What is an invocation, really? A request that comes from the bottom of the heart to Allah Almighty — and Allah is always ready, and happy, to receive one from anyone at any time.
So when difficulty or trouble arrives, the first move is to turn to Him for help. The best invocations are the ones the Prophet ﷺ taught. But a person who does not speak Arabic should not stay silent on that account: he may pray in his own mother tongue.
Two conditions run through the book. Ask with the assurance that Allah will accept, and ask with complete sincerity and devotion. A request made half-expecting nothing is not really a request.
And while prayer can be made at any moment, the book sets out the specific times at which the possibility of acceptance is greater — the last third of the night, in sujood, between the adhan and the iqamah, while fasting, in the rain, and the hour on Friday. Most people supplicate only in crisis and never learn that revelation identified particular windows.
What holds it together are the accounts themselves: real people, real difficulties, and what happened when they asked.
How the Series Reads
Each piece stands on its own, so a reader takes one at a time rather than committing to a continuous narrative. That makes these books well suited to reading aloud at home, to classroom use, and to picking up for ten minutes — and printed in full color, which is a large part of why children will sit with them.
More in the Golden Series
Abdul Malik Mujahid's full-color series covers one subject per volume, each written to be picked up and put down. Also available:
Related Reading
