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
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Quran 2:186 · Al-Baqarah
And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me.…
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Quran 22:73 · Al-Hajj
O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for that purpose.…
He is saying: Why false gods can never respond to you
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Quran 29:45 · Al-Ankabut
Recite, [O Muhammad], what has been revealed to you of the Book and establish prayer. Indeed, prayer prohibits immorality and wrongdoing, and the remembrance of Allah is greater.…
He is saying: Life's hardships are tests, not excuses for anger · The difference between empty ritual and true prayer · An unanswered prayer is a sign it wasn't accepted
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