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For Believers, There is Good in All Things

consider the good in things. For them, the loss of wealth is for
a purpose, even if they are not able to immediately discern it.
It may be that it is as a reminder from God to His servants

who have exulted in their wealth, and were overcome by the
temporary worldly pleasures. Any decrease only serves the
purpose of reminding us of the infinite might of God, and
urges us to turn all our attention to Him. Or, it may be that
God has something better in store for His servants who have
shown patience through dire straits, and put their trust in
Him. Instead of the temporary enjoyments of the life of this
world, He grants the numberless and eternal blessings of
paradise; clearly, the infinite blessings of paradise are
incomparably more advantageous than worldly blessings.
However, these changes in livelihood may also serve a
more immediate purpose. For instance, there may be some
good in being involved in an accident with one's new car, for
it may have been that God was protecting the driver from a

more serious accident that would have caused him more
harm. A conscientious person recognizes this accident as a
reminder, and a warning, and asks for forgiveness and
accepts the destiny predestined for him by God.

"It May Be That You Love Something When It Is
Bad For You …"

As we said earlier, God informs us in Surat al-Baqara,
verse 216, that certain circumstances which may appear to us
to be evil may turn out to be good. Similarly, as the same
verse indicates, God also states that that which people love
may be evil for them. In the Qur'an, God gives the example