supplication. This is due to his short sight, limited thoughts andignorance of what awaits him in the hereafter. And that he isnegligent of what Allah, the Almighty, intends of him and thatwhich He has informed His Prophet (s.a.) in the explicit verseof His book
"And I have not created the Jinn and thehumans except that they worship Me."(1)
And like Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) said,
"Invocation (dua) is the essence of worship."(2)
Then, the creature, due to his excessive involvement in thetransient world, forgets the quote of the Holy Prophet (a.s.)who said,
"The world is the field for the hereafter."
Whatever one gains in this world, its fruits will be seen only inthe hereafter. Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) says,
"You should know this world is moving rapidlyand nothing has remained out of it except last particles like the dregs of a vessel which has beenemptied by some one. Beware, the next world isadvancing, and that both of them have sons i.e. followers. You should become sons of the next world and not become sons of this world becauseon the Day of Judgement every son would cling tohis father. Today is the day of action and there isno reckoning while tomorrow is the day of reckoning but there would be no (opportunity for)action".(1)
Preface
PREFACE
I) General view on supplications
Supplications and ziyaaraat (salutations) are special modes of Islamic cognition. Nay, these are profound lessons inmonotheism, creed, and ethics and from its characteristics arethe explanation of Islamic laws and injunctions. It is not, as isgenerally understood, a ritual or a formality.There are numerous incidental benefits related to invocations,some of which are as follows:
A) Relation:
By nature, man feels lonely and desolate in this world due toits difficulties, problems and sorrows and hence, is incontinuous and eternal need of his Creator. Thus, it is essentialthat this relation with his Creator should be true, continuousand eternal, referring to Him in a state of humility, humblenessand feeling utterly lowly while begging.
B) Aim of supplication:
In a state of desperation, difficulty, poverty and their like, manpleads only with his Creator through invocation and
(1)Zaariyaat: 51(2)Majmaul Bahrain, 2/ 442
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