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About Dua/Pray ( دعا کے بارے میں )

Does Allah listens directly to our Prayers or we need to Pray through someone else?

کیا اللہ ہماری دعا کو سنتا ہے یا ہمیں کسی کے ذریعے سے دعا کرنی چاہیئے؟

Surah Al-Baqarah: 2 - Ayah: 186
Arabic
وَاِذَا سَاَلَـكَ عِبَادِىۡ عَنِّىۡ فَاِنِّىۡ قَرِيۡبٌؕ اُجِيۡبُ دَعۡوَةَ الدَّاعِ اِذَا دَعَانِ فَلۡيَسۡتَجِيۡبُوۡا لِىۡ وَلۡيُؤۡمِنُوۡا بِىۡ لَعَلَّهُمۡ يَرۡشُدُوۡنَ‏
English
(O Muhammad), when My servants ask you about Me, tell them I am quite near; I hear and answer the call of the caller whenever he calls Me. Let them listen to My call and believe in Me; perhaps they will be guided aright.
Urdu
(Aur aey Nabi)! Mere bandey agar tumse mere mutaaliq puchein, to unhein bata do ke main unse kareeb hi hoon, pukaarne wala jab mujhey pukarta hai, mai uski pukaar sunta aur jawab deta hoon, lihaza unhein chahiye ke meri dawat par labbaik kahein aur mujhpar iman layein, yeh baat tum unhein suna do, shayad ke woh raah e raast paa lein
Surah Ar-Ra'd: 13 - Ayah: 14
Arabic
لَهٗ دَعۡوَةُ الۡحَـقِّ​ؕ وَالَّذِيۡنَ يَدۡعُوۡنَ مِنۡ دُوۡنِهٖ لَا يَسۡتَجِيۡبُوۡنَ لَهُمۡ بِشَىۡءٍ اِلَّا كَبَاسِطِ كَفَّيۡهِ اِلَى الۡمَآءِ لِيَبۡلُغَ فَاهُ وَمَا هُوَ بِبَالِـغِهٖ​ؕ وَمَا دُعَآءُ الۡكٰفِرِيۡنَ اِلَّا فِىۡ ضَلٰلٍ‏
English
To Him alone should all prayer be addressed, for those to whom they do address their prayers beside Him are altogether powerless to respond to them. The example of praying to any other than Allah is that of a man who stretches out his hands to water, asking it to reach his mouth, although water has no power to reach his mouth. The prayers of the unbelievers are a sheer waste.
Urdu
Usi ko pukarna bar-haqq hai, rahi wo dusri hastiyan jinhein usko chodh kar yeh log pukarte hain, woh unki duaon ka koi jawab nahin de sakti, unhein pukarna to aisa hai jaise koi shaks pani ki tarf haath phaila kar ussey darkhwast karey ke tu mere mooh tak pahuch ja, halanke pani us tak pahunchne wala nahin, bas isi tarah kaafiron ki duaein bhi kuch nahin hai magar ek teer be hadaf (aimless efforts)
Surah Ghafir: 40 - Ayah: 60
Arabic
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادۡعُوۡنِىۡۤ اَسۡتَجِبۡ لَـكُمۡؕ اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ يَسۡتَكۡبِرُوۡنَ عَنۡ عِبَادَتِىۡ سَيَدۡخُلُوۡنَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِيۡنَ‏
English
Your Lord said: “Pray to Me, and I will accept your prayers. Surely those who wax too proud to worship Me shall enter Hell, utterly abased.”
Urdu
Tumhara Rubb kehta hai “ Mujhey pukaro, main tumhari duaein qabool karunga. Jo log ghamand mein aa kar meri ibadat se mooh moadte hain, zaroor woh zaleel o khwar ho kar jahannum mein daakhil hongey”