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                                    SEEING GOOD IN ALL

              event is part of his destiny, and that it has been especially
              created by God. Though, he will be comforted and calmed
              when he is reminded of the purpose of God's creation.
                  This is why a believer must learn to continually keep in
              mind that everything is predestined, as well as remind others
              of this fact. He must show patience in the face of those
              occurrences that God had predestined for him, in the infinite
              recesses of time, put his trust in Him, and strive to recognize

              the reasons behind them. He who attempts to understand
              these reasons will, by God's Will, be ultimately successful.
              Even though he might not always be able to detect their actual
              purposes, he must remain assured that, when something
              happens, it is certainly for some good and for a purpose.


                 Comprehending That Every Being, Living or
                 Non-living, is Created in Compliance with a
                 Certain Destiny...

                  Destiny is God's perfect knowledge of all events past or
              future, as if a single moment. This expresses the absolute
              sovereignty of God over all beings and events. People can be
              aware of a certain event when they experience it. But God
              knows all events prior to their occurrence. For God, past,
              present and future are all the same. They are all within the
              knowledge of God since He is the One Who creates them.
                  As the verse,  "Indeed, all things We created with
              predestination." (Surat al-Qamar: 49) also suggests, every
              thing in the world is part of that destiny. The majority of
              people do not give a moment's consideration to the nature of
              destiny, and, thus, fail to recognize that it is God's infinite
              might that exists behind this flawless order. Some consider
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