Health And Nutritional Benefits Of Grapefruits

Grapefruit is a citrus fruit commonly known for its sour and semi sweet taste. It is yellow to orange in color and spheroidal in shape with the size ranging in diameter from 10-15 cm.
Grapefruit has a number of heath and nutritional benefits , a few of them are summarized below:

1. Grapefruits are low in calories but full in nutrients, it helps lose weight while providing the essential nutrients to the body.

2. It is an excellent source of Vitamin C, which is important to support the body's immune system. Vitamin C rich fruits like grapefruit helps reduce the symptoms of common cold.

3. Grapefruit is rich in vitamins and antioxidants that prevent from condions like heart disease, stroke and cancer.

4. The Vitamin C in grapefruit acts as a natural anti histamine and protects from many allergic symptoms.

5. Grapefruit contains 'naringenin' which gives it a bitter taste. This chemical is known to help prevent the formation of kidney stones and cysts.

6. Research have shown that grapefruit can reduce gum bleeding in patients with gum disease. The rich source of Vitamic C in grapefruit helps repair and heal tissues rapidly.

7. The peculiar smell of citrus grape fruit have known to reduce stress and anxiety.

All Blessings Are Only From Allah Alone

Remember Allah When Evil Thought Comes In MInd

Supplication After Eating

Supplicate and Thank Allah after you finish your meals. Memorize these duas and remember to recite them after you finish eating.

Supplication On Wearing New Clothes

Read this supplication(dua) when ever you wear new clothes and add the blessing of Allah to your day to day life. Thank and praise Allah for all the blessings he has given us.

Delicious And Quick Chocolate Muffin Recipe

Here is a quick and easy method of making chocolate muffins at your home. Chocolate lovers will like it and could not resist it.

Ingredients:
(Makes 12 Muffins)

• All purpose flour: 2 cups
• Sugar : 1 cup
• Milk: 1/2 cup.
• Ghee/ oil / shortening : 1/2 cup.
• Chocolate powder : 1/2 cup. 
• Baking powder: 1 teaspoon. 
• Eggs; 2 

Procedure: 

1. Pre-Heat the oven to 350 F.

2. Beat together eggs, sugar and shortening.

3. Add to the mixture flour, chocolate powder and baking powder. 

4. Add milk and mix all the ingredients together, beating thoroughly with an electric egg beater. 

5. Fill 3/4 of the muffin cups.

6. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes.

7. Check with a toothpick, if comes out dry, your muffins are ready.

8. Eat and enjoy. 

Supplications Before Sleeping And On Waking Up

1. Supplication( Dua ) Before Sleeping: 

       


2. Supplication ( Dua ) On Waking Up In Morning;

Virtues Of Doing Good Deeds In First 10 Days Of Dhul-Hajj

Seek Help In Patience And Prayer

Holy Quran- A Healing And A Mercy For The Believers

Allah Accepts Our Repentance

Mary- Mother Of Jesus (Mariam Peace be Upon her) Mentioned In The Holy Quran

Mariam or Mary -mother of Jesus (pbuh) is one of the most respected woman for Muslims and she is the only woman mentioned by name in the Holy Quran. Indeed there is a full chapter after her name, Surah Mariam the chapter 19 of the Holy Quran. Allah has mentioned her at numerous occasions in Holy Quran and also where ever Prophet Essa or Jesus has been mentioned, he is mentioned as Essa Ibn Mariam (Jesus - the son of Mary)

The Birth Of Mariam (Mary):
A description of her birth in a noble and righteous family is described as follows in the Holy Quran:

Allah did chose Adam and Noah, the family of Abraham, and the family of Imran above all people. Offsprings one of the other; and Allah hears and knows all things. Behold! When the wife of Imran said: O my Lord! I do dedicate unto You what is in my wombfor Your special service, so accept this of me, for You hear and know all things. When she was delivered, she said:O my Lord! Behold! I delivered a female child, And Allah knew best what she brought forth- and the male is not like a female. i have named her Maray, and I seek refuge with You(for Your protection) for her and her offspring, from devil (shatan) the rejected. (Surah Al-Imran Chapter 3 verses 33-36)

Her Acceptance By Allah As A Righteous Woman And Servant Of God:
The word Mary or Mariam means maid servant of God. Although Mariam's mother vowed to giver her unborn child for the service of God hoping it to be a male child, still when she delivered a female she was accepted by God as mentioned in the following verses;

Islamic Reminder- Importance of Utilizing Your time In Good Way.

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A Quranic Supplication - The Last Verse Of Surah Baqarah

Surah Baqarah Chapter 2 verse 286:

On no soul does Allah place a burden greater than it can bear. It gets every good that it earns, and it suffers every ill that it earns. (pray): " Our Lord! Condemn us not if we forget or fall into error; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden like that which You did lay on those before us; our Lord! Lay not on us a burden greater than we have strength to bear. Blot out our sins, and grant us forgiveness, have mercy on us. You are our Protector, help us against those who stand against faith. 

Last 3 verses Of Surah Hashr Chapter 59 Of Holy Quran

Surah Hashr Chapter 59 verses 22-24:

Allah is He , than Whom there is no other god - Who knows (all things) both secret and open; He , Most gracious, Most Merciful. Allah is he, than Whom there is no other god - The Sovereign, The Holy One, the Source of peace (and Perfection), the Guardian of Faith ,the Preserver of Safety, the Exalted in Might, the Irresistible, the Supreme : glory to Allah! (High is He) above the partners they attribute to Him. He is Allah, the Creator , the Evolver, the Bestower of forms. To Him belong the Most Beautiful names ; whatever is in the heavens and on earth, does declare His Praises and Glory; and He is Exalted in Might, the Wise

Miscarriage and Loss of a baby - A Video With An Islamic Perspective

Virtues Of Reciting The Holy Quran

Basic And Simple Instructions To Lead The Life- From The Holy Quran

Holy Quran is the last and the final Message from Our Lord Allah to the whole mankind. It is a pure word of God and is retained in its pure and unchanged form since the time it was revealed.
This Book (The Holy Quran) has simple and basic yet very important instruction to lead our life and if we follow these simple instructions from our God (Allah) our life in this world as well as hereafter will get better. These direct instruction for the mankind from Allah are given below along with reference from the Holy Quran:

1. How to Speak With Other People:

And be moderate in your pace, and lower your voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass. ( Suarh Luqman Chapter 31 verse 19)

2. Controlling Ones Anger: 
 In Surah Al - Imran chapter 3 verse 133-134 Allah gives glad tidings to people among them are the one who restrain when in anger.

3. Respecting the Parents: 

Your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him, and that you be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in terms of honor. And out of kindness, lower to them the wing of humility and say: My Lord ! bestow on them your Mercy even as they cherished me in childhood. (Surah Isra Chapter 17 verses 23-24)

And We Have enjoined on man (to be good) to his parents..... (Surah Luqman Chapter 31 verse 14).

4. Be Good To Everyone:

Serve Allah and join not any partners with Him and do good - to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in need, neighbors who are near of kin, neighbors who are strangers, the companions by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hand possess. Verily Allah does not like those who are proud and boastful. ( Surah Nisa Chapter 4 verse 36)

5. Do Not Ridicule Others:

O you who believe! Let not some men among you laugh at others; it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former), nor let some women laugh at others; it may be that the (latter) are better than the (former). Nor defame nor be insult each other, nor call each other by offensive nicknames. How bad is it to insult one's brother after having faith. And whoso ever does not repent . then such are indeed wrongdoers ( Surah Hujarat Chapter 49 verse 11).

6.  Do Not Take Bribery:  

 And do not eat up one another's property unjustly, nor give bribery to the rulers, that you may knowingly eat up a part of the property of others sinfully. ( Surah Baqarah Chapter 2 verse 188)

7. Do Not Consume Interest/ Usury:

Those who devour usury will not stand except as stands one whom devil by his touch has driven to madness. That is because they say trade is like usury, but Allah has permitted trade and forbidden usury........  ( Surah Baqarah Chapter 2 verse 275)

Virtue Of 6 Fasts In The Month Of Shawal

Sadqatul Fitr

Virtues Of Giving Food For Breaking The Fast

Supplication For The Night Of Decree- Lailatul Qadr

New Ways To Get A Quick Post Operative Recovery

New post-operative recovery techniques, introduced in Europe and now being adopted in many hospitals across the USA has made dramatic improvements in how fast patients recover from major operations, like hip or knee replacement, heart, colorectal and abdominal surgeries.
Experts say these new procedures called as Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)- not only speed healing with fewer complications , but also result in patients having less pain and spending less time in the hospital.
A study of colorectal surgical patients at the University of Virginia Medical Center, published that ERAS procedures cut  hospital stay for patients by more than 2 days , decreased complication rate by 17% and increased patient satisfaction with pain control by 55%.
A few of the key elements of ERSA are described below:

1. Encouraging More Fluids: Traditionally patients were told not to eat or drink after midnight before surgery in order to empty the stomach, so that they won't vomit while under general anesthesia. But because of this starving, the body gets the nutrition by breakdown of own body cells. It turns out the the energy that is needed to recover quick after a surgery is already depleted while fasting preoperative. The new recommendations allow patients to eat solids up to six hours before surgery and to drink clear liquids containing electrolytes and carbohydrates up to two hours before surgery to aid in recovery.

2. Pre medicating With Non Narcotics: In addition to being potentially addictive, postoperative narcotic painkillers can complicate recovery by slowing bowel function and causing dizziness. A dizzy patient is more inclined to fall and feel clumsy after a surgery. The ERSA recommendations include analgesic pain medications given before surgery as well as non narcotic pain relief delivered by catheter directly into surgical site.

3. Walking More: Getting out of bed within 24 hours after having a major surgery is better than a prolonged bed rest.

Lailatul Qadar ( The Night Of Decree) In The View Of Different Islamic Scholars

Lailatul Qadar ( The night of Decree or The Night Of Power ) is the blessed night in which the holy Quran was revealed. Allah describes and mentions about this night in the Holy Quran in Surah Qadar Chapter 97 verses 1-5 as:

We have indeed revealed this  (Message) in the Night of Power. And what will explain to you what the Night of Power is?. The Night of Power is better than a thousand months. Therein come down the angels and the spirit by Allah's permission,on every errand. Peace!...This until the rise of morning.

We do not know the exact date when this night comes but from the Sahih Ah hadeeth ( the saying of Prophet pbuh it comes on the odd nights of the last 10 days of Ramadan. We should make an effort to get the rewards from this holy night and ask Allah for forgiveness and the good for this life and the hereafter.
A collection of short videos from different Islamic scholars about this blessed night is given below.

Domestic Radicals More Deadly Than Jihadis In The US - ( An Article From Houston Chronicles 06/25/2015

The Article below was published in Houston Chronicles Newspaper on June 25th 2015 by Scott Shane - New York Time.
The purpose of sharing this article is to emphasize that Muslims are not the terrorists or causing corruption as it is shown in media, instead there are more domestic people causing the corruption which need to be known by common people as well as security authorities.


Washington- In the 14 years since Al Qaida carried out attacks on New York and Pentagon, extremists have regularly executed smaller lethal assaults in United States, explaining their motives in online manifestoes or social media rants.
But the breakdown of  extremist ideologies behind those attacks may come as a surprise. Since September, 11, 2001, nearly twice as many people have been killed by white supremacist, anti government fanatics and other non- Muslim extremist than by radical Muslims: 48 have been killed by extremist that are not Muslims, compared with 26 by self proclaimed jihadis, according to a count by New America, a Washington research center.
The slaying of nine African-Americans in a South Carolina church last week, with an avowed white supremacist charged, was only the latest in a string of lethal attacks by people espousing racial hatred or hostility to government. The assaults have taken the lives of police officers, members of racial or religious minorities and random civilians.
Non-Muslim extremist have carried out 19 such attacks since 9/11, according to the latest count, compiled by David Sterman, a New America program associate, and overseen by Peter Bergen, a terrorism expert. By comparison seven lethal attacks by Islamic militants have taken place in the same period.

Virtue Of Concealing Others Faults

The Six Pillars Of Islamic Faith

Islam has six important pillars of faith and a Muslim should believe in all of them. These include:

1. Belief in the Oneness of God (Allah): This is the first and the central belief in Islam. There is no god except One God Allah the Almighty. He has no partners and He Has no offspring. Allah Alone is the Lord of the universe. There is nothing equal to Him.

2. Belief In The Angels: Angels in Islam are spiritual creation of Allah that have no free will and worship Allah continuously. The angels have no gender and they have certain tasks appointed to them by Allah for example: angel Gabriel who conveyed the message of Allah to the prophets in the form of the revelations. angel of death who takes the souls of people on the appointed times, angel Micheal is in the charge of bringing the rain and so on. There are angels who write the good and the bad deeds done by humans, there are angels who will come to question after death in the grave. etc. Angels are not normally seen by naked eye but if Allah wills they can take the form of human on certain occasions.

3. Belief In the All The Prophets Of Allah And the Last Prophet Mohammad (Pbuh): A Muslim believes in all the prophets of Allah including the last and the final messenger Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). It is important part of Islamic faith to believe in all the prophets and respect all of them. The exact number of the messengers sent is not known but about 25 are mentioned by name in the Holy Quran which includes prophet Adam, Noah, Salah, Abraham(Ibrahim), Joseph(Yusuf), Moses, Zakariya, Yahya(John), Yunus (Johnah) ,Jesus and so on.... Most of these messengers are also mentioned in the old and the new testaments of Holy Bible.

How to pray 2 Rakat (units) - Step by Step Guide For Beginners And Kids

How to do Ablution Learning Steps For Kids

Use The Time You Have For Good Deeds

Virtues Of Helping A Widow Or A Poor Person

Virtues Of Giving Charity

A Few Supplications From the Holy Quran

1. Supplication Asking For Allah's Mercy:

2. Supplication Asking For Being Accepted As Muslims:

3. Supplication For Asking Forgiveness:

All Mercy Is With Allah The Almighty

Allah Is The All Knowing

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Change Yourself For A Better Future And The Life Here After - Islamic View Point.

Introduction:

During our life we come across many reminders and tests that call us towards Allah, and give us a chance to change and improve ourselves. All humans can make mistakes but a good believer is the one who realizes his/ her mistake immediately and repents sincerely to Allah and changes oneself so as not to repeat the same sin.

If we try to remember that during our life time how many reminders have we come across, how many Islamic lectures have we heard, how many Quranic verses have we read with understanding, the answer will be countless but what change did these brought in our lives is sometimes none or minimal. We are reminded many times about getting closer to Allah, to leave our bad habits, not to waste our time, stop taking usury and so on, inside our heart most of the times we know that what is wrong and what is right but in the end we are still the same people that we are. We do not make any effort to give up the bad habit or to bring any change on our selves. So what is the benefit of all theses reminders???

The problem is that we don't want to change ourselves but we want our life to get better, we hope and expect to be rewarded in the here after, we want our supplications to be accepted, we want other people to be nice with us and so on.... 

Allah says in the Holy Quran in  Surah Raad Chapter 13 Verse 11:

...... Surely never will Allah change the condition of a people until they change it themselves.....

Qualities Of A True Muslim Believer

Virtues of Learning And Teaching Quran

Hormonal Imbalance In Woman

Introduction:
Hormones are chemical messengers in our body that help in normal physiology of our brain, heart, bones, muscles and reproductive organs. The body functions best when all theses different hormones are balanced, Any sort of hormonal imbalances leads to various disorders depending on the type of hormone that is either abnormally high or low.
Female hormones have a major role in the life of a woman beginning as early as from puberty until menopause. At all the different stages of life, female hormones need to be balances or otherwise may lead to various problems including abnormal menstrual cycles, absence of periods, heavy periods, infertility, mood swings, premenstrual syndrome, hot flashes, disturbance in healthy sexual life etc.
In short we can say female hormonal health is not only limited to menstrual cycles and menopause but instead it is something that determines her life long well being.

Causes Of Hormonal Imbalances; In general hormones may be imbalanced due to:

• Stress
• Inadequate sleep
• Aging
• Taking synthetic hormones
• Long term use of birth control pills or injectable contraceptives containing hormones. 
• Lack of physical exercise.
• Use of artificial and synthetic food products.
• Use of certain artificial cosmetic products. 

The Major Components Of Female Endocrine System:

• Ovaries; which are the female sex organs.
• Pituitary gland: which helps control all the endocrine organs in the body.
• Hypothlamus; regulates the secretion of hormones in the pituitary gland.
•  Thyroid gland; mainly controls body metabolism but has a major role in female sexual functions as well.
• Adrenal glands.

Female Hormones: include

1. Estrogen which is secreted by the ovaries during the first half of the menstrual cycle.

2. Progesterone which is secreted in the second half of the menstrual cycle from the ovaries.

3. FSH ( the follicle stimulation hormone) is secreted from the pituitary gland and stimulated the ovaries to produce follicles one of which gets large enough to release a mature egg in the mid cycle. 

4. LH ( Leutenizing hormone) secreted from the pituitary gland and helps release a mature egg and promotes ovulation. 

5. Prolactin promotes lactation during breast feeding. 

6. Oxytocin leads to uterine contractions during labor and child birth.

The Holy Qur'an - Buy Online

The Holy Qur'an (also known as The Koran) is the sacred book of Islam. It is the word of God whose truth was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad through the angel Gabriel over a period of 23 years. As it was revealed, so it was committed to memory by his companions, though written copies were also made by literate believers during the lifetime of the Prophet. 
 Muslims believe that the truths of The Holy Qur'an are fully and authentically revealed only in the original classical Arabic. However, as the influence of Islam grows and spreads to the modern world, it is recognized that translation is an important element in introducing and explaining Islam to a wider audience. This translation, by Abdullah Yusuf Ali, is considered to be the most faithful rendering available in English.

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Virtues of last Two Verses Of Surah Baqarah

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A True Example That No One Can Die Without Allah's (God's) Will.

The Video shows how a young child was found alive under the ground and is safe without any apparent injuries. It is A miracle and it is Allah the Almighty in whose hands is life and death. No one can die without His will.

The Holy Quran clears mentions:

Nor can a soul die except by Allah's permission, the term being fixed as by writing..... (Surah Al-Imran chapter 3 verse 145) 

Virtues Of Friday Prayer

Saying Of Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) Regarding Controlling One's Anger

The Significance And Virtues Of Trust In Allah.

Allah our One and Only God , our Lord is all Powerful. Trust in Allah means to rely on Him alone for all our needs and affairs. Trust in Allah means having a firm belief that He alone can help us and guide us through all our needs and Allah alone can protect us from all the harms.

Whoever comes in this world from the first day of life till the death needs support and help from a trust worthy person to live the life. It is Allah who has put love in the heart of the mother and the father or the care taker who takes care of a newborn baby and so the weak dependent baby becomes a grown up adult person. Without Allah's help and support no one is able to survive even a second.
Our bodies are functioning with normal heart beat, circulation, mental function, digestion, respiration etc without even our realization. It is our God, Our Lord and Creator, Allah the Almighty Who is controlling and helping us with all these functions without even us knowing about it.
Then when a calamity befalls on us, something difficult comes in our way, if we are going to have an exam, a job interview or any health concerns then why do we forget to trust on Allah and seek help from Him alone. It does not mean that we should not try our best, but instead it means we should be doing our best along with full and complete trust in Allah for each and every step of our lives and situations.
There are many verses in the Holy Quran that emphasizes on the importance of trust in Allah.

It is mentioned in Surah Talaq Chapter 65 verse 3:

And He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine, And if any one puts his trust in Allah, Sufficient is (Allah) for him, For Allah will surely accomplish his purpose, surely for all things has Allah appointed a due proportion.

Another place in Surah Al Maida Chapter 5 verse 23:

......but on Allah put your trust if you have faith.

Never Give Up Your Efforts:
Trust in Allah should never be mistaken to give up our efforts thinking that somehow Allah will resolve our challenges, instead it is the duty of every believing Muslim to continue their efforts in the best possible way as long as it is not in a way that is forbidden. It is a great reward to struggle for a good cause and to achieve some good goal.  Also one should not just sit at home praying without trying to work for sustenance thinking that Allah will provide for him. Instead going out for work and earning money in a halal (allowed manner) is also a reward from Allah and a form of worship for Muslims.

Allah says in the Holy Quran in Surah Ibrahim Chapter 14 verse 11:

........And in Allah let all men of faith put their trust. 

Again a similar message is repeated in Surah Ibrahim Chapter 14 verse 12:

.........For those who put their trust should put their trust in Allah. 

Mental Well Being Keeps Your Body Healthy

We live in a fast paced society. Everything is moving so quickly, nowadays people like fast food, fast cars, fast money and so on. We are running and trying to push ourselves harder and harder but at the end it exhausts our minds and disturbs our health.
Depression is taking a significant toll on people. Statistics show that over 40 million people struggle with anxiety. It appears that this fast paced life style is disturbing our normal healthy well being.
Wellness is often said to be associated with food and exercise which is correct but not a complete picture. Mental well being is also very important for normal body functioning. Our quality and state of being is much more that just physical. We are emotional, mental, relational and recreational being.

Let us consider some aspects of the body other than just physical and how to keep our mental health good and perfect.

1. Mind and thinking patterns: When we think , what we are thinking about matters a lot. Many times it is only our own perspective of thinking that influence the level of stress, anxiety and worries in our lives. Stress and anxiety are very real and regularly emerge in our minds. Expectations often create pressure. Awareness is the first and the most important step to reach mental well being.

2. Emotions: Emotions are defined as something that can give meaning to our life experiences. We can feel happy, excited, sad, upset, hopeless , surprised and so on. expressing out the emotions provide opportunities for us to connect with others. however sometimes instead of controlling our emotions we feel controlled by our emotions. When this happens a point may come where we are not able to accomplish our goals in a normal healthy way. It is therefore important to learn to control our thoughts because it directly influence our feelings and later on the body over all health and well being.

3. Love And Relationships: Relationships are an important aspect of life, when healthy loving relationships improve one's mood, increases interest in life and offers energy to face challenging life situations. If there are any misunderstanding among relationships a person can go into severe depression and stress leading to impaired body health.

The Power And Virtues Of Asking From Allah (Making Dua/Supplications)

Introduction:
Dua is an Arabic word which can roughly be translated into English which means supplication or making an invocation In Islamic terminology dua means calling out to God (Allah alone). Making dua or supplication means asking from Allah for anything that we need. Allah the Almighty is our Lord and the Creator of the universe. He knows about everything in the past, present and the future. He is the one Who can change our destiny if we ask Him. Dua is the most powerful weapon for a true believer. It can change our life and our destiny. When we call out to Allah and make dua it is in fact a manifestation of our needs for Allah. We humans are a mere creation of Allah and we are helpless. We do not have power over anything without the help of Allah and we need to ask Him for every need in our day to day activities.

The Virtues Of Dua:
Dua is a way of making conversation with Allah our Lord, Who has power over all things. It is the best conversation a person can ever have. It is Allah alone who knows our problems and our sufferings and He can solve them if we ask Him with sincerity and true belief.

Our Prophet Mohammad (Pbuh) said:

The supplication of everyone of you will be granted if he does not get impatient and say 'I supplicated my Lord but may prayer has not been granted" ( Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim).

One should never lose hope and should never stop asking from Allah. When a person makes dua to Allah, he gets one of three things in return:
1.  Either Allah will give what the person just asked for.
2. The person may not get what he asked for but Allah gives something else in return of it which is better than what he asked for.
3. Allah saves his dua to be rewarded on the day of judgement.
This concludes that making dua will never go unrewarded, even if we think that we are not been answered we should always continue making dua to Allah.

Allah is all Generous and He even listens to the non-believers. Allah even provides with the best of everything in this world to the worst type of people, the one who act evil and those who even reject Him. Then why would He not listen to the invocation from the true believers, those who supplicate Him , with full trust in Him alone and ask Allah for help in everything.

It is very important that the dua should be done at all time and not only in times of need or hardships. Indeed we need Allah at all times. Dua should not be our last resort when everything else have failed instead it should be our first approach.  Allah says in The Holy Quran in Surah Al Baqarah Chapter 2 verse 186:

And when my slaves ask you concerning Me , I am indeed close (to them); I listen to the prayer of every supplicant when he calls on Me.......

A similar message is repeated in Surah Momin Chapter 40 verse 60:

And your Lord (Allah) says: Call on Me I will answer your prayers.....

Asking Allah At All Times;
Dua is like a powerful weapon for us to live and face the struggles of this life. Life in this world is full of hardships. From the moment a child learns to walk and speak he should be taught to ask Allah for everything. In our day to day activities nothing is possible without the help from Allah and so we should continue asking Him for His help and to make our tasks accomplished and to fulfill our needs.

We should make a habit of asking from Allah for minor needs to the greatest things. Nothing is too big for Allah the Lord of the universe and nothing is too small for us the human beings. We should always ask Allah with the hope that our prayers will be answered.

A Small Deed And A Great Reward

Geology In The Holy Quran

And the earth We have spread out (like a Carpet) set thereon mountains firm and immovable and produced therein all kinds of things in due balance. 

( Holy Quran Surah Hijr Chapter 15 verse 19)

Turn To Allah And He Will Respond