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ing things in the vast universe.
Nobody can choose even one of their physical attributes
(e.g, their complexion, eye color, or height) or their parents.
Given that they cannot determine such basic things, how can
they possibly determine the course of their own lives? As
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Anyone who is aware of this should seek Allah’s mercy
and favor when they use their possessions and experience
anything. In fact, the Qur’an is the only guide that shows peo-
ple how to do this. No human being, whether a powerful busi-
nessman or a tribesman, and no other creature, whether an
animal living in the depths of the oceans or an insect in a
primeval forest, can alter or escape the fate determined for
them by Allah:
You do not engage in any matter, recite any of the
Qur’an, or do any action without Our witnessing you
while you are occupied with it. Not even the smallest
speck eludes your Lord, either on Earth or in heaven.
Nor is there anything smaller than that, or larger than
that, which is not in a Clear Book. (Surah Yunus: 61)
We are told in the Qur’an that every moment and experi-
ence through which a person passes is determined by des-
tiny. Those who ignore the facts revealed in the Qur’an think
that they live in this vast universe, among billions of other peo-
ple, due to blind and unconscious chance. So, they regard
themselves as creatures who are free to do whatever they
want. Under the illusion that they are autonomous and inde-
pendent of Allah, they plunge into deep unawareness.