Ibrahim Ibn Adham (may Allah SWT have mercy on him) was a third century scholar, a teacher and a companion of Sufyaan ath-Thawree. He once passed through the market of Basrah in Iraq which at the time was a great centre for Islamic knowledge and learning. The city was famous for scholarship, for great saints and people of Allah SWT. It was a place of immense abundance from Allah SWT. He passed through the market of Basrah. People gathered around him and asked: O Abû Ishâq, (father of ishaq) we have a question for you. Allah SWT says in the Quran, “Call on me, I will answer your prayers”. But we have been calling on Him for a long time and He does not answer our prayers. This was a sign of the peoples ignorance, as you’re not allowed to say such things. The Prophet SAW prohibited this. Allah SWT does things in His Own way. There is duas He will defer because He loves people to ask of Him. Ibrahim Ibn Adham replied to the people, “Its because your hearts are dead.” In order t