DHIKR AND DUAA

Dhikr is an Arabic word. If you do dhikr of someone you remember that person. You mention him to yourself or to someone. In Islam it means remembering Allah. Duaa is also an Arabic word. When you make duaa to someone you pray to that person to give you what you need. A Muslim only prays to Allah and asks Allah for whatever he needs. Duaa is a way in which Muslims worship Allah. Muslims only make daaa to Allah. We

of duaa to Allah as He says: Invoke Me and I will answer your call. We should ask Allah alone for help. Dhikr is remembrance of Allah. Allah is our creator. We have nothing of our own. Allah has given us all we have our life and all we possess. Every gift is from Allah. We should be thankful to him for these gifts. We should love Him above all things. We worship Him alone, fear Him alone.

We worship him by praying to Him. But now? Allahs messenger (P.b.u.h) said that we can do this by saying a number of statements, like the following ones: Subhaan-Allah, Alhamdu Lillaah, Laa ilaaha Illallaah, Allaahu Akbar. If we say this from our hearts, we can get closer to Allah, no name is greater than Allahs name.

Prayer: Duaa is a great tool in the hands of a Muslim. Prayer is a Muslims strength. We can pray to Allah in our own language. We can pray to Allah in our own words. But it is always better to pray as our prophet (P.b.u.h) has taught us. Allahs messenger (P.b.u.h) has taught us supplication or duaa for every occasion.