Nehemiah provides a fine example of someone who prayed fervently. For days, he had been ‘ continually fasting and praying before God ’ over the plight of the Jews in Jerusalem.
تَأَمَّلْ فِي مَا حَصَلَ مَعَ نَحَمْيَا ٱلَّذِي خَدَمَ سَاقِيًا عِنْدَ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلْفَارِسِيِّ أَرْتَحْشَسْتَا فِي ٱلْقَرْنِ ٱلْخَامِسِ قَبْلَ ٱلْمِيلَادِ .‏