The Holy Quran 7:55 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

ٱدْعُوا۟ رَبَّكُمْ تَضَرُّعًا وَخُفْيَةً ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُعْتَدِينَ

Translation

Call (pray only to) your Rabb in humility (with sincerity) and in secrecy (without show). Verily, He does not like those who overstep the limits (who do things that are against the Shari'ah).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

How to call upon Allah: since the Owner of “the realm of creation and command” and the source of all blessings is He alone, one should call upon Him alone in all one’s needs of this world and the Hereafter — earnestly, sincerely and humbly, without showing off, quietly. From this it is known that the basic rule in du'a (supplication)

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