Khalid Latif – Beautiful Dua at RIS 2015 Convention in Toronto on December 26th
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Our prophet
he
said that if you see injustice, you act
against it.
And if you cannot act against it, then
you speak against it.
And if you cannot speak against it, then
you make du'a for that thing.
And that is the weakest of faith.
So in these closing moments I'm going to
ask each of you to just make du'a
with me.
And within that, be present mentally,
physically,
emotionally, and spiritually.
Make du'a
as if you believe in a God that
is hearing your prayers.
Make du'a from your heart and understand that
our collective prayer will only be as powerful
and impactful if each individual who is in
this room is as fully present as possible.
Make du'a with such an understanding that you
believe that it can actually make a difference
in this world
And then let it be a continued du'a
that you make.
That you stand in those late hours of
the night and you make du'a.
That you break your fast and you understand
that afterwards that du'a is important.
When you're traveling, as many of us are,
you make du'a. When the rain is falling,
you make du'a. You make du'a after every
Fard prayer, and you pray every Fard prayer
so that you can make du'a.
If you can't do it for yourself,
make it for our brothers and sisters all
over this world
who they are facing oppression,
they are facing injustice,
and they are looking for the likes of
you and I to do what it is
that we have the ability to do.
Allah
You Allah, our Lord, most merciful of those
who show mercy,
instill within us courage as we go into
the blessed
night that we find upon us.
Our struggles are real, but your promise is
true. Indeed, with hardship, there always comes ease.
Remove from our hearts any fears or inhibitions
and replace them with an ever increasing boldness
to live each moment as best as we
can.
Grant us the courage to express our feelings,
to let those that we love know how
valuable they are to us, to seek forgiveness
from those that we have wronged and to
exert mercy to those who have wronged us.
The burdens of life sometimes seem too heavy
to bear. The anxiety and anguish that sits
inside of us feels bigger at times in
the world around us. Give us audacious hearts
that can overcome that pain inside.
Hearts that help us to carry each burden
with ease regardless of how heavy it seems.
Make us not from amongst those who are
sheltered from life's realities,
but rather amongst those who are not afraid
to face them. Bring people into our lives
that we love so much that our love
for them moves us to be courageous but
not foolish.
People who we love so much that our
dedication to their well-being is rooted in wisdom
and mindfulness.
Make us people who find strength through selflessness,
not selfishness.
Sincerity, not self centeredness.
Grant us the courage to stand again after
we have fallen, to find meaning in our
failures, and to keep moving forward no matter
what is trying to push us down. Grant
us the courage to put our trust in
you whether we understand or not and the
courage to recognize and feel the depth of
your love. Help us to harness that love
and utilize it to illuminate the darkest of
places we might have to venture in both
in the world around us and the world
within us.
Grant us the courage to live our own
lives, to understand our role in the writing
of our own stories, to make decisions with
foresight and insight. And before each step we
take in this world, to remember we will
have a life in the world beyond this
one. Grant us the courage to forgive ourselves
and to live a life in pursuit of
true contentment.
The courage to ask you to remove from
our lives anything that distracts us, gives us
only complacency,
or satisfies only our wants at the expense
of our real needs.
Love your creation through us.
Be gentle to them through us. Increase them
in strength through us.
Give them courage through us.
Help them grow through us. Endow them with
confidence through us. Fill them with sincerity through
us. Protect them through us. And through us,
bring good and benefit to the rest of
this world, most merciful of those who show
mercy. Let our anger be only at injustice,
oppression,
starvation, and conflict so that we will reach
out our hands to starvation, and conflict
so that we will reach out our hands
to comfort them and change their pain into
joy. And let our successes be many as
we make a difference in this world by
doing the things which others say cannot be
done. You are with us always, you Allah.
Help us on this day to recognize your
presence and through it give us the courage
to meet the challenges of this day and
those of every tomorrow that we will see.
Protect us always from hearts that are not
humble, tongues that are not wise, and eyes
that have forgotten how to cry. Forgive us
for our shortcomings
and guide and bless us
all.