Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following:
In today’s times, many people rely only on wazeefahs to remove their problems, rather than them adopting the actual solution – which is turning to Allah Ta‘ala in sincere dua. Dua is the soul and essence of all ibaadaat (and the means to solve all problems).
I wish to explain an important point. When a person recites a wazeefah with the aim of fulfilling some need, then a sense of confidence is created within his heart and he begins to feel that since we have adopted this means to solve the problem, we have control over the situation and positive results should be forthcoming.
On the contrary, when one turns to Allah Ta‘ala in sincere dua and begs Him to remove one’s difficulty, then through dua, one’s heart is overwhelmed with the feeling of abdiyyat (being a slave of Allah Ta‘ala and completely in need of Him). One feels to himself that we are placing our needs before Allah Ta‘ala and begging of Him (and it is only Him upon whom we can rely for our needs to be fulfilled). If He so wills, he will grant us what we are asking for and fulfil our needs. Hence, dua is the most important thing (in seeking Allah Ta‘ala’s assistance and help).
بس ہے اپنا ايک بھی نالہ اگر پہونچے وہاں گرچہ کرتے ہيں بہت سے نالہ و فرياد ہم
If only one of my cries reaches Him, this is enough for me, even though I continue to cry to him in dua.
(Malfoozaat Hakeemul Ummat 1/267)
