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within life, difficulties, calamities and little wealth, in order that

they return, öΝßγ¯=yès9 tβθãèÅ_ötƒ, that is to return in obedience to the Lord,

in order to return to All�h and to repent from the sins and violations

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that they carry out”.

WISDOM AND BENEFITS OF ILLNESS

From the above �y�t, we know that the various kinds of

illness are a part of the trials that All�h has bestowed upon His

servants. Truly trials are the Sunnatull�h that have been prescribed
on the basis of His mercy and wisdom. Know that, O my ‘brothers’

that whilst you are sick, be it taqdır kaumı (universal fate, decree)
or taqdır sharfiı (rightful, legitimate decree), but that it contains

goodness and mercy for His servants. Within it is contained wisdom

that is bountiful and which cannot possibly be reasoned by the
intellect of ‘mankind’.

Ibnul Qayyim ﷲا ﻪﲪر said: “Supposing we can extract the

wisdom of All�h that is contained within His creation and

endeavours, then it would not be less than wisdom in its thousands.
However our intellect is very limited, our knowledge is too small

and the knowledge of all of the created beings would be in vain if

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said: “We tried them with ease, difficulty, desire, fi�fiyat (health, vitality) and disaster”. (Tafsır Ibni
Kathır II/289).
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