Muslim Challenges Issue 5 تحديات المسلم

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ISSUE 5

MUSLIMS CHALLENGES 1430 A.H.

In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

And your Lord says: "Call on Me; I will answer your (Prayer): but those who are too arrogant to serve Me will surely find themselves in Hell - in humiliation!"

‫ﺧﺮﹺﻳﻦ‬ ‫ﺍ‬‫ ﺩ‬‫ﻨﻢ‬‫ﻬ‬ ‫ﻠﹸﻮﻥﹶ ﺟ‬‫ﺧ‬‫ﺪ‬‫ﺳﻴ‬ ‫ﻲ‬‫ﺗ‬‫ﺎﺩ‬‫ﻋﺒ‬ ‫ﻦ‬‫ﻭ ﹶﻥ ﻋ‬‫ ﹾﻜﺒﹺﺮ‬‫ﺴﺘ‬  ‫ﻦ ﻳ‬ ‫ﻳ‬‫ ﹺﺇﻥﱠ ﺍﻟﱠﺬ‬‫ ﻟﹶﻜﹸﻢ‬‫ﺠﺐ‬ ‫ ﹺ‬‫ﺳﺘ‬ ‫ﻮﻧﹺﻲ ﹶﺃ‬‫ﺩﻋ‬ ‫ﻢ ﺍ‬ ‫ﺑﻜﹸ‬‫ﻗﹶﺎ ﹶﻝ ﺭ‬‫ﻭ‬

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Dua is essentially an expression of submission of faith to God and one's neediness.

Type I: Dua al-mas'alah, or the Dua of asking.' This type of Dua is when one asks for the fulfillment of a need, or that some harm be removed from him. An example would be when a person asks, "O God! Grant me good in this world, and good in the next life!"

Type II: Dua al-ibadah, or the 'Dua of worship.' This type of Dua represents a very broad concept. In Islam, every single act of worship includes this type of Dua. Examples would include when a Muslim prays Salat or gives Zakah or fasts.

Dua is a supplication directed to God, and the opening chapter of the Qur'an, (al-Fatiha), serves as the archetypal Dua for Muslim devotions. It begins in praise of God, then progresses to express man's neediness of God before petitioning Him, and this becomes the standard pattern of supplication: praise and expressions of neediness are preludes to one's actual supplication.

The Qur'anic text itself is a rich source of Dua in which Muslims find supplications, including those of earlier prophets from Adam to Jesus scattered throughout its verses. These will tend to refer to God with the Divine Name "Rabb", derived from a root word meaning Lord, but with connotations of loving, nurturing care. Collections of Rabbana Dua, or 'Oh our Lord!' Dua compiled from the Qur'anic text are typically taught to Muslim children at a young age.

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The Hadith literature is another abundant source of Dua. The Hadith texts are distinct from the Qur'an and record the details of the life of the Prophet, including his devotions and supplications. Hadith literature runs into volumes with some collections containing thousands of individual Hadith, however later generations of Muslim scholars distilled smaller books on specific topics from the larger body of literature. Notable in this field is Imam al-Nawawi's Kitab al-adhkar which contains the Prophetic supplications made at various points during the day, from waking up, getting dressed, eating, till the end of the day, as well Dua associated with the five pillars, including the prayer, charity and the pilgrimage, and the main junctures in life: birth, marriage and death.

Muslim scholars also composed their own Dua, taking their inspiration from the Qur'an and following the precepts of the Prophet.

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There are numerous etiquettes of Dua mentioned in the Quran and Sunnah. There are too many of them , here is a rough list of a few etiquettes of Dua: 1. Performing wudu 2. Making Dua with Tears in Eyes 3. To Expect the best from God 4. To Pray with Humility and fear 5. To Complain Only to God 6. To Pray Quietly 7. Acknowledge one's sins 8. To Implore God Earnestly 9. To Be Determined in one's Request 10. To Use Dua of the Quran and Sunnah en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dua