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The Ramadan Daily Message

Vol. 5 Aug. 28th 2010/Ramadan 18th 1431 H No. 18
When Invocations Remain Unanswered
Sometimes we invoke Allah with full of hope for a long time, but what we request has not yet come true. If it
happens, we should remember that Allah is the All-Wise, Knowing. He is aware of every detail of anything occurs.
The Quran says, “And He knows whatever there is in the land and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but he knows it. There is
not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or dry, but is written in a Clear Record.”. (Al An’am[6]:59)

Nothing in the universe will happen without a wise purpose of Him. Therefore, there must be some reasons behind
the delayed answer of our invocations. The followings are among the possible reasons.

1. Allah intends to make a trial of us

Allah says in Quran, “We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good, and to Us you will be returned (Al
Anbiya[21]:35). He delayed answering our invocation in order that we will become patient. The trial is a sign of
Allah’s love. The Prophet (may peace of Allah upon him) said, ”When Allah who is Great and Glorious loves people
He afflicts them (with trial)” (at Tirmidhi—good). When we accept the trial with patience, Allah will remit our sins.
The Prophet said, “No calamity befalls a Muslim but that Allah expiates some of his sins because of it, even though it
were the prick he receives from a thorn.” (Bukhari)

2. Allah wishes us to evaluate ourselves

Allah might delay our invocations due to our sins. Abu Huraira narrated that the Prophet (may peace of Allah upon
him) once mentioned a case of a man who, having journeyed far, is disheveled and dusty and who spreads out his
hands to the sky (saying), "O Lord! O Lord!", whereas his food is unlawful, his drink is unlawful, his clothing is
unlawful, and he is nourished unlawfully, so how can he be answered!” (Muslim)

When someone hopes to get something but he does not have it, he will start evaluating himself. He will ask himself
“What have I done for which my invocation remains unanswered?” Possibly, he consumed unlawfully food, or he
committed sins that Allah has not yet forgiven. When he realized his sins, he repents to Allah of his sins, and then
Allah will forgive him and answer his invocation.

3. Allah will prevent us from a badness instead of giving us our request

The Prophet (may peace of Allah upon him) said, If someone invokes (Allah) with an invocation, Allah will certainly
give him what he requests or prevent him from a badness unless he invokes for something sinful or for the severance
of ties of kinship“(Ahmad and at Tirmidhi—good)

Possibly, Allah knows that what we request will lead us to badness, but we do not. The Quran says, “...it may be that
you dislike a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not
know.”(Al Baqarah [2]:216)

Ramadan Competition (18)

Mention the Surah and the number of verse in the 18th chapter of the Quran implying that Allah does not
create us without any purpose.

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