Farsh Se Arsh Tak
Farsh se Arsh Tak | The Journey of a Du'a بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ FARSH SE ARSH TAK From the Earth to the Throne The Journey of a Du'a — Taqwa, Gratitude, and the Mu'min Who Calls A Theological Essay I — Who Is the One Calling? Before you raise your hands, before the words leave your mouth, you have to know who you are. Not in the philosophical sense. In the theological one. The Quran does not address you as a citizen of a country or a member of a tribe when it speaks about du'a. It addresses you as an 'abd. A servant. And in that servanthood is everything you need to understand about why this act even works. Allah says in Surah Al-Baqarah: وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ ۙ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ "And when My servants ask you about Me, indeed I am near. I respond to the call of the caller when he calls upon Me." — Al-Baqarah, 2:186 Notice He said: My servan...