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34 PRAYER IN THE QUR'AN
prays for evil just as he prays for good. Man is prone to be im-
petuous." (Surat al-Isra: 11)
The reason a person may not receive an answer straight after
their prayers or may receive an answer in a different form, is a test
from Allah. Allah may well give those blessings at the end of a cer-
tain period for a particular purpose, to put His servants' patience to
test, for instance, or to make them attain a more perfected faith.