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Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

proved scientifically the "curative power of prayer." It was established
that the death rate among heart patients who prayed decreased by 30%

within a year after their operations.
Examples of the prayers mentioned in the Qur'an are:
And Ayyub when he called out to his Lord, "Great harm has afflicted
me and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful," We responded to
him and removed from him the harm which was afflicting him and
restored his family to him, and the same again with them, as a mercy
direct from Us and a Reminder to all worshippers. (Qur'an, 21:83-84)
And Dhu'n-Nun [Yunus] when he left in anger and thought We would
not punish him. He called out in the pitch darkness: "There is no deity

but You! Glory be to You! Truly I have been one of the wrongdoers." We
responded to him and rescued him from his grief. That is how We res-
cue the believers. (Qur'an, 21:87-88)
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." We responded
to him and gave him Yahya, restoring for him his wife's fertility. They
outdid one another in good actions, calling out to Us in yearning and
in awe, and humbling themselves to Us. (Qur'an, 21:89-90)
Nuh called out to Us and what an excellent Responder We are! (Qur'an,
37:75)

As has already been stated, prayer must not only be for alleviation
of sickness, or other mundane problems. A sincere believer must
always pray to Allah and accept whatever comes from Him. The fact
that the benefits of prayer revealed in many verses of the Qur'an are

now being recognised scientifically, once again reveals the miraculous
nature of the Qur'an.
If My servants ask you about Me, I am near. I answer the call of the

caller when he calls on Me. They should therefore respond to Me and
believe in Me so that hopefully they will be rightly guided. (Qur'an,
2:186)

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