Dua (Supplication) in Arabic means "To call", and "To invoke" and in the Islamic terminology,
it means a humble prayer by a modest
person to a superior. In another words, Dua
means calling Almighty God for our needs and
problems. It is a method of communication by
means of which any soul on earth may present
his/her requests to the Almighty God.
According to Ibn Sina (Kitab al-Najat): Dua
(Prayer) is that which enables the soul to realize its
divinity. Through prayer human beings worship
absolute truth, and seek an eternal reward. Prayer is
the foundation-stone of religion; and religion is the
means by which the soul is purified of all that pollutes
it. Prayer is the worship of the first cause of all
things, the supreme ruler of the entire world, the
source of all strength. Prayer is the adoration of the
one whose being is necessary.
The Almighty God likes to help us and He Himself
asks us to call Him, whenever we need His help.
Almighty God, the most Exalted, says in His Glorious Book: "(Oh! Prophet) when my servants
ask you about me, then (say to them) verily, I am near. I answer the prayer of
supplicant when he beseeches me". (The Holy Qur'an, Surah 2, verse 186)
Many verses in the Holy Qur'an lay stress on Dua, and explain the value of Dua. Also, there are
numerous Ahadith (traditions) of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) and Imams (pbut) which stress on the
importance of Dua in the life of a believer.
Almighty God openly invites us for invocation.
"And your Lord says: Call upon Me, I will answer you". (Surah 40, verse 60)
Almighty God loves the hands of His slaves that are stretched before Him with all humility,
imploring Him to grant his/her prayers. Almighty God feels shy of returning those supplications
unanswered and unattended. Saying of Holy Prophet (pbuh) confirms it. It is narrated by Salman
Farsi (RA), Holy Prophet (pbuh) said, "Almighty God is modest as well as generous. When His
servant spreads his hands before Him [for prayers], He feels shy to return them empty handed"
[Abu Dawood, Tirmizi. and Ibne Ma'ja]. His response comes in three ways: Either He accepts, or
differs or sheds our sins or elevates our position in Akhirah (hereafter). But on the other hand we
human beings, due to our utter ignorance start complaining without understanding the logic, as
it can be seen in the following story.
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