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SEEING GOOD IN ALL

certain good and a specific purpose can one's heart find
peace. To have a grasp of this fact is a great blessing for a
believer. A person who is distant from Islam suffers from
continuous torment; he lives in constant apprehension,

turning out to be an ever-present source of anxiety. A
believer, on the other hand, recognizes and reveres the fact
that there is a divine purpose behind God's creation.
Hence, being indecisive; that is, suffering from the
continuous apprehension of constantly expecting both good
and evil, may become an embarrassment for a believer in the
hereafter. Pleading ignorance of such a plain and obvious
truth, because of carelessness or laziness, may only cause
torment both in this world and beyond. We must keep in
mind that destiny predetermined by God is entirely flawless.
For a person willing to recognise the good in all things, he
finds only blessings and a divine purpose, hidden within an
entire complex of inter-connected events. Though he may
have many other things to concern him throughout his day, a
person of strong faith, who is guided by his wisdom and
conscience, never allows himself to be tempted by Satan's

wiles. No matter how, when, or where an event takes place,
he never forgets that there is always some good behind it.
Although he may not be able to recognise this good
immediately, what really matters is for him to be aware that
there is an ultimate purpose.
Due to their hasty nature, people are sometimes not
patient enough to see the good in what befall them. As a
consequence, they may become aggressive and obstinately
pursue something even though it be entirely against their
better interest. In the Qur'an this fact is revealed as: