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Quran 20:26 · Ta-Ha

And ease for me my task

He is saying: A short prayer for anyone facing a hard task

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Quran 19:4 · Maryam

He said, "My Lord, indeed my bones have weakened, and my head has filled with white, and never have I been in my supplication to You, my Lord, unhappy

He is saying: The most powerful prayers of the prophets · The prophets' duas: how the heart's feelings become words · Zakariya's humble dua and the promise of Yahya

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Quran 19:5 · Maryam

And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir

He is saying: Zakariya's humble dua and the promise of Yahya

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Quran 26:13 · Ash-Shu'ara

And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron

He is saying: Musa's calling, fear, and journey to confront Pharaoh · Why a living God makes prayer real, with Moses's stutter

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Quran 12:86 · Yusuf

He said, "I only complain of my suffering and my grief to Allah, and I know from Allah that which you do not know

He is saying: Complaining to God alone in a low voice · The missing-link parable: ulema losing trust in God under colonial rule · Taqwa means handing every affair over to Allah

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