“What is dua? Let me define it properly”

“Dua is to establish contact with God through helplessness”

“Al-du'a huwal 'ibadah — prayer itself is worship”

“Musa, alone at night, helps two frightened strangers”

“Rab, inni lima anzalta ilayya min khairin faqir”

“Helplessness is the only wire that reaches God”

“Dua isn't memorized Arabic words repeated like a tape recorder”

“A true dua's proof isn't that it looks accepted”

“People left me, angry, after the Babri Masjid stance”

“All my prayers had actually been accepted, I later learned”

“But I later learned all my prayers were answered”

“Had my prayer been granted, I'd have stayed stuck”

“Reciting memorized prayers isn't real dua at all”

“Man fataha lahu babud-dua, futihat lahu abwabur-rahmah”

“There are two kinds of dua — memorized and living”

“Labbaik Allahumma labbaik — the cry that echoes Ibrahim's family”

“Why were you late? My son wouldn't let go”

“At 5am I woke to complete silence, then the azan”

“The king of Cordoba threw off his crown and wept”

“The only distance between man and God is arrogance”

“Ibn Taymiyyah couldn't understand a verse, so he prayed”

“Your saqqa is freezing in the cold, sir”

“If you can't give charity, then give me alms”

“I have no deeds — give me Paradise as charity”

“In every way, every angle, I need Your help”

“Every way, every angle, I am in need of Your help”

“I saw flowers blooming from completely dry wood”

“When the light goes out, the connection is broken”

“Greatness is My cloak, God says in a hadith”

“O God, I am truly in need of whatever good You send”

“Can a jinn actually harm a human being?”