Supplication is the essence of worship. Allah says: "And your Lord says: Call upon Me; I will respond to you." (Qur'an 40:60)
: It removes anxiety and sorrow while bringing joy and expansiveness to the heart. Physical and Personal ibn qayyim al-jawziyya on the invocation of god pdf
For those seeking Ibn al-Qayyim’s classical work on du'a (supplication) and dhikr (remembrance of God), his most famous text on this subject is: Supplication is the essence of worship
The baker replied gently, “Ibn Qayyim also wrote that the weapon is useless if the arm is weak. The arm is your reliance on God ( tawakkul ). And the hand that holds it is your certainty ( yaqīn ). You were invoking a king from behind a manual of etiquette. I was invoking a Father from inside a fire of need.” The arm is your reliance on God ( tawakkul )
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