Page 285 - Learning from the Qur'an

Remembering your Lord's mercy to His servant Zakariyya, when
he called on his Lord in secret and said, 'My Lord, my bones have
lost their strength and my head is crowned with white, but in
calling on You, My Lord, I have never been disappointed. I fear my
relatives when I am gone and my wife is barren, so give me an
heir from You to be my inheritor and the inheritor of the family of
Ya'qub, and make him, my Lord, pleasing to You.' 'Zakariyya! We
give you the good news of a boy named Yahya, a name we have
given to no one else before.' He said, 'My Lord! How can I have a
boy when my wife is barren and I have reached advanced old
age?' (Qur'an, 19:2-8)
My Lord! Make me and my descendants people who perform
prayer. My Lord! Accept my prayer. Our Lord! Forgive me and
my parents and the believers on the Day the Reckoning takes
place.' (Qur'an, 14:40-41)
He (Musa) said, 'O Lord, expand my breast for me and make my
task easy for me. Loosen the knot in my tongue so that they will
understand my words. Assign me a helper from my family, my
brother Harun. Strengthen my back by him and let him share in
my task, so that we can glorify You much and remember You much,
for You are watching us.' (Qur'an, 20:25-35)
And Zakariyya when he called out to his Lord, 'My Lord, do not
leave me on my own, though You are the Best of Inheritors.'
(Qur'an, 21:89)
Say: 'My Lord, if You let me see what they have been promised, do
not then, my Lord, put me among the wrongdoing people!'
(Qur'an, 23:93-94)
Say: 'My Lord, forgive and be merciful! You are the Best of the
Merciful.' (Qur'an, 23:118)
When the young men took refuge in the cave and said, 'Our Lord,
give us mercy directly from You and open the way for us to right
guidance in our situation.' (Qur'an, 18:10)

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