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THE SOLUTION TO SECRET SORROWS

bidden, We will erase your bad actions from you and admit
you by a Gate of Honor. (Surat an-Nisa': 31)

Failure to Consider the Perfection of Destiny and
that There Is Goodness in Everything
In one verse of the Qur'an, Allah tells us, "... It may be that you
hate something when it is good for you and it may be that you
love something when it is bad for you. Allah knows and you do
not know" (Surat al-Baqara: 216). During their lives, people may en-
counter unexpected, unwanted and undesirable events. Every one
of these is a special situation created to test them, as we are told in
the verse, "He Who created death and life to test which of you is
best in action..." (Surat al-Mulk: 2). What people need to do, no mat-
ter how difficult and negative what happens to them may seem, is to
trust in Allah and be aware that our Lord predestines good for them
in every event. The security and submission which a faithful person
feels in his heart controls his morality. This is the kind of behavior by
which a person puts his trust in Allah.
Putting trust in Allah is a blessing and a great consolation for
people, provided by Allah. People who understand the truth de-
clared by Allah in the verse, "… What assailed you on the day the
two armies met was by Allah's permission..." (Surah Al 'Imran:
166) surrender themselves to Allah's wisdom, so they both see beau-
ties and blessings at every moment of their lives and show their
faith and trust in Allah through their morality. In return for this
morality, Allah eases their paths, as we are told in the verse,
"...Whoever fears Allah—He will make matters easy for him"
(Surat at-Talaq: 4). As Allah informs us in the verse, "It is He Who
sent down serenity into the hearts of the believers thereby in-
creasing their faith with more faith—the legions of the heavens

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