استغاثه
right|thumb|250 px|The Supplication by Théodore Ralli|Théodore Jacques Ralli, 1905-1909 Supplication (also known as petitioning) is a form of prayer, wherein one party humbly or earnestly asks another party to provide something, either for the party who is doing the supplicating (e.g., "Please spare my life.") or on behalf of someone else.