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I don't count my prayers: SRK

Let me begin this with a folklore by the famous sufi poet Bulle Shah. He once saw a woman, carefully measuring and counting each cup of milk
Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan (TOI photo)
before giving away to every passerby who happened to ask for it.

After some time, walked in a man to whom she handed a cup of milk without measuring or counting the number of cups. Bulle Shah was a little surprised when he saw this. Bewildered, he asked her the reason for such generosity to a particular man. To which she replied, "The reason I didn't measure the milk is because I love this man, and in love you don't count what you give or get." That's the philosophy I follow in life and the way I connect with God.

I love God, in my own way. I am a firm believer in Him; my true friend. I don't count the times I pray to Allah, because I am always praying in my heart...I don't need to show how I pray or count how many times I pray. I don't seek God. I find Him in everything and everywhere. The first time I prayed to God was when my mother lay dying. I never prayed earlier, that's the kind of family we were — a regular Muslim family but one which didn't have any hard and fast rules about praying. I really prayed hard, but she died all the same. That's the irony of prayers.

I feel closest to my parents when I close my eyes in prayer. That's how I connect with God. I count my blessings but I don't count my prayers. Allah has given me so much love through my fans and the people around me — I couldn't have asked for bigger blessings! I have no fear, because I believe in God.

(Shah Rukh Khan is an actor)

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