Page 88 - The Nightmare of Disbelief

ation is otherwise. They have
none of these fears. They be-
Restrain yourself pa-
lieve there is goodness in
tiently with those
everything, since whatever
who call on their
happens, it occurs under the
Lord morning and
control of Allah. They expect
evening, desiring His
no more than Allah's guid-
ance since they consider Allah face. Do not turn
alone their real protector. your eyes from them,
Besides, they are aware of the desiring the attrac-

fact that they have nothing to tions of this world. ...
fear in this world. They have (Surat al-Kahf, 28)
only to submit themselves to
Allah and always seek His ap-
proval. This point of view of the believers is related in the fol-
lowing verse:
Say: "Nothing can happen to us except what Allah has or-
dained for us. He is our Master. It is in Allah that the be-
lievers should put their trust." (Surat at-Tawba: 51)
The strong points of the believers' submission are ex-

86 plained thus in a saying of the Prophet Muhammad (saas):
… if you are mindful about Allah He will be mindful of you, and
if you are mindful of Allah, you will find Him before you. When
you ask for anything, ask it from Allah, and if you seek help, seek
in Allah. Know that if the people were to unite to do you some
benefit, they could benefit you only with what Allah had record-
ed for you and that if they were to unite to do you some injury,
they could injure you only with what Allah had recorded for
you. The pens are withdrawn and the pages are dry. (At-
Tirmidhi)

When one sincerely lives by the principles of Islam, many

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