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“No misfortune befalls on the earth or in yourselves but
is inscribed in the Book of Decrees, before We bring it into
existence. Verily, that is easy for Allah.“ (Surat al-Hadid,
57:22)

The believers should be aware of this great
reality,and in consequence, should never act
ignorantly as those who deny it. Having understood
that life is just “following destiny”, they never
become disappointed or feel afraid of anything. They
become confident and firm as the Prophet
Muhammad, who told his companion, “Be not sad,
surely Allah is with us.” (Surat at-Tawba, 9:40) when
the latter was apprehensive about being found in the
cave by the idolaters who wanted to kill them.

4 Putting Trust in Allah
Since Allah is the only decision-maker, every
happening is in favor of the believers: everything has
been planned for the benefit of religion and for the
believers' life in the hereafter. Believers can refer to
their past experience to see that there is a good for
them at the end of every event. For that reason,
believers put their entire trust in Allah. He is the one
and only Protector. What a believer should do is to
behave as Allah wants him to: fulfilling his

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