Supplication to Affirm our Commitment to Allah: Quranic Supplications 19

During Ramadan 2023, Sheikh Faraz Rabbani gave a series of daily video talks on supplications in the Quran. This series of articles are drawn from those talks and the related eBook. This article is about affirming our commitment to Allah. The video series can be viewed here.

رَبَّنَآ ءَامَنَّا بِمَآ أَنزَلْتَ وَٱتَّبَعْنَا ٱلرَّسُولَ فَٱكْتُبْنَا مَعَ ٱلشَّـٰهِدِينَ

“Our Lord, we have believed in all You have sent down and faithfully followed the messenger, so record us among those who give witness.” [Quran, 3:53]

When we make the commitment of faith, when we commit in life to take our religion seriously, to follow the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, it is very easy to feel like we fall short. It’s very easy to feel overwhelmed by our sins.

Change begins with a commitment that, “O Lord, we have truly believed in what You’ve sent down.” And to begin by reminding ourselves of why we are believers of the Truth, of the Truth claim of religion – the Truth of Allah, the Truth of the Quran, the Truth of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him.

Expressing Commitment

We express that commitment in supplications such as this. How can we say this when we fall short? Because we have truly committed to do so. Because we will truly strive to do so. And if we ever err or forget, we will repent and rectify and renew our resolve.

So record us amongst those who bear witness, who bear witness to truth, who bear witness to good, who bear witness to Your promise. How? By having lived in accordance with our commitment.

When we ask Allah, one of the keys of supplication is asking. Then there’s the effective supplication of acting accordingly and receiving the Divine response in our lives.

Praise be to Allah, Lord of all the worlds.