Why Even the Prayers of Perfect People Are Not Always Accepted — Essence of Islam Vol. 2

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Introduction

In this discourse from Essence of Islam (Volume 2), Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (AS), the Promised Messiah and Mahdi, expounds upon Why Even the Prayers of Perfect People Are Not Always Accepted, 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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64 ‘In their hearts was a disease, and Allah has increased their disease to them.’—Al-Baqarah, 2:11 [Publisher]
[Brahin-e-Ahmadiyya, Part V, Ruhani Khaza’in, vol. 21, pp. 221-224]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 2, p. 219]

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[Malfuzat, vol. III, pp. 202-203]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 2, p. 220]

Sometimes it happens that a person supplicates for something, but his supplication is the result of his ignorance and stupidity. He desires something from God Almighty which under no circumstances can be useful or beneficial for him. In such a case, God Almighty does not reject his prayer, but fulfills it in some other form. For instance, a cultivator who needs a bullock for his 65 ‘Aye, surely there is ease after hardship.’—Al-Inshirah, 94:7 [Publisher]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 2]
[Essence of Islam, Vol. 2, p. 221]

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