Ramadhaan is the month of whispered tears and raised hands. It is the month when hearts soften, when the night stretches long enough for secrets to pour out in sujūd, and when the believer dares to ask for what once felt impossible.
In these blessed nights, you beg. You repeat the same duʿā’. You hold onto hope even when the answer seems delayed.
And then — one day — it happens.
The prayer is finally answered.
Perhaps it was the child you longed for. Perhaps it was healing after months of fear. Perhaps it was peace in your home. Perhaps it was guidance after confusion. Ramadhaan carries a promise from Allah: “And when My servants ask you concerning Me — indeed I am near. I respond to the call of the supplicant when he calls upon Me…” (Qur’an 2:186)
Notice where this verse sits — in the middle of the verses about fasting. As if Allah is saying: While you fast, while you sacrifice, while you discipline your soul — call upon Me. I am near. And when the answer finally comes, your heart trembles. You remember the nights you cried when no one saw you. You remember the sujūd that felt heavy with longing. You remember the Laylatul-Qadr you begged on, not knowing if it was the night.
And now you see — Allah was always listening.
Look at Zakariyya. He called upon Allah quietly, fearing old age and fearing that hope had passed him. Yet Allah responded with Yahyā, a child of purity and prophethood. The answer did not come immediately — but it came perfectly.
Look at Ayyub. Years of illness. Years of patience. And when relief arrived, it arrived completely — restoring health, family, and honour.
Ramadhaan teaches us something beautiful: delay is not neglect. Silence is not rejection. Allah answers in three ways — He gives you what you ask, He removes a harm you did not see, or He stores for you something greater in the Hereafter.
So when your prayer is finally answered this Ramadhaan, do not only celebrate the gift — celebrate the Giver. Fall into sujūd again. Whisper Alhamdulillāh until your heart settles. Guard the blessing with gratitude. Because the same Allah who answered you once is the One who carried you through the waiting. And perhaps the greatest miracle was not just that the duʿā’ was answered…
But your heart never stopped believing it would be.
Umm Sumayyah Mai
