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SEEING GOOD IN ALL

have never considered how they were created, or how the
blessings they have been enjoying came into existence.
Others, though, although they know that it is God Who
creates life and death, believe it is the coincidences that are
responsible for events of minor significance. However, in the

Qur'an, God informs us that even the smallest detail is
predetermined by His infinite wisdom, and in accordance
with a divine purpose:
Nothing occurs, either in the earth or in yourselves,
without its being in a Book before We make it happen.
That is something easy for God. (Surat al-Hadid: 22)
It is crucial that man have a grasp of this reality. Because,
the fate of every thing in this universe is known by God, the
All-Knowing, the Wise. Consequently, every detail is
perfectly planned, and for a purpose and "everything is by

decree" as stated by the Prophet Muhammad (saas). A person
who attains full consciousness of this fact will be benefited
with being pleased with every moment of his life; good times
and those that seem to be bad. The reason being that His
truthful servants succeed in recognizing that it is God who
created their destiny without a flaw. They will be aware that
it is ignorant to regard something as misfortune when there
must necessarily be a purpose for it in God's sight. Such a
profound comprehension of this fact enables them to discern
the blessings in things that happen.
To assume that what one goes through is not created by
God, but believing that someone or something else was
instrumental in its occurrence, is again an indication of the
failure to grasp fate. Every thing that seems not go one's way
is, in actuality, the "lesson of destiny". People must