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DUAA
The word “Duaa”
have been used 212 times in the
Holy Qur’an. Duaa means
requesting
Allah for
one’s needs of this world or for
hereafter. Allah says in Holy
Qur’an in Surat Al-Ghafir verse
60:“And your Lord says, call
upon Me; I will respond to
you….” And in Surat Al-Baqara
verse186:”And when My servants
ask you, O Mohammad, concerning
Me –
Indeed I am
near. I respond to the
invocation of the supplicant
when he calls upon Me. So
let them
respond to Me (by obedience) and
believe in Me that they may be
(rightly) guided”
The Holy Prophet (PBUH) said: “Duaa is the momin’s armament and
center piece of faith”
Imam Ali (AS)
said: “Duaa is the shield of
momin. The door will be opened
if you knock continuously”
Imam ZainulAbedin (AS) said: “Duaa will postpone the calamity and
bad luck”
Imam Mohammad Baqir (AS) said: “Duaa is the best prayer”
Imam Jaffer Al-Sadiq (AS): “Duaa is more effective than a pointed
spear”
Imam Ali Al-Raza
(AS) said: “You should be
equipped with prophets armaments
which is duaa”
Imam Mohammad Taqi (AS) said: “Duaa is means to avoid calamities”
Imam Mohammad
Al-Baqir (AS) said: “There are
two lights (noor) in momin’s
heart;
one is the
fear and the other is hope and
if it could be weighed they will
be exactly equal”. Allah says in
Holy Qur’an: “Only losers are
contented with Allah’s wrath”,
and on the
other hand He
says: “Only kafir is dejected
from mercy and forgiveness of
Allah.” Fear of Allah should be
about our sins and failure to
discharge our duties towards
Allah, to the
people and to
our-selves. Imagine the severity
of punishment waiting for the
sinners and helplessness against
the Might of Allah. Similarly
count Allah’s blessings from our
birth
to the time
of death. Ponder about Allah’s
bounties in life.
From
psychological point of view,
there are many benefits of
making Duaa. To achieve
any objective
we need two things: intention
and conviction. Duaa is to make
connection
with the
Omnipotent Powerwith the belief
that He can grant success by His
enormous resources. Duaa should
precede hard work. Only Duaa or
only hard work is insufficient.
There are
many special Duaas like Duaa e
Tawwassul, Duaa e Kumail, Duaa e
Mashlool, Hadees e Kisa, Ziarat
e Aashoora , Saheefa e Kamila;
which have 54 Duaas for
different occasions, apart from
numerous Duaas recited by
Chaharda Masoomeen(AS). Duaa
made
by parents
for their children and vice
versa is more likely to be
accepted.
Some time we ask for certain things which are not beneficial for
us, but Allah knows better.
Duaa asked
for sincerely is normally
accepted subject to Allah’s “mashiyyat”.It
is better to
give sadaqa
before making Duaa. According to
the nature of Duaa, Allah’s “Asma
ul Husna” should be used. Recite
salawaat before and after making
Duaa and make Duaa for other
momineen before making Duaa for
himself. Timing and days of
making Duaa is also
important; Duaa made on Eid ul Fitr,
Eid uz Zuha, in Arafa during
Hajj, namaz e shab, between dawn
and sunrise, after obligatory
prayers, between azan and aqamat,
during rain and storms. Also
Duaa made during Majlis-e
Hussain(AS) while crying, is
more likely to be
accepted.Similarly Duaa made at
Mecca near Khana e Kaaba, inside
Masjid e Nabavi, at the graves
of Chaharda Masoomeen (AS) is
more likely to be granted. All
Duaas are subject to Allah’s “Mashiyyat” |
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