Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thaanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned the following:<\/p>\n
In today\u2019s times, the condition of people is quite strange. If a person does any pious deed, then he begins to wait for ilhaam or wahi (divine inspiration or revelation), thinking to himself that perhaps he will hear a voice from the sky (informing him that his action is accepted), or if he makes du\u2018aa for some worldly need to be fulfilled, then he begins to wait for a sign showing him that his du\u2018aa is answered. How foolish indeed is this attitude!<\/p>\n
Nabi Moosa (\u2018alaihis salaam) made du\u2018aa to Allah Ta\u2018ala against Fir\u2018aun (that Allah Ta\u2018ala punish him), and Allah Ta\u2018ala even informed Nabi Moosa (\u2018alaihis salaam) and Nabi Haaroon (\u2018alaihis salaam) that both their du\u2018aas had been accepted. However, the outcome of the acceptance of this du\u2018aa was only seen forty years later.<\/p>\n
It is a sign of a person\u2019s boldness and feeling over-confident that he makes du\u2018aa, and then expects to see immediate results. This was not even experienced by the Ambiyaa (\u2018alaihimus salaam), even though they were such that their du\u2018aas were always accepted (i.e. they did not always see the outcome of their du\u2018aas materialize immediately).<\/p>\n