The Prayer of a Believer can Even Alter Divine Decree — Seal of the Prophets Vol. 3
Introduction
In this discourse from The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 3), Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra) details the historical events and scholarly insights surrounding The Prayer of a Believer can Even Alter Divine Decree.
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 3)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra)
Section: III – Concept of the Acceptance of Prayer in Islam
Pages: Book pp. 96–96 (PDF pp. 114–114)
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Historical Account
The Holy Prophetsa states:
ُلَا یَرُدُّ الْقَضَ اءَ اِلَّا الدُّعَاء
“O Ye People! Listen hither! Prayer possesses such power that it can even change Divine destiny and decree. In other words, under the normal law and decree, if a person or people are to receive an affliction, with prayer, by His special command, Allāh the Exalted can hold back this affliction.”
[Sunanut-Tirmidhī, Kitābul-Qadr, Bābu Mā Jā’a Lā Yaruddul-Qadara Illad-Du‘ā’u, Ḥadīth No 2139]
At this point, those people who consider prayer to be merely worship, should reflect.
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 3)
Section: III – Concept of the Acceptance of Prayer in Islam | Navigation: « Previous: [God does not Accept a Prayer in Contradiction to His own Promise or Custom] | Next: [Three Probable Cases of the Acceptance of Prayer] »