a Prophet’s prayer

“O God, You alone I complain of my weakness, the meagerness of my resources and my insignificance before men. O Most Merciful of the Merciful, You are the Lord of the weak and You are my Rabb. Into whose hands do You entrust me? To some remote stranger who will ill treat me? Or to an enemy to whom You have granted authority over my affairs? I harbor no fear so long as You are not angry at me. Yet Your gracious support would open a broader way and a wider horizon for me. I seek refuge in the light of Your face, by which all darkness is illuminated and the things if this world and the next are set arigt, so that I do not incur Your anger and am not touched by Your wrath. Nevertheless, it is Your prerogative to admonish as long as You are not satisfied. There is no power nor strength but in You.”

Prophet Muhammad s.a.w said this prayer in times of difficulties during his ordeal in Taif. how beautiful it is. and how ignorant we have become. ‘this prayer reveals all the confidence and serenity he had with Allah swt, tells of humanity’s helplessness and of the Prophet’s spiritual strength. seemingly lonely and without support, he was not alone.’ – Excerpt from Tariq Ramadan’s The Messenger.

That’s why I always take the opportunity to reread stories of the Prophet. I think this is my third time reading The Messenger and somehow this time around, this do’a seems to play an effect on me at this moment. when before i read through with no notion of how it can relate to me. i may not have any enemies, not that i know of, but this year, i have been facing some very difficult students’ parents who really required all of my quiet strength and plan out how to deal with them, but Alhamdulillah, they now turn out to be some of the softest spoken parent i have. i realise it is not my doing. i relied on Him and seek His guidance one what to say how to act with these people. i cannot do it alone. He is near. SubhanAllah.

You are always there for me.