Praying for the Impossible

When the angels came to Ibrahim (Abraham) as an old man to inform him he was having a son, he was shocked.

قَالُوا۟ لَا تَوْجَلْ إِنَّا نُبَشِّرُكَ بِغُلَـٰمٍ عَلِيمٍۢ ٥٣

قَالَ أَبَشَّرْتُمُونِى عَلَىٰٓ أَن مَّسَّنِىَ ٱلْكِبَرُ فَبِمَ تُبَشِّرُونَ ٥٤

قَالُوا۟ بَشَّرْنَـٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ فَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْقَـٰنِطِينَ ٥٥

They reassured ˹him˺, “Do not be afraid! Surely we give you good news of a knowledgeable son.” He wondered, “Do you give me good news despite my old age? What unlikely news!”

They responded, “We give you good news in all truth, so do not be one of those who despair.” — Qur’an 15:53-55

First and foremost this illustrates the power of dua — despite his old age Ibrahim continued to make dua for right guidance and for righteous progeny. Even in his old age God granted him a son.

It seemed impossible but God granted it to Ibrahim. Despite the “odds”, despite the status quo, despite what we limit ourselves to thinking is possible, God is able to grant any wish.

Even if we don’t fully understand how it could happen, we can still pray to God for something we want, for His sake.

Finally when the result comes we thank Him profusely. We don’t despair or feel stressed with responsibility now that we have achieved what we prayed for. We accept the responsibility granted to us and we continue to be thankful to appreciate what we have been granted.

When things don’t seem probable, when they may even seem impossible, we have to remember that nothing is impossible for God. We continue to pray for guidance, for acceptance of our endeavours and for God to increase us in ways that are beyond our meagre comprehension ❤️