Keep making duʿāʾ with the same passion you had at the start. Don’t let a delayed answer bring you down. Allāh will not turn you away empty handed.…
(My Lord, expand for me my chest; and ease for me my matter.﴿ Ṭāhā:25-26 The first part helps you overcome inner hurdles (worries, fears, anxieties, qualms…), the second part removes your outer hurdles (difficulties, road blocks, rejections,…) and thus bringing about your matter in a graceful manner. Increase in this duʿāʾ.…
When you’ve been asking Allāh for something for quite a long time and due to a ḥikmah (wisdom) that only Allāh knows, your request has been delayed. Then when you see another be given a similar blessing — one that you have been pining for and praying for, it might be natural for a person to feel a burn in their heart. A bitterness. A jolt of sadness, mixed with jealousy and envy (perhaps?). Some might go to the extent…