Trials, tribulations and challenges are part of every person's life. However, to counter that, Allah has provided us a very powerful tool - and that is the tool of du'a or asking Allah for help and his mercy when we need it. And we need it all the time.... Equally importantly, we forget at times that Allah has also provided us the opportunity to dramatically increase the effectiveness of our own Dua's by encouraging us to make dua's for other brothers and sisters in Islam. The Prophet (saws) said: "Whenever you make a supplication for another believer & he is not present, an angel will say 'same to you'"