Gunmen have attacked the central mosque in Kano, Nigeria's second city, setting off 3 bombs, and opening fire on worshippers as they fled from Friday prayers.
For some time she had felt that God was not watching out for her, the Confederates or the South, in spite of the millions of prayers ascending to Him daily.
And if the rains do come, that proves the efficacy of prayer-and no one says that it rather proves the irresolution of God and his readiness to abandon his plan.
However well-founded were these apprehensions, compassion, and a sincere wish to repair his fault as much as possible solicited his complying with the prayers of his Suppliant.
And he bombarded the Almighty with his prayer, at odd times of the day, whenever it occurred to him, in identical words always, for it seemed to him important to make his request in the same terms.