DUAA
(CALLING UNTO ALLAH)
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In the past, man used to look for water and toil hard in
search of it. He used to dig wells that derive their supply
deep within earth from rainwater, moving after it from one
place to another. Recite the glorious Qur’anic verse
in which Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, says (what means):
“See you not, that Allah sends down water (rain) from
the sky, and causes it to penetrate the earth, (and then
makes it to spring up) as water-springs and afterward thereby
produces crops of different colours, and afterward they
wither and you see them turn yellow, then He makes them
dry and broken pieces. Verily, in this, is a Reminder for
men of understanding.” (Az-Zumar, 39: 21)
In the past, man depended on these springs and wells to
supply his need of water. If it happened that he went to
the well or the spring from where he used obtain his water
supply and he found none, he used to stretch his hands towards
the heaven and cry, ‘O Lord.’ Then, civilization
flourished and through tanks, the conduction of water to
homes became possible. At home, you turn the tap on and
water gushes, but on finding nothing, what would happen?
Would you invoke your Lord? No, you would not, but you would
think of calling the water company or the town council or
the municipality to pump water into the building.
The same happens in all other human needs, civilization
has solved man’s problems. But instead of expressing
gratitude to Allah, all praise and glory be to Him, Who
empowered man with knowledge and provided him with the supply
usually given by search, and instead of whispering to himself
as the Noble Qur’an instructs us (what means):
“And Who sends down water (rain) from the sky in due
measure. Then We revive a dead land therewith, and even
so you will be brought forth (from the dead).” (Az-Zukhruf,
43: 11)
Man sees the blessings and remains blind to the Bestower,
all because of his oblivion and ingratitude.
When
we turn on the tap we have to bear in mind that the water
company does not create the water we drink but Almighty
Allah is the One Who created it, originated it and send
it down from heaven. We have to ascribe the blessing to
the True Giver and thank Him for it. Instead, we adopt the
causes and forget the Causer, Allah, same as we do in anything
else.
If we review the modern means of transport: the airplane
that makes us sails through the sky, the vehicle that transports
us from one place to another easily and smoothly, the elevator
that spares us the trouble of ascending and descending the
stairs in high places, in all we must remember the True
Giver, Allah, all praise and glory be to Him. Because such
instruments of civilization are made of materials which
Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, has created on earth.
Realized through the work of the minds that Allah, The Exalted
and Ever-Majestic, has endowed us with; minds prepared to
work and think, and guided to realize what He, The Sovereign,
willed to be.
The
knowledge, the mind and the matter are all from Allah –
hence – the true Giver is Almighty Allah. But we benefit
from them as things taken for granted!! We do not contemplate
the bestowments that Allah has conferred upon us, and regretfully,
the greater the bestowments the lesser the thanks given!!
Remembering Allah at every blessing is a must, and thanking
Him when benefiting from it is also a must. Allah, all praise
and glory be to Him, loves to hear the voices of His believing
servants begging Him. He loves to hear them saying, ‘O
Lord.’ He may delay the response, for them to continue
supplicating and for Him to hear the sound of their supplications.
But The Exalted and Ever-Majestic hates the voices of the
disbelievers, therefore He may answer their worldly desires
– without delay – not to hear their voices calling
Him. Worldly gains are worth nothing in the Sight of Allah,
all praise and glory be to Him.