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bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know. (Surat
al-Baqara: 216)
Therefore, true believers do not go astray when con-
fronted by events or situations that unbelievers would con-
sider dangerous and terrible. They remain steadfast in their
trust of Allah, because if they feel even a moment's doubt it
means that their trust in Allah is incomplete and that they
have failed to properly appreciate His might and wisdom.
This is coming dangerously close to idolatry, for which a
true believer has no legitimate excuse.
Here is where covert idolatry emerges as a grave danger.
For example, it would be completely wrong for those who
find themselves in a difficult situation to think: I am general-
ly very submissive. I have complete trust in Allah, but some-
times I panic and lack full submission. Self-deception is also
very dangerous in such cases. Clearly, someone who fol-
lows this line of reasoning does not have full trust in Allah.
Even if they accept His existence, just thinking of compro-
mising their belief indicates a lack of complete submission
and a failure to comprehend His infinite might. Such an atti-
tude can exist only among idolaters.
However, those who dedicate themselves to Allah sub-
mit sincerely to the destiny He has created for them, for
they know that it cannot be altered in any way. Allah reveals
that whatever we experience is recorded in a book and that
we can experience only what He has written in it. In the
Qur'an Allah reveals this:
…Not even the smallest speck eludes your Lord, either
on earth or in heaven. Nor is there anything smaller than