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rules people’s lives. Believers trust Allah (swt) because they
know that everything comes from Him and that nothing
occurs by chance. For those who fear and respect Him, there
is only goodness in anything that happens.
Great Islamic scholars have said that heart is the place of
tawakkul. As long as people believe that Allah (swt) provides
everything, what they do in this world do not contradict the
tawakkul they nourish in their hearts. Allah (swt) creates
everything, provides whomever He wills with whatever He
wills, and takes whatever He wills from whomever He wills.
There is no other power than Him.
The Messenger of Allah (saas) said:
“Seventy thousand of my followers will be admitted to
Paradise without reckoning. They will be those who do
not take recourse to sorcery or augury, but place reliance
on their Lord and Creator.” (Sahih al-Bukhari and Sahih
Muslim)
“The heart of the son of Adam has a piece in every wadi:
anyone who trusts in Allah He will supply enough for all
the pieces.” (Ibn Majah)
“Do not despair of your provision when you get older,
because the mother gives birth to a baby with no clothes
on it, and then Allah provides for the baby.” (Ibn Majah)
Fear of poverty and belief in ill-fortune are examples of how
satan misleads people. Everyone has probably received unex-
pected help at times of difficulty that enabled him or her to
overcome them. One thing that should definitely not be for-
gotten is that help comes solely from Allah (swt), the
Almighty.
The Prophet (saas) is a model of courage, for he trusted

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