Asking from Allah in the month of Ramadan-2

So let’s mention some other effects of Doa.

-Being rescued from the difficulties and problems.

We read in chapter AnBiya verses 87-88:

وَذَا النُّونِ إِذ ذَّهَبَ مُغَاضِبًا فَظَنَّ أَن لَّن نَّقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنَادَى فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ أَن لَّا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ

فَاسْتَجَبْنَا لَهُ وَنَجَّيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَكَذَلِكَ نُنجِي الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

“And Thulnun (Prophet Jonah), he went away in anger thinking we had no power over him. But in the darkness he cried: ‘there is no god except you. Exaltations to you! I was among the harmdoers. ‘

We heard his prayer and saved him from grief. As such we shall save the believers.”

The end part of the above verse is so hope giving. It says that just like when Prophet Jonah (Yunos) asked Allah we rescued him from his difficulty, we rescue the believers.

-Gaining high position before Allah.

Allah said in chapter Forqan verse 77:

قُلْ مَا يَعْبَأُ بِكُمْ رَبِّي لَوْلَا دُعَاؤُكُمْ

“Say: ‘my lord cares little for you if it was not for your supplication.”

Imam Sadiq peace be upon him said:

There is a position before Allah that no one can reach to that except trough Doa and asking form Allah.

-Being cured from the diseases

We have seen and heard in our lives many times to the extent that there is not any doubt about it that a lot of ill people when they get disappointed by their doctors and they are told that there is not any useful medical treatment and the only and the last hope is Doa and asking from Allah, the relatives of that ill person at the time of being disappointed from any other means, they refuge to Allah and ask Him out of sincerity. In many cases the ill person gets cured and after that the doctor gets shocked and says confusingly that a miracle has happened because according to the science of medicine your illness was incurable.

– Dispelling the difficulties before happening.

This concept is so mentioned in the Narrations like the Narration that we mentioned at the beginning of the discussion.

Imam sajjad peace be upon him said:

“Doa and difficulties are with each other till the Day of Judgment, Doa dispels the difficulties (before happening) even though it was written to be happened.”

This narration means even in the situations that the decree of Allah was to let a difficulty to happen, Doa can prevent it.

So the month of Ramadan is a good opportunity for asking Allah especially in the time of Sahar(after midnight and before morning Azan or call to prayer) because this extraordinary time is a time in which doing Doa and Istighfar is so recommended.