Humble Prayer — Essence of Islam Vol. 2

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In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 2), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon Humble Prayer, presenting profound spiritual insights and scriptural verities.

Book Series: Essence of Islam (Volume 2)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian (AS)
Section: Part 5: Prayer
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O, Most Merciful One! a humble servant of Thine, useless and full of errors and without any merit, Ghulam Ahmad, who dwells in India supplicates:
O, Most Merciful One! be Thou pleased with me and forgive my mistakes and sins for Thou art most Forgiving and Merciful. Cause me to do that which should please Thee greatly. Put away my ego from me as far as the East is from the West and make my life and my death and every faculty that I have, devoted to Thee. Keep me alive in Thy love and cause me to die in Thy love and raise me up among Thy perfect lovers.
Most Merciful One! do Thou, by Thy grace, carry to its 76 Note: This prayer was sent by the Promised Messiah in a letter to Hadrat Sufi Ahmad Jan Sahib of Ludhiana and he was instructed: ‘It is your duty that you should pray in these very words, without any change, on my behalf in the House of Allah, before the Most Merciful One. Keep this letter with you to help your memory’. Accordingly, Sufi Sahib, on the day of the great pilgrimage in the year I302 A.H. offered this prayer in the House of Allah in a loud voice while his companions continued to respond with Amin. [Publisher] conclusion the task for which Thou hast appointed me and the service for which Thou hast created eagerness in my heart. Establish conclusively the truth of Islam through the hand of this humble one in the eyes of the opponents of Islam and in the eyes of all those who are unaware of the excellences of Islam. Keep this humble one and his friends and sincere companions in the shade and support of Thy forgiveness and Graciousness. Be Thou the Provider for them in matters of faith and in matters of the world and transport all of them to the house of Thy pleasure and send down peace and blessings to the utmost degree upon Thy Messenger and his companions and followers. Amin. [Al-Hakam, 6th & 13th August 1898 /
Maktubat-e-Imam-e-Hummam (hand-written manuscript), vol. 1, p. 61] My Powerful God! hear my humble prayers and open the ears and hearts of this people. Show us the time when the worship of false deities should disappear from the world and Thou shouldst be worshipped sincerely in the earth. May the earth be filled with Thy righteous servants who believe in Thy Unity as the ocean is filled with water and may the greatness and truth of Thy Messenger Muhammad, the chosen one (peace and blessings of Allah be on him) be established in the hearts of people. Amin.
My Powerful God! show me this change in this world and accept my prayers for Thou hast all power and strength. Amin, O Powerful God. Our last call is that all praise belongs to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.
[Haqiqat-ul-Wahi, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 22, p. 603]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 2, p. 233]

235 REPENTANCE AND SEEKING FORGIVENESS It is obvious that man is very weak by nature and has been charged with hundreds of Divine commandments. On account of his weakness, he falls short in carrying out some Divine commandments and sometimes he is overcome by the desires of the self that incite to evil. On account of his weak nature, he deserves that at the time of any slipping, if he should repent and seek forgiveness, God’s mercy should save him from being ruined. It is a certainty that if God had not been the Acceptor of repentance, man would not have been charged with these hundreds of commandments. This proves conclusively that God turns towards man with mercy and is Most Forgiving.
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 2]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 2, p. 234]

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