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GOD ANSWERS EVERYONE'S PRAYERS

hereafter. And there are others who say, 'Our Lord,
give us good in the world, and good in the hereafter,
and safeguard us from the punishment of the Fire.'
They will have a good share from what they have
earned. God is swift at reckoning. (Surat al-Baqara:
200-202)

Believers, too, pray for good health, wealth, knowledge
and bliss. Yet, all their prayers carry the intention to please
God and have something to do for the good of the religion
(deen). They ask for wealth, for instance, to use it in God's
way. With regard to this, God gives the example of The
Prophet Solomon in the Qur'an. Far from being a worldly
ambition, the Prophet Solomon's call for unprecedented
possessions was for the noble purpose of using them in the
way of God, calling people to God's religion and to keep
himself occupied with the remembrance of God. The words
of the Prophet Solomon related in the Qur'an indicate this
sincere intention:
"... Truly do I love the love of good, with a view to
the glory of my Lord." (Surah Sâd: 32)

God answered this very prayer of Solomon, granted him
a great property in the world and rewarded him with the
blessings of the hereafter. On the other hand, God also grants
the wishes of those who desire only the life of this world, yet
a painful punishment awaits them in the hereafter. No
blessing they possess here in this world will be accessible to
them in the hereafter.
This important fact is related in the Qur'an as follows:
If anyone desires to cultivate the hereafter, We will
increase him in his cultivation. If anyone desires to