When You Feel Like Allah Is Really Listening

As-salamu alaykum everyone, I wanted to share a couple of moments that really strengthened my iman-maybe it’ll give someone else hope too. Sometimes you wonder if your prayers are even reaching the heavens, but then there are little signs that just hit differently. So, the first time: I was having a really rough day after dealing with some unfair treatment from someone. I’d just finished at the gym and was sitting in my car totally breaking down, making du’a out loud and telling Allah how hurt I was, that I’d been sincere and didn’t deserve it. Right as I was about to pull into my driveway, I turned on the radio and it automatically switched to a Quran station. The ayah playing was: **وَاصْبِرْ حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ اللَّهُ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ الْحَاكِمِينَ** SubhanAllah, it felt like a direct reply to hold on and be patient. Then, after Ramadan, I was kind of in a slump. I’d made so much du’a all month, especially about that same situation and about finding a righteous spouse, and it felt like nothing was changing. I started wondering if Allah was even accepting my prayers. One afternoon, after praying Asr, that loneliness really weighed on me, and I cried through my du’a, repeating over and over: **رَبِّ لَا تَذَرْنِي فَرْدًا وَأَنتَ خَيْرُ الْوَارِثِينَ** I’ve been doing so much on my own and honestly feared being alone forever. The very next day, a close friend called me out of the blue. She said she’d dreamed about me-I was engaged to a really kind, handsome man, and I looked genuinely happy and at peace. I just burst into tears when she told me. It felt like a clear reassurance from Allah that He heard me, even when I doubted. Remember, Allah is always listening, even in the silence. Your prayers are never wasted. Jazakum Allahu khayran for reading.