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SIGNS OF THE END TIMES IN SURAT AL-KAHF

in everything knowing that Allah’s infinite knowledge creates only the
most faultless results. Those who believe in Allah, measure everything
with an eye for goodness, and interpret things in this way will always
find goodness and beauty both in this world and the next.
Allah’s intellect is unlimited; humanity’s is limited. Given this real-
ity, people can deal only with the visible side of things and interpret
them according to their own understanding. Therefore, they might in-
terpret something that, in reality, is full of goodness and beauty as neg-
ative and unfortunate, and vice versa. In such situations, believers need
to submit to Allah’s infinite knowledge and wisdom and look at things
from the perspective of goodness in order to see the truth, because
everything that appears to be negative is, for the believers, "a lesson in
destiny." Allah says in one verse:
… it may be that you hate something when it is good for you,
and it may be that you love something when it is bad for you.
Allah knows, and you do not know. (Surat al-Baqara, 216)

Believers know that whatever happens to them, even if it appears to be reallybad
at the time, is created by Allah to try them. As people who submit to Him, they al-
ways display good character. On the other hand, those who do not comprehend
destiny's reality are hopeless and suffer at every turn.