The Way to Shorten the Acceptance Time of Our Prayers

                                  The Way to Shorten the Acceptance Time of Our Prayers

Many of us pray to Allah for various wishes. But has anyone thought about the mechanism of its acceptance? Why does Allah accept some prayers only after a certain period of time, even though He hears everything? Does Allah love those servants less? What does it mean that Allah's justice is absolute, as stated in the Quran?

Allah truly loves every being He created, and it is not difficult for Him to accept the prayers of humans, the most auspicious of His creations (ashraf al-makhluqat). I believe He has tied this issue to a systematic approach, my greatest basis for this being verse 152 of Surah Al-Baqarah: "Remember Me; I will remember you." It can be interpreted that every time we mention Allah's name, His attention is focused on our current situation, and thus, we convey what we want to Him directly, without the mediation of the angelic realm.[1]

In this way, Allah responds more clearly to the prayer of the human being, the most honorable of creations. This response could be granting the request if it is auspicious, or putting it in a queue if it is not auspicious at that moment. The significance here is the importance of constantly mentioning Allah (dhikrullah). Allah's system may also give less priority to those who are distant from dhikrullah.

From this perspective, we can say that those who are distant from dhikr are merely people whom Allah provides for in proportion to their lot, in order to give a lesson to those who decrease their dhikr when they should be close to it. Thus, the state of being relatively wealthy for those who decrease dhikr decreases, and they fall into a state of "poverty." Those who were distant from dhikr in the beginning actually eat the fruits of Muslims breaking away from dhikr. In other words, worldly life is indexed to those who believe in Allah. The more we mention Allah's name, the closer we are to His blessing.

Therefore, as required by our sense of loyalty, let us try not to let dhikrullah fall from our tongues. This is what I have to say.

Written by: Emre Pelit