The Power of Prayer…
Life is difficult, no one said it was going to be easy either.
But with the power of prayer we leave ourselves in the care of Allah, and
who else has the complete solutions but Him. Allah says numerous times, that
He alone has the Power over all things.
Acceptance of this fact, and recognition of this power, leaves the Muslim
in the safest of hands…the Hands of Allah. This part of Salaam brings
to you a prayer that Allah himself has quoted in the Quran, prayers that Allah
asks us to ask by. There is also a prayer in this section that was made by
Muhammad (pbuh) himself.
Allah says in the Quran
“your Lord is enough for you as a Guide and as a Helper”.
If the Creator Himself, is to be our Guide and Help, that leaves us with nothing
to worry about. He says that when His slaves call upon Him, He hears their
call and answers their prayer, In another place He says that man is never
alone, for Allah is closer than the jugular vein. It is Allah’s promise,
that He will take care of us, so lets call upon Him, in the words that He
likes.
Our Lord! Cause not our hearts to stray after you have guided us & bestow on us mercy from your presence. Alas, You, only You are the bestower. (Surah Al-Imran: 8)
I have lived a life of ignorance. Dancing to music with posters,
movies, and clothes as my point of focus. I was playing with the Fire of Hell.
So familiar to my dark dwelling that the concept of light itself had transformed
to a lethal darkness. I was happy with my life, but somewhere deep within
me there was something missing. A constant ache was felt in the few moments
of solitude in my life. Not knowing what light is I groped for a refuge, then
He smiled. Set his tender gaze at me and I was rescued.
I am a normal teenager, who lives in a normal house, and I had till then led
an average normal pious life. Today, what a normal pious life is to us is
indeed not as pious as we have been made to believe. Another of Satan’s
handiwork’s.
My situation was the same. The only difference is that the Light has found
me, not that I have found the Light. In my moments of despair, being human
I must have done that which is engrained in our nature, I must have cast one
restless, helpless look at my Lord. That is all it took. One look and His
whole Being turned to me…. embraced me- a sinful piece of earth. From
that day onwards I’m holding His Being because He has guided me. I have
talked to Him, asked Him infinite questions and not even once has He given
up on me. In the Quran I found Allah. In its pages and verses I have found
the refuge that I sought. I have fallen in love with Allah, and I will hold
on to Him, never letting go inshallah.
Having the guidance that He has given me, the knowledge to know the difference
between good and bad, right and wrong,there are times when my desires whisper
to me, but I will fight them and struggle as long as I live. I pray to Allah
and beg Him to
never let go of me, and to keep me on guidance. To bestow on me the power
to survive.I pray to Allah alone, as only He can bestow such grace. One look
and He showered me with light.
Ateeka Jamshed
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