Supplication Of Zachariah

 

Supplication of Zachariah (علیہ السلام) (L-385)

هُنالِكَ دَعا زَكَرِيّا رَبَّهُ ۖ قالَ رَبِّ هَب لي مِن لَدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةً طَيِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّكَ سَميعُ الدُّعاءِ38.   فَنادَتهُ المَلائِكَةُ وَهُوَ قائِمٌ يُصَلّي فِي المِحرابِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُبَشِّرُكَ بِيَحيىٰ مُصَدِّقًا بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَسَيِّدًا وَحَصورًا وَنَبِيًّا مِنَ الصّالِحينَ39.

38.  Hunaalika  da-‘aa  Zakariyyaa    Rabbah.  Qaala  Rabbi  hablii  mil-ladunKa  zurriyyatan-  tayyibah.  ‘InnaKa  Samii-‘ud-duaaa’.     39.  Fanaadat-hul-malaaa-‘ikatu  wa  huwa  qaaa-‘imuny-yusallii  fil- Mihraabi-  ‘annGoda  yubash-shiruka  bi-Yahyaa  musaddiqam-bi-Kalimatim-minAllaahi  wa  sayyidanw-wa  hasuuranw-wa  Nabiyyam-minas-saalihiin.

38. Thereupon Zechariah prayed to his Lord; he said, “My Lord, bestow on me good offspring from Your presence; You are the Hearer of Prayers.” 39. Then the angels called out to him, as he stood praying in the sanctuary: “God gives you good news of John; confirming a Word from God, and honorable, and moral, and a prophet; one of the upright.”

Prophet Zachariah (Peace be upon him) used to grieve in heart after observing the condition of his (Peace be upon him) folk and think, “Nobody seems to be the Heir of that Knowledge of Prophet-hood which is a specified thing of the family of Prophet Abraham (Peace be upon him) in the entire nation at this time. Will these people be deprived of it after me (Peace be upon him)?” He had no child in his house. His wife was barren and he had become old. He (Peace be upon him) used to pray always, “O God! Appoint someone heir of my knowledge”.

Prayer of Prophet Zachariah (Peace be upon him) was accepted. One day he (Peace be upon him) was standing in his sanctuary for worship of God. An angel (Peace be upon him) called him and told, “God gives you glad tidings of (a son whose name is) John.” The Angel (Peace be upon him) of God also described following characteristics of that blessed child:

• He (Peace be upon him) will confirm and verify the Words from (orders of) God.

• He (Peace be upon him) will be lordly and chaste.

• And he (Peace be upon him) will be a Prophet, pure and righteous.

It will be known from these verses that wish of children is a natural matter. God accepts the supplications which come out from the heart, and His pious servants pray for good children. https://youtu.be/lvlBsBxhabA