Principles of Islam
4. Calling God
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4. CALLING GOD
Dua (prayer) means a call. That is a servant of God
invokes his Creator to express either his needs or
his servitude to Him. This call in itself is a form of
worship.
God is a living and permanent existence. He hears
and sees and has the power to do as He desires and
set the course of events in consonance with His will.
It is this firm conviction which gives rise to this
urge within man to pray to God. When man
receives inspiration from God, it comes to him
naturally to call upon God for all his needs and to
ask for God’s blessings in this world as well as in
the Hereafter. God is truly man’s sustainer.
There is no time set for prayer, neither is there any
prescribed method nor a separate language. Man, at
any moment, in any form, and in any language can
pray to God. If the prayer has come right from
inside one’s heart, it will certainly reach God. God
will hear the call without delay and will answer the
suppliant’s prayers.
