Islamic Scholars agree that destined hardships and difficulties (and also good fortune) “descend” (approaches its destined time) and are met by raising invocations (prayers); they struggle untill the Day of resurrection. If your prayers are weaker than this destined misfortune, then it will find its way to you but its impact may be reduced to various degrees; or good fortune may multiply as it too interacts with your prayers. You will better understand this after reading the section on Destiny, Freewill, and Invocation (Prayers). I will also later provide you with a list of Hadiths and verses that are of relevance to this topic.
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That is because in Islam, there ARE daily morning routine prayers that include being grateful for all that you have been blessed with. Keep in mind that as I am referring to “prayers,” I do not mean the mandatory five prayers a day that most people know are key to the Muslim faith. I am simply referring to the act of wording your “wants” (forgiveness, heaven, wealth…) and praising God. Basically, this is the act of invocation. These daily morning prayer (invocation) routines give thanks for all blessings, give praise to the creator, and ask of his blessings (health, wealth, success….); the key difference here is that now, your feeling grateful is complete. You are aware and are intentionally being grateful to the proper source of what you are grateful for. You might have sensed the awkwardness and almost hypocritical aura one gives when being just “thankful.” To whom is he or she being thankful? Knowing what to be thankful for does not fulfill the need to know whom to be thankful …show more content…
“What have they done to deserve this?” I can hear some of you asking. Here, you should remember that these Ayat are not merely aimed at the individual, and here you should appreciate the collective social implications of their meaning. It is up to each individual in any society to be proactive against injustice. The Prophet —peace be upon him—said that each individual should actively oppose or seek to correct injustice; each to the level of influence they have been blessed
You will later read about the tie between destiny and freedom of choice as I risk plunging head first into the …show more content…
That is because in Islam, there ARE daily morning routine prayers that include being grateful for all that you have been blessed with. Keep in mind that as I am referring to “prayers,” I do not mean the mandatory five prayers a day that most people know are key to the Muslim faith. I am simply referring to the act of wording your “wants” (forgiveness, heaven, wealth…) and praising God. Basically, this is the act of invocation. These daily morning prayer (invocation) routines give thanks for all blessings, give praise to the creator, and ask of his blessings (health, wealth, success….); the key difference here is that now, your feeling grateful is complete. You are aware and are intentionally being grateful to the proper source of what you are grateful for. You might have sensed the awkwardness and almost hypocritical aura one gives when being just “thankful.” To whom is he or she being thankful? Knowing what to be thankful for does not fulfill the need to know whom to be thankful …show more content…
“What have they done to deserve this?” I can hear some of you asking. Here, you should remember that these Ayat are not merely aimed at the individual, and here you should appreciate the collective social implications of their meaning. It is up to each individual in any society to be proactive against injustice. The Prophet —peace be upon him—said that each individual should actively oppose or seek to correct injustice; each to the level of influence they have been blessed