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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

for him. It is an extremely important point for a person to be-
lieve that there is a reason behind every event. Believers even
believe that in seemingly wicked events there is great benefit for
them and they resign themselves to Allah. This quality only per-
tains to believers. Our Prophet (saas) has expressed this issue in
one of his traditions:
"How remarkable a believer's affair is! For it is always to his ad-
vantage, and this is peculiar to none other than a believer. If
something good happens to him, he gives thanks to Allah and this
is to his advantage, and if something harmful happens to him, he
endures it, and this is to his advantage also." (Sahih Muslim)
Allah is the only Judge of the universe and possessor of infi-
nite strength. For those who know this reality and can see it
clearly, there is no other way than to submit to Allah and resign
themselves to Him. Because every event, every person, every
speech, every voice a person faces is under the control of Allah.
As our Prophet (saas) said, everything from our Allah is a
beauty and blessing for a believer. Allah informs us of the be-
lievers who put their trust in Him with the awareness of this re-
ality:
I have put my trust in Allah, my Lord and your Lord.
There is no creature on Earth whose destiny He does not
control. My Lord is on a Straight Path. (Surah Hud: 56)
Those who do not trust Allah, assume that everything is
within their own power and control, and live in continuous fear,
sadness, worry, and pessimism. This is like a person who be-
comes excited and panicky thinking that he can change the end-
ing of the movie he is watching. Just as this fear is inappropriate
and unnecessary, so are the feelings of a person watching his
destiny inappropriate and unnecessary. For example, those who

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