In this perishable world, humans face many sufferings and hardships. Some sufferings and hardships come from nature, and some result from their own deeds.
They try to overcome these hardships through various means. Finally, they remember their Lord and call on Him, making supplication or Dua to Allah.
Humans remember and call on their Lord when they do not find other means to overcome their sufferings and hardships. In addition, they call on their Lord on specific occasions, sad or happy, like marriage, childbirth, family deaths etc.
This practice is common almost in every religion.
Calling on Allah:
In Quran, Allah, Himself orders His slaves to call on Him and He will hear their prayers.
“And your Lord has said: Pray unto Me and I will hear your prayer.” (Quran 40:60)
“Call on your Lord with humility and in private: for Allah does not love those who trespass beyond bounds.” (Quran 7:55)
“And When My servants ask you concerning Me, I am indeed close (to them): I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calls on Me: Let them also, with a will, Listen to My call, and believe in Me: That they may walk in the right way.” (Quran 2:186)
“Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls on Him, and Who relieves its suffering, and makes you (mankind) inheritors or the earth? Can there be another god besides Allah? Little is that you heed?” (Quran 27:62)
Allah’s nearness to believers:
“And surely, We created man and We know what his soul whispers to him, and We are nearer to him than (his) jugular vein.” (Quran 50:16)
Every believer makes Dua daily:
Making Dua to Allah is performed by a believer daily, more than once. In daily collective Prayer, a believer recites Surah Al Fatihah a minimum of 20 times and a maximum of 48 times.
Surah Fatihah is compulsory in Prayer. Ayats 4, 5 and 6 of Surah Al Fatihah, in fact, is Dua, which is as under:
“You alone do we worship, and to You alone we turn for help. Guide us to the straight way. The way of those on whom You have bestowed Your blessings. Not of those who have been condemned (by You), and nor of those who go astray.” (Quran 1:4, 5 and 6)
Dua – a worship of Allah:
To make Dua is also worship because the believer, while making Dua, remembers Allah with His beautiful names, Asma-ul-Husna like Ya Ghafurur Raheem, Ya Arhamar Raahemeen.
Thus, reciting the beautiful names of Allah is, in fact, worship.
Understand what you are reciting in Dua:
Try to understand the meaning of Dua while making Dua in Arabic. This will bring believers closer to Allah as they understand what they are reciting.
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