After the premeditated programme of the annihilation of all Jews in over one hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus from India to Ethiopia that was masterminded by Haman; Mordecai (the prime target) and Esther decided to invite the King of kings, the Lord of lords and the conqueror of all storms into the matter. In their quest to seek the face that never sleeps, in an attempt to access the throne of mercy, they declared three days of fasting and prayer.
