Khalid Latif – Beautiful Dua at RIS 2015 Convention in Toronto on December 26th

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.