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A Call for Unity

the believers' prayers are completely different from those of
the unbelievers. Believers turn to Allah at all times and pray
wholeheartedly. Prayers made to impress others, pursue
one's self-interest, or ward off disaster may not be acceptable
by Allah. The following verses deal with this matter:
He is the Living – there is no deity but Him – so call on
Him, making your religion sincerely His. (Surah Ghafir:
65)

Call on your Lord humbly and secretly. (Surat Al-A'raf:
55)
Restrain yourself patiently with those who call on their
Lord morning and evening, desiring His face. (Surat Al-
Kahf: 28)

If My servants ask you about Me, I am near. I answer the
call of the caller when he calls on Me. They should there-
fore respond to Me and believe in Me, so that, hopeful-
ly, they will be rightly guided. (Surat Al-Baqara: 186)
Both the Torah and the Gospel stress the importance of
prayer and provide examples of the believers' prayers. We re-
late some of these below:

And pray with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in
mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
(Ephesians, 6: 18)
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. (Matthew, 6:
5)
And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans.
(Matthew, 6: 7)
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.
(Matthew, 21: 22)

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