Principles of Islam
4. Calling God
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There are certain prayers, which are repeated in
different forms of worship. But most prayers are not
linked to one form of worship or another. For
instance, when a man goes to sleep at night some
words of prayer come to his lips according to the
time. Similarly, when he wakes up, he starts
praying to God to help him to make a better start to
the coming day. In the same way when he meets
someone, or eats and drinks, or takes his seat in a
conveyance or is traveling, or is engaged in his
economic activities – whatever the occasion – such
prayers come to his lips as mean, O God, in this
matter you will decide what is best for us.
Dua means seeking from God and this seeking from
God has no ending. It continues always. Dua is an
expression of unceasing feelings welling up inside
the believer’s heart for his Lord. No moment of a
believer’s life can be bereft of it.
