Bismillah
Duaa is conversation with Allah, our Creator, our Lord and Master, the All Knowing, the All Powerful. But one thing that’s often forgotten about Duaa is that it’s direct communication with Allah. This act in itself is of extraordinary significance. It is the most uplifting, liberating, empowering, and transforming conversation a person can ever have. We turn to Him because we know that He alone can lift our sufferings and solve our problems. We feel relieved after describing our difficulties to our Creator. We feel empowered after having communicated with the All Mighty. We sense His mercy all around us after talking to the Most Merciful. We get a new commitment to follow His path for that is the only path for success. We feel blessed with each such commitment. However, Duaa cannot be done in a distracted manner, as the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi Wassalam has said in a Hadith narrated by Abu Huraira: Make Duaa and be assured of being answered, and know that Allah does not answer a Duaa from a careless heart which is not concentrating (Tirmidhi).
In the Qur’an, Allah says: “When My servants ask about Me, I am indeed close to them. I listen to the prayer of every supplicant, when he calls on me. Let them also, with a will, listen to my call, and believe in me, so that they may walk in the right way” Quran 2:186
Make duaa for others what you want for yourself. As a Muslim, we are supposed to feel the pain of other Muslims and pray for them. Life can throw us in the same situation where we might need duaas from others.
Abu Darda reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No Muslim servant supplicates for his brother behind his back but that the angel says: And for you the same.”
Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2732
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim
Duaa is the weapon of a believer. It will protect you from the evils of enemies. Duaa is the shield of a believer. It will increase your sustenance. Duaa is more forceful than a sword. Duaa replaces what has been destined, and also creates that what has not been destined. The duaa can change our life, our outlook, and our fate. It is the most potent weapon of a believer. Never underestimate the power of duaa. When nothing helps only duaa helps.
[Surah Maryam – 4] Duas – Turning the impossible into possible.
May Allah remove our worries and miseries and shower peace over our hearts and minds. Aameen Ya Rabbal Alameen
