Page 34 - Prayer in the Qur'an

BEING CONCERNED

THAT A PRAYER

WILL NOT BE

ANSWERED

A A s a result of the inculcations we are subjected to
throughout our lives, we come to disregard the in-
credible miracles taking place in the flow of life. In
time, many people come to believe that events on earth occur coinci-
dentally or randomly. In actuality, most of these people do not deny
Allah's existence or at least, renounce it outright. Yet they assume
that the universe operates in a fashion independent of Allah, that
Allah does not intervene in the course of mundane affairs, or that
He intervenes once in a while through "miracles." This person, who
fails to regard Allah in a manner due Him, also fails to grasp that

Allah answers prayers. Even if he prays, he harbors doubts that
Allah will answer.
However, a believer is certain that Allah hears her when she
prays and answers her in one way or another, for she is aware that