
DU'A — Definition: Supplication, Invocation, Prayer
Du‘a is the most
powerful weapon of a believer. It can change fate, while no action of
ours ever do. It is the essence of ‘Ibadah or worship. With it we can
never fail; without it we can never succeed. With all the suffering
and disasters Muslims are facing in various parts of the world, the
question of Du‘a can be directed to all of us today. It is not that we
have forgotten Du‘a completely; we refer to it regularly. But, our
ideas and practice regarding Du‘a have become distorted. Often it is
reduced to the level of a ritual. It is belittled through...