Asking from Allah in the month of Ramadan-1

Imam Ali peace be upon him advised us to do two things in the month of Ramadan, the first is Istighfar which means to ask Allah to forgive us and the second is Doa. Then he pointed that Doa, prevents difficulty from happening and Istighfar wipes out the sins.

One of the meanings of the word Doa in Arabic is described in this way: When a person who is in a lower level asks from a person who is upper than him, so it means to ask from a great being. When we do Doa and ask Allah that shows that we are in need to Him. We do Doa and ask Allah in order to fulfill our material or spiritual needs. There are many verses in the Quran that are related to the concept of Doa and some of these verse themselves are Doa that we can recite the exact words of these verses in every situation especially in the prayer. The concept of Doa is very important to the extent that different rituals for Doa like the time or place or the conditions etc. are mentioned in the Islamic sources. Doa not only has material or spiritual benefits, but also has educational effects, like removing the sense of negative pride, being away from the disobedience of Allah, a factor for bravery, etc.

Imam Ali peace be upon him said to his son Imam Hassan peace be upon him:

Be aware that the one, who has the sources of the treasures of this world and the hereafter, has allowed you to call Him and has guaranteed the fulfillment of that and has ordered you to ask Him in order to give you and He is merciful…

Now let me mention some of the benefits of Doa in brief.

-Being familiar with the divine knowledge.

When we ask Allah through the supplications that are in the holy Quran or are narrated from the infallibles we see that they are full of the teachings.

-Inner tranquility

Everyone in his/her life has some difficulties or stresses or anxieties, the best way for gaining tranquility is Doa and asking form Allah which is the real Owner of everything in this world and is the All-Mighty that no one or nothing can overcome Him, so connecting with such a being gives us so much peace and tranquility.

So by Doa we can be away from getting disappointed and hopeless and this hope can help us to be firmer in our way of different matters.

To be continued