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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Shi'ite Encyclopedia (chapter 11) Why Invocation? In Arabia, fourteen centuries ago, a man asked his friend for a recommendation: what prayer would be the most useful to the one seeking assurance of God's mercy? This prayer was given in response. The man's name was Kumayl, son of Ziad, and his friend was Ali (AS), the Leader of the Faithful.

Kumayl was a trusted companion of Ali (AS), well-known for his devotion, and unflinching adherence to his great master. Kumayl has transmitted a number of important sayings and teachings of the Leader of the Faithful. The famous supplication, known by the title Du'a-e-Kumayl or supplication of Kumayl, is one of the most important of those teachings. The instructions delivered with this prayer emphasize that it should be recited as frequently as possible.

Faithful Muslims enjoy a weekly recitation, usually on the evening of Thursdays. A sincere reading of this prayer can reveal many things: the Islamic concept of God, His Attributes, man's well-founded hopes for reply to prayer and a tranquillity of spirit to be obtained with few other prayers. O' Nourisher, how can we thank You enough for the kind permission You have given us, that at any time and under any condition we can call upon You and You will take our hands.

You have insisted that at any incident we should come to Your door, saying "I will support you and with My assistance you can overcome your problems." O' Lord, people are constantly wondering about invocation, which should be defined as relation with You. Sometimes people ask "what is invocation (Du'a)?" or they often ask "What effect does it have?" Sometimes they complain, saying their invocations (Du'a) are not accepted.

Questions are raised about the invocations (Du'a) by sinless people and spiritual leaders, and the groans and wailing that accompany these prayers into Your Holy Presence. I now ask for help from You, for Your Aid in expressing this idea to present some points within a concise essay, hoping to provide a solution to the problems of researchers. Human beings live in a world with billions of creatures, known and unknown. Their numbers seem impossible to know for human beings.

The span of man's vision is so small that he can not even obtain knowledge of creatures that are around him. Sometimes he can not even perceive them or get information concerning their existence.