10. They will say, "Our Lord, remove from us the torment; indeed, we are believers."[44:12]

 رَّبَّنَا ٱكْشِفْ عَنَّا ٱلْعَذَابَ إِنَّا مُؤْمِنُونَ

Who are they? Will their supplication answered?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاتة      

ﺑِﺴْـــــــﻢِﷲِﺍﻟﺮَّﺣْﻤَﻦِﺍلرَّﺣِﻴﻢ

Answer:

The disbelievers make this supplication, when they experiances punishment in this world or in the Hell, they will ask for it to be taken away from them. But it will be denied by Allah.

Explanation:

Several ayaath in the Quran have warned the disbelievers similarly:

(14:44) And warn mankind of the Day when the torment will come unto them; then the wrongdoers will say: “Our Lord! Respite us for a little while, we will answer Your Call and follow the Messengers!” (It will be said): “Had you not sworn aforetime that you would not leave (the world for the Hereafter)".

(34:51-52) And if you could but see, when they will be terrified with no escape, and they will be seized from a near place. And they will say (in the Hereafter): “We do believe (now);” but how could they receive (faith and its acceptance by Allah) from a place so far off…

(6:27) "If you could but see when they will be held over the (Hell) Fire! They will ask: “Would that we were but sent back (to the world)! Then we would not deny the Ayat of our Lord, and we would be of the believers!” 

Allah (Ajj wa jall) says even when they were returned to the world they behave in the same manner:

[6:28] But if they were returned (to the world), they would certainly revert to that which they were forbidden. And indeed they are liars.

Indeed, We will remove the torment for a little. Indeed, you [disbelievers] will return [to disbelief] [44:15]

On that Day will man remember, but how will that remembrance (then) avail him (89:23)

And though We had mercy on them and removed the distress which is on them, still they would obstinately persist in their transgression, wandering blindly.(23:75)

[44:13 and 14] How can there be for them an admonition, when a Messenger explaining things clearly has already come to them. Then they had turned away from him and said: “He is a madman!”

Allah, the Great  and Merciful had sent them a Messenger with a clear Message and warning. Yet despite that, they turned away from him, opposed him and rejected him.They were the great losers.

The same thing happened during Prophet's time. When the stubborn Quraysh  denied the truth of Islam and the Messenger of Allah [SAW] invoked Allah against them the drought and famine like that of Yusuf (AS)'s time. They became so hungry and tired that they never spared bones and dead meat as their food. 

A man came to the Messenger of Allah [SAW] and said, “O Messenger of Allah! Pray to Allah to send rain to Mudar, for they are dying. So the Prophet (SAW) prayed for rain for them, and they got rain. Then the Ayah was revealed: "Verily, We shall remove the torment for a while. Verily, you will revert."

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 9. "Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses. And why should we not believe in Allah and what has come to us of the truth? And we aspire that our Lord will admit us [to Paradise] with the righteous people." [5:83 and 84]

Whose supplication is this?

Explanation:

Allah Subhanahuthala addressed to the people of the Book (that is Jews and Christians) in Surah - Al - Maidha and warned them a lot about what they are doing.

Allah Suhanahuthala said:

"You will surely find the most intense of the people in animosity toward the believers [to be] the Jews and those who associate others with Allah ; and you will find the nearest of them in affection to the believers those who say, "We are Christians." That is because among them are priests and monks and because they are not arrogant." [5:82]

And when they hear what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears because of what they have recognized of the truth. They say, "Our Lord, we have believed, so register us among the witnesses. [5: 83]

And why should we not believe in Allah and what has come to us of the truth? And we aspire that our Lord will admit us [to Paradise] with the righteous people." [5:84]

To believing people from the people book Allah Subhanahuthala says:

Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians—whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord. And there will be no fear for them, nor shall they grieve" (2:62)

Indeed, those who have believed [in Prophet Muḥammad (SAW)] and those  who were Jews or Sabeans or Christians - those [among them] who believed in Allāh and the Last Day and did righteousness - no fear will there be concerning them, nor will they grieve. [5:69].

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 8. "Our Lord, perfect for us our light and forgive us. Indeed, You are over all things competent." [66:8].

رَبَّنَآ أَتْمِمْ لَنَا نُورَنَا وَٱغْفِرْ لَنَآ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ

According to the Quran who will be reciting this dua and in which place?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبوبركاتة 

ﺑِﺴْـــــــﻢِﷲِﺍﻟﺮَّﺣْﻤَﻦِﺍلرَّﺣِﻴﻢ

Answer:

“This is the statement that the believers will say on the Day of Resurrection, when they witness the light of the hypocrites being extinguished.  [Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak and Al-Hasan Al-Basri and others] 

Explanation:

The Plain of Resurrection where all human beings are gathered on the Day of Qiyama will be pitch dark all around. Those who will be condemned to Hell, the disbelievers, the hypocrites and the wicked people, will be wandering about in the darkness, finding their way groping (by stretching their hands). 

On that Day, the disbeliever will be told, "Do not offer any excuse this Day, because it will not be accepted from you; you will only be recompensed for what you used to do. Today, you will receive the punishment for your actions."

On this critical condition, hearing the wailings and groaning of those groping in the dark, the believers will be feeling terror stricken. In view of their sins and past mistakes they will be afraid that they too will be groping about like those people.

Therefore, they will pray: "O our Lord, forgive us our sins and let our light remain with us until we reach Paradise. They will implore Allah Almighty that their light be allowed to remain with them and kept from going out until they have crossed the bridge across Hell". 

No good deed will be wasted on the Day of Qiyama.The believers faith and the piety  will  turn into light that will lend brightness to the personality of the virtuous. 

The faces of  Prophet  [SAW] and his companions, and the believers glow with due to their strong faith and struggle on Allah's way.

They proceed ahead with their book of deeds carrying in their right hands and with the light emanating from Allah's countenance .

The brightness of their light depend on their deeds. the more luminous will be the person, and when he will walk towards Paradise, his light will be running forward before him. The Prophet (SAW) said: "The light of some one will be so strong and sharp that it will be running on before him equal to the distance between Al-Madinah and Aden, of another equal to the distance between Madinah and Sana, and of another even less than that; so much so that there will be a believer whose light will just extend beyond his steps. (Ibn Jarir). 

In other words, the intensity of the light of a person will be proportionate to the extent of the good done by him in the world, and the beams of his light will be running on before him in the Hereafter extending as far as his good will have extended in the world.

But it entirely depends on Divine grace and favour as is mentioned in a Hadith which says: 'Your actions alone cannot salvage you.' The Companions inquired: '0 Messenger of Allah (SAW), not even you?' He replied: 'No, not even me unless the Divine grace and mercy covers me.' [ Bukhari and Muslim as quoted by Mazhari ]

"O you who have believed, repent to Allah with sincere repentance. Perhaps your Lord will remove from you your misdeeds and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow [on] the Day [66:8] when Allah will not disgrace the Prophet [SAW] and those who believed with him. 

Abu Dharr and Abu Darda have reported, saying that the Prophet (SAW) said: "I shall recognize the righteous people of my ummah by their light which will be running on before them and on their right and on their left". (Hakim and Ibn Abi Hatim)

Allah has informed in Quran:

"On the Day you shall see the believing men and the believing women their light running forward before them and by their right hands. Glad tidings for you this Day! Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise), to dwell therein forever! Truly, this is the great success!" [57:12]

To attain this status we have to pray:

"O Allah! Please, do not disgrace me on the Day of Resurrection" 

"Place light in my heart, light in my tongue, light in my hearing, light in my sight, light above me, light below me, light on my right, light on my left, light in front of me, light behind me, place light in my soul, and make light abundant for me."[Sahih Muslim,763]

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 7. Allah Subhanahuthala taught a supplication to Adam (AS) and his wife along with other things before he sent to earth. What is that supplication?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاتة    

ﺑِﺴْـــــــﻢِﷲِﺍﻟﺮَّﺣْﻤَﻦِﺍلرَّﺣِﻴﻢ

Answer:

قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَآ أَنفُسَنَا وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا 

وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِين

 "Our Lord, we have wronged ourselves, and if You do not forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be among the losers." [7:23]

Explanation:

It is the first supplication mankind invokred to Allah Subhanahuthala.

Adam (AS) and his wife along with Shaithan were expelled from Paradise because they disobeyed the command of Allah.

Adam (AS) and his wife realized their mistake. Adam (AS) never blamed his wife and not even Shaithan for this mistake. They together repented with a supplication as mentioned in Quran as: "Adam received from his Lord [some] words" [2:37]. They invoked with those words whole heartedly. Allah accepted their repentance. He forgave them and made him a Prophet and from them the mankind was propagated.

Where as Shaithan never realised his disobediance and never repented for his mistake. Further he influenced  Adam (AS) and his wife, to disobey the Allah's command.  So he was cursed by Allah and remained as open enemy to mankind till the Day of Resurrection.

This dua is the best dua for mankind. Just like Adam (AS), his progeny was also greatly influenced by Shaithan. During such conditions, a man can say this dua of repentanc and forgiveness and get the Mercy of Allah. Allah Al Alim very well know the weaknesses and shortcomings of human beings and He is always Merciful!

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6. Quran says that when a man attains maturity and reaches forty years he invokes a supplication. What is that supplication?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاتة    

ﺑِﺴْـــــــﻢِﷲِﺍﻟﺮَّﺣْﻤَﻦِﺍلرَّﺣِﻴﻢ

Answer:

رَبِّ أَوْزِعْنِىٓ أَنْ أَشْكُرَ نِعْمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِىٓ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَىَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَٰلِدَىَّ وَأَنْ أَعْمَلَ صَـٰلِحًۭا تَرْضَىٰهُ وَأَصْلِحْ لِى فِى ذُرِّيَّتِىٓ ۖ إِنِّى تُبْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَإِنِّى مِنَٱ لْمُسْلِمِينَ○

"My Lord! Grant me the power and ability that I may be grateful for Your Favour which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents, and that I may do righteous good deeds, such as please You, and make my off-spring good. Truly, I have turned to You in repentance, and truly, I am one of the Muslims (submitting to Your Will)." [46:15]. 

Explanation:

It’s a prayer of gratitude, repentance and submission; invoking for doing the good deeds and for righteous offspring. 

At the age of forty, man's strength meets wisdom. As he grow older, then his strength reduces and wisdom takes over. At the age of forty, with the lessons taught by worldy life and by experiences of various kinds he will obtain spiritual maturity. He can distinguish between good and bad, truth and falsehood. He  turns to right guidance instead of deviation.

At this age a man will be most probably with the parents as well as with his offspring. He has to take the  responsibility of both.

 ■ He start realizing how Allah has guided and favoured so far his parents and himself .

 ■ He also realizes how he deviated from the straight path by the attractive worldy life and by the influence of Shaithan. 

 ■ So he wants to please Allah by doing good deeds as he comes to know by this time that evil deeds are erased by good deeds. So he likes to do many good deeds

■ He pray for the well being of his offspring.

■ His experiance in life teaches to repent for his sins. 

■ He comes to know that nothing reaches him except by the Will of Allah. 

■ So he fully submit himself to Allah.

Allah Subhanahuthala says in the next ayath:

"These are they from whom We accept the best of what they have done and pass over their evil deeds, among the dwellers of the garden; the promise of truth which they were promised" [46:16]

So from the age of forty a man has to be grateful to his parents and pray for them. Guide and pray for the well being of his offspring as well. Please his Creator by performing good deeds. Repent for his sins. Surrender fully to All Powerful.  If he continue to lead a good life till his end Allahuthala has promised Jannah for him.

But for some, the age of responsibility is “sufficiently long” as in the verse 35:37.  Despite a life-long chance, with continuous reminders from warners, the would be inhabitants of Hell have not learned a lesson. 

They will scream therein, "Our Lord, if you get us out of here, we will work righteousness, instead of the works we used to do." Did we not give you a life-long chance, with continuous reminders for those who would take heed? Did you not receive the warner? Therefore, taste (the consequences). The transgressors will have no one to help them". [35:37] 

 So  Allah says, "O you who believe, you shall repent to  Allah a firm repentance. Your Lord will then remit your sins and admit you into gardens with flowing streams. [66:8]

It is to be noted that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) attained prophet hood at this age. Heused to spend long periods of time in deep reflection in the Hira mountains and received his first revelation at the age of forty. Ibn Kathir said in his Tafsir of the Qur’an,  a man (or woman) attains forty years, his “complete intellect, understanding and patience reach the level of maturity.

So memorize this dua, supplicate and attain the pleasure of Allah and make a place in Jannah.

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 5. "Our Lord! we believe in what You have revealed and we follow the apostle, so write us down with those who bear witness." [3:53]

رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِي○

Whose prayer is this?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاتة       

ﺑِﺴْـــــــﻢِﷲِﺍﻟﺮَّﺣْﻤَﻦِﺍلرَّﺣِﻴﻢ

Answer:

Prayer of the disciples (Hawariun) of Isa ibn Marium (AS).

Explanation:

If a man, establishes salah, keeps his fast and performs all duties of a good Muslim, he is merely on the level of service and subjection to Allahuthala. The same man when he strives hard to spread religion and tries hard to reach zenith of his spirituality, he is honoured with the status of Allah's ally and helper. Isa ibn Marium (AS) had few such helpers called Hawariun.

Isa ibn Marium (AS) said to his people:

"And [I have come] confirming what was before me of the Torah and to make lawful for you some of what was forbidden to you. And I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, so fear Allāh and obey me [3:50]

Indeed, Allāh is my Lord and your Lord, so worship Him.That is the straight path.'" [3:51].

But when Isa ibn Marium (AS) felt [persistence in] disbelief from them, he asked, "Who are my supporters for [the cause of] Allah?" The disciples said, "We are supporters for Allah. We have believed in Allah and testify that we are Muslims  [submitting to Him].

Then they are invoked to the Lord this supplication.

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4. How many supplications [Rabbana dua] are there in the last ten verses of the third Surah - Aale-Imran ?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاتة   
ﺑِﺴْـــــــﻢِﷲِﺍﻟﺮَّﺣْﻤَﻦِﺍلرَّﺣِﻴﻢ 

Answer: Five.

1. "Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing];
then protect us from the punishment of the Fire" [3:191]

رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَـٰذَا بَـٰطِلًۭا سُبْحَـٰنَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ ٱلنَّارِ ○

2. "Our Lord, indeed whoever You admit to the Fire - You have disgraced him, and for the wrongdoers there are no helpers" [3:192].

رَبَّنَاۤ اِنَّكَ مَنْ تُدْخِلِ النَّارَ فَقَدْ اَخْزَيْتَهٗ ‌ وَمَا لِلظّٰلِمِيْنَ مِنْ اَنْصَارٍ‏ ○

3. Our Lord, indeed we have heard a caller [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (SAW)] calling to faith, [saying], 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed.
[3:193]

رَّبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًۭا يُنَادِى لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ أَنْ ءَامِنُوا۟ بِرَبِّكُمْ فَـَٔامَنَّا ۚ

4. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die among the righteous. [3:193]

رَبَّنَا فَٱغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّـَٔاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ ٱلْأَبْرَارِ ○

5. Our Lord, and grant us what You promised us through Your messengers and do not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You do not fail in [Your] promise."
[3:194]

رَبَّنَا وَءَاتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَىٰ رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ○

Explanation:

The last ten ayaath of Surah Aale Imran are powerful, offer timeless lessons, many reflections that a believer should make, significantly enhance the spiritual journey, profound guidance and deep wisdom.

Significance of the last ten ayaath of surah Aale - Imran:

1. Reflect on creations and signs of Allah:

Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those who are understanding [3:190]

2. Remember, exalt and seek protection from Allah constantly:

Who remember Allāh while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], "Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire [3:191]

3. Hell is a place of disgrace:

Our Lord, indeed whoever You admit to the Fire - You have disgraced him, and for the wrongdoers there are no helpers [3:192]

4. Staying committed to our faith:

Our Lord, indeed we have heard a caller [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (SAW)] calling to faith, [saying], 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die among the righteous [3:193]

5. Get the best reward which Allah had promised:

Our Lord, and grant us what You promised us through Your messengers and do? not disgrace us on the Day of Resurrection. Indeed, You do not fail in [Your] promise"
[3:194]

6. Get the reward by struggling and suffering:

And their Lord responded to them, "Never will I allow to be lost the work of [any] worker among you, whether male or female; you are of one another. So those who emigrated or were evicted from their homes or were harmed in My cause or fought or were killed - I will surely remove from them their misdeeds, and I will surely admit them to gardens beneath which rivers flow as reward from Allāh, and Allāh has with Him the best reward." [3:195]

7. Do not be deceived by the act of disbelievers:

Be not deceived by the [uninhibited] movement of the disbelievers throughout the land. [3:196]

8. Worldly Life is transient:

[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.[3:197]

9. The eternal reward  for the righteous is best:

But those who feared their Lord will have gardens beneath which rivers flow, abiding eternally therein, as accommodation from Allāh. And that which is with Allāh is best for the righteous [3:198].

10. Allāh is swift in account for those who recognize the Truth:

And indeed, among the People of the Scripture are those who believe in Allāh and what was revealed to you and what was revealed to them, [being] humbly submissive to Allāh. They do not exchange the verses of Allāh for a small price. Those will have their reward with their Lord. Indeed, Allāh is swift in account [3:199]

11. Patience, perseverance, and piety brings success:

O you who have believed, persevere, endure,  remain stationed and fear Allāh that you may be successful. [3:200]

Ibn Abbas (RA) said: "The Messenger of Allah (SAW) woke up after midnight and started wiping the sleep from his face with his hand. Then he recited the last ten verses of Surah Al ‘Imran, then he got up and did wudu (ablution) well, then he stood and prayed."

It is recommended to recite these verses first thing upon waking up or to recite before thahajoodh as this revives the Sunnah of the Prophet (SAW).

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