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SEEING GOOD IN ALL

things, is a fundamental requirement upon each and every
one of us. No matter what we may experience in life, we
must remain aware that God is the Sovereign Lord of the
entire universe, that He knows, sees and hears what we

cannot, that He is knowledgeable even of that which might
take place or occur of which we are unaware, and thus, we
are to realize that it is God who causes every occurrence to
happen, and according to a divine purpose: for our own
good.
Putting faith in this truth should inspire us with a better
outlook, by which we feel grateful for everything that befalls
us. In other words, a person will try to recognize the "good"
in everything he hears, in every sight he sees, in every
incident he experiences, in brief, in every moment of his life,
and thereby, achieve a proper understanding of the meaning
of this life. Making the right choice between those offered to
him, expressed in the Qur'an as, "We guided him on the Way,
whether he is thankful or unthankful" (Surat al-Insan: 3),
man will, by God's Will, attain the supreme end-result, that
is, the eternal life in paradise.

The purpose of this book is to make light of the beauty of
living with the recognition that there is good in every
moment one experiences, and every incident one encounters,
and to remind ourselves of the blessings such an outlook on
life brings, both in this world and beyond. Likewise, by
exposing that which hinders a person from seeing this good,
this book may aid in saving one from succumbing to a way
of thinking opposed to Islam. This book is intended to
encourage man towards adopting the proper moral
principles by which he will say, "There is good in this", not by