And the parable of those who disbelieve is as the parable of one who calls out to that which hears no more than a call and a cry; deaf, dumb (and) blind, so they do not understand.

There did Zakariya pray to his Lord; he said: My Lord! grant me from Thee good offspring; surely Thou art the Hearer of prayer.

To Him is due the true prayer; and those whom they pray to besides Allah give them no answer, but (they are) like one who stretches forth his two hands towards water that it may reach his mouth, but it will not reach it; and the prayer of the unbelievers is only in error.

Praise be to Allah, Who has given me in old age Ismail and Ishaq; most surely my Lord is the Hearer of prayer:

My Lord! make me keep up prayer and from my offspring (too), O our Lord, and accept my prayer:

And I will withdraw from you and what you call on besides Allah, and I will call upon my Lord; may be I shall not remain unblessed in calling upon my Lord.

Say: I warn you only by revelation; and the deaf do not hear the call whenever they are warned.

Do not hold the Messenger's calling (you) among you to be like your calling one to the other; Allah indeed knows those who steal away from among you, concealing themselves; therefore let those beware who go against his order lest a trial afflict them or there befall them a painful chastisement.

Surely you do not make the dead to hear, and you do not make the deaf to hear the call when they go back retreating.

For surely you cannot, make the dead to hear and you cannot make the deaf to hear the call, when they turn back and

They shall say: Did not your messengers come to you with clear arguments? They shall say: Yea. They shall say: Then call. And the call of the unbelievers is only in error.

Man is never tired of praying for good, and if evil touch him, then he is despairing, hopeless.

And when We show favor to man, he turns aside and withdraws himself; and when evil touches him, he makes lengthy supplications.