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Reasons That Prevent Some People From Seeing The Good

aware that everything will turn good in the end. Indeed,
people of true faith spend every moment of their lives with
the acknowledgement of the fact that whatever happens is

part of their destiny, and that event circumstance is pre-
ordained for a purpose. They continually benefit from this
positive outlook, and eventually meet this good. The noble
morality and wholehearted submission practiced by
believers is related in the Qur'an as follows:
Say: "Nothing can happen to us except what God has
ordained for us. He is Our Master. It is in God that the
believers should put their trust." (Surat at-Tawba: 51)

Ultimately, whether he judges it as good or bad, a person
can never prevent a predetermined event from happening. If
he sees good in all, then he always benefits; otherwise, he
does nothing other than harm to himself. Regret or assuming
a rebellious attitude does not change even a single moment
of one's destiny. This being the case, the responsibility of a
human being as a servant to God is to submit himself to His
infinite justice and the destiny He predetermines, to regard
all incidents as ultimately good, and thus, become a spectator
to his destiny with a heart tranquil and at peace.

Satan Strives to Hinder Man from
Recognizing the Good

In the Qur'an, God relates that Satan is ungrateful and
rebellious. We also learn from the Qur'an that he will
approach man from every angle and that he will resort to any
means for the purpose of leading man into all kinds of
debauchery. The most common method he employs towards