Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام: O Musa! I am more Raheem and Kareem (Kind and Merciful etc.,) than you, but the thing is that this person is calling out Me, but his heart is towards his herd (goats) and I do not hear the Du’a of such a person, whose heart is towards others. When Sayyiduna Musa عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلَام informed this to that person, he made Du’a to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ from the heart and his need was fulfilled. (Ruh-ul-Bayan, vol. 56, pp. 178)

Dear Islamic brothers! It has become obvious that one should not make Du’a without paying attention and merely in a customary way without being certain, but Du’a should be made with complete concentration in the correct manner. Sometimes, we make only one Du’a for a long time, but it is not answered, due to which Satan creates different types of evil thoughts in our hearts. To protect ourselves from satanic thoughts we should consider it as our own fault if the Du’a is not answered. We should also make our minds that there is no deficiency in the bestowal of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, surely it is the uncertainty, lack of attention or any other deficiency in our Du’a that can become an obstacle due to which our Du’a is not being answered or there will be something good for us if our wish is not being fulfilled according to what we desire.

The blind was blessed with eyesight

Once, Sultan Aurangzeb ‘Aalamgeer رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه visited the luminous shrine of Sultan-ul-Hind, Sayyiduna Khuwajah Ghareeb Nawaz رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه. A blind beggar was raising his voice in the compound, ‘O Khuwajah Ghareeb Nawaz رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه! Bless me with sight.’ He asked the beggar for how long he had been begging for his eyesight. The beggar replied that many years have gone by, but my wish has not been fulfilled. The king then said, ‘I am coming back to you shortly after visiting the shrine. If you get back your eyesight, it is alright, otherwise, I will get you executed.’

Having said this, the king proceeded towards the shrine placing a guard by him. On the other hand, the beggar was begging in a state of anxiety, ‘O Khuwajah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه! Earlier, it was only the problem of eyesight but now my life is in danger. If you do not help me, I will be killed.’ When the king