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Reasons That Prevent Some People From Seeing The Good

happen. For instance, God informs us in Surat al-Araf that
the Pharaoh and his inner circle attributed the evil that befell
them to Musa (as) and his people. However, they themselves
were the source of evil and wickedness:

Whenever a good thing came to them, they said, "This is
our due." But if anything bad happened to them, they
would blame their ill fortune on Musa and those with
him. No indeed! Their ill fortune will be with God. But
most of them did not know. (Surat al-A'raf: 131)
As the example in the verse above suggests, under all
circumstances, people who are far from the morality of the
Qur'an seek someone else to blame. They ignore their own
mistakes and shortcomings and try to accuse good people of
wickedness. However, as what God draws our attention to in
the above-quoted verse, it is they who are responsible for the
evil. If these people interpret evil as good and vice versa,
then they only have themselves to blame.

Misunderstanding Destiny

Throughout their lives, people continue to plan their
future, even the next day or the next hour. At times, these
plans proceed as planned. But, in some cases, they are
hindered because of unexpected developments. Those who
are far from the teachings of Islam attribute these
obstructions to coincidences.
In actuality, however, there are neither programs that are
carried out, nor unanticipated obstructions. All of the events
that a person encounters in life are predetermined by God for
that person in his destiny. This fact is related in the following
verses: