Dare to ask

The Qur’an is the principle source of every Muslim’s faith and practice, but its basic theme is the relationship between God and His creatures and provides guidelines for a just society, proper human conduct and equitable economic principles. For next 100 days we are presenting some short articles on ethical issues that have been written based on the verses of Qur’an.

 When was the last time you asked God to do something impossible, something out of the ordinary? I believe that one reason we do not see God almighty do great things is because we only ask Him for small things. Most people pray over their food, pray for protection, or pray for wisdom. That is all good, but do not limit what God can do. There should be something you are praying about, something that you are asking for that is beyond you, something that you cannot accomplish in your own strength. Do you dare to ask?

 God has taught us how to pray. All through the Qur’an, we see people doing this: “Our Lord! Grant us comfort in our spouses and descendants, and make us (role models and) imams of the God wary and the righteous”. (Qur’an; 25:74) Or says: “Our Lord, provide us with patience and let us die having surrendered”. (Qur’an; 7:126), “Our Lord, and let us surrender to You and from our progeny a nation surrendering to You, and show us our rites and forgive us; You are the most Forgiving, Most Merciful”. (Qur’an; 2:128) Follow their example and step out in faith. Dare to ask, dare to believe God, and see His mighty hand move on your behalf.

 Your dreams may look impossible. You do not have the funding or the connections, but God is saying: “ask God from His favor, God is knowledgeable over all things”. (Qur’an; 4:32) He dares you to ask Him to bring your dreams to pass. He dares you to ask Him to show you a flood of His favor. So dare to ask for the impossible. Believe that God can accomplish infinitely more than you could ever ask or think. Ask Him as He said: “I am near answering the calls of those who call to Me”. (Qur’an; 2:186)

Noble Words

 Author: Abolfazl Sabouri