The one who is actually the Possessor of the powers will in any case remain the Possessor whether man regards Him so or not | Man invokes that Being even without having seen Him; he invokes Him at all tithes, at all places, and under all circumstances; he invokes Him in solitude, aloud as well as in a low voice, and even in the depths of his heart |
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According to Hadrat Nu'man bin Bashir, the Holy Prophet said: The prayer is the very essence of worship | Being possessor of powers and authority is a factual matter, which is not dependent on somebody's understanding or not understanding it |
" Musnad Ahmad Hadrat Abu Hurairah says that the Holy Prophet said: "When-ever one of you prays,, he should not say: O God, forgive me if You so please, show me mercy if You so please, grant me provisions if You so please, but he should say definitely: O God, fulfil my such and such need.
5This expression of servitude is in itself "worship ", rather the essence of worship of whose reward the servant will in no cast be deprived, irrespective of whether he is grained the particular thing for which he had prayed or not | And the real motive of prayer for man is the internal feeling that the natural means and resources of the material world are not enough to remove any of his troubles and to fulfil any of his needs, or are not proving to be enough, Therefore, it is inevitable that he should turn to a being who is possessor of supernatural powers and authority |
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He does so inevitably on the basis of the belief that that Being is watching him everywhere, is also hearing whatever he has in his heart, and possesses such absolute powers that, it can come to the help of the supplicant wherever he is, and can help him out of every trouble and difficulty | Melayu - Basmeih : Dan Tuhan kamu berfirman "Berdoalah kamu kepadaKu nescaya Aku perkenankan doa permohonan kamu Sesungguhnya orangorang yang sombong takbur daripada beribadat dan berdoa kepadaKu akan masuk neraka Jahannam dalam keadaan hina• The creatures have no doubt no bower to avert or change the decrees of Allah: but Allah Himself certainly has the power to change His decrees and decisions on hearing a servant's prayer and petition |
God forbid, might have tied the hands of Allah Himself also, and the powers to answer the prayer might have been withdrawn froth Him.
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