Attributes of God

which the entire existence of an individual is involved, and his whole personality is shaken to the core. Another condition for the acceptance of this kind of dua is that the one who is praying has so purified himself intellectually that his thinking has risen to the same plane as divine thinking. Such a person will ask God for only that which is acceptable to Him. He will not say such prayers to God as are not in accordance with the way of God. An Example of the Prophet’s Prayer A ll the prophets of God have said their prayers with ism-e-aazam. For instance, when on the occasion of the battle of Badr the Prophet of Islam looked at the battlefield, he saw that the enemy army was very strong as compared to the army of the believers. The believers lacked in weaponry, as well as were very small in number as compared to the enemy army. On seeing this inequality, the Prophet was emotionally very disturbed. In total helplessness, he fell down in prostration before God. At that time, he uttered these words: “O God, if You destroy this group of believers, You will never be worshipped on the earth.” (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 208). This dua, in respect of Prophet’s godly feelings (rabbani feelings), was a dua with ism-e-aazam, which was