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ALLAH’S DECREE AND
PREDESTINATION A R S H N O O R , A N O O S H E , S U M I YA A PREDESTINATION The predestination belief is known as FINE JEWELRY
al-Qadr. This implies that everything that will occur i s already known to Allah, and that nothing occurs unless it is in accordance with His wi ll. This does not imply, however, that people ar e not free to make their own decisions. 2 Instead, it implies that Allah is aware of hu A B D U L L Ā H I B N ‘ A M R I B N A L - ‘ Ā S ( M AY A L L A H B E P L E A S E D W I T H H I M ) R E P O RT E D : S
I H E A R D T H E P R O P H E T ( M AY A L L A H ’ S P E A C E A N D B L E S S I N G S B E U P O N H I M ) S AY: " A L L A H H A D W R I T T E N D O W N T H E D E S T I N I E S O F T H E C R E AT U R E S F I F T Y T H O U S A N D Y E A R S B E F O R E H E C R E AT E D T H E H E AV E N S A N D E A R T H . A N D H I S T H R O N E I S O N T H E WAT E R . "
3 FREE WILL
• Islam teaches that in order for us to freely perform in the test of life, He has given us free will to lead our lives as we wish, but the outcome of each of our actions is governed by the will of God. If God does not will for something to take place, it will not happen no matter how hard we S
try. And if He wills for something to occur, it will transpire no matter what we do to stop it. A A
• God allows tragedy and misery to take place in this world for reasons which often escape humans; it could be a test for those people, a form of purification, or warning for the rest of us to rehabilitate our lives. The Ultimate Truth is known only to God and our conviction is that God is Just and Good, even in those matters where we do not understand His Will. • God will judge us according to the choices we make in this life, not based on the destiny He has decreed for us. The Quran confirms this as: “Whoever does righteousness – it is for his [own] soul; and whoever does evil [does so] against it. And your Lord is not ever unjust to [His] servants.” (41:46). 4 IF EVERYTHING IS WRITTEN WHY MAKE EFFORTS • trying is part of the power we have in the form of free will – if we waste it away with a complacent attitude, then we’re being ungrateful for the blessing we have. We must do everything within our power to optimize FINE JEWELRY
our lives – at the same time, we must recognize that God’s power and domain are far greater. • In the Quran, God says, “And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives And that his effort is going to be seen – Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense And that to your Lord is the finality”(53:39-42).
5 OUR PAST ACTION RELATES FINE JEWELRY
TO FUTURE AND PRESENT W H O E V E R H A S D O N E A N AT O M ' S W E I G H T O F G O O D S H A L L M E E T W I T H I T S R E WA R D A N D W H O E V E R H A S D O N E A N AT O M ' S W E I G H T OF EVIL SHALL MEET WITH ITS CONSEQUENCES
6 HUMAN WILL, ACTION, AND RESPONSIBILITY
Allah delegated will to humankind to be used in the service of
good. Our will is “free will” in the sense that we are not forced to do what we do. We are rewarded or punished in the Hereafter J E W E L R Y
based upon what we did with our God-given will.
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this is reminder. Let whoever wishes, take the way to his lord but
You will only wish to do so if God wills ---God is all knowing, all wise
7 THE IMPACT OF BELIEF IN DIVINE DESTINY FINE JEWELRY
• belief in divine destiny will prevent us from becoming too boastful or arrogant. Many successful people feel that their wealth and status are because they are smarter, wiser, stronger, or just more deserving of success than others. But the truth is, they may have made certain choices, it is God who made those choices work out well for them. • God says in the Quran, “No misfortune can happen, either in the earth or in yourselves, that was not set down in writing before We brought it into being––that is easy for God–– so you need not grieve for what you miss or gloat over what you gain. God does not love the conceited, the boastful” • The belief in divine destiny is also a great source of courage. When we know that no calamity or harm can touch us without the will of God and the time of our death is prefixed, we lead a righteous and valiant life. 8
