giver
and taker of life. We human should believe in Allah, the exalted. In line with his commands, we should also
believe in his prophets and messengers, beginning from the first of them to the
last of them, Muhammad (May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) who
is also the Prophet of the last generation.
We must obey Allah, the one who created us. We must not die without ensuring that we
accepted Allah as our lord, Islam as our religion, and Muhammad as a messenger
and Prophet. We must all testify that
there is no deity worthy of worship besides Allah and that Muhammad is the
messenger of Allah before we die.
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