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impressions Allah has created and that are perceived by the soul.
Whatever He causes us to observe, is what we see. It's not possible to
change or influence the impression. At this stage, the idea of fate can be
easily understood. Our fate is whatever we observe in this world of
impressions that Allah has created. We observe a definite sequence of
events that we perceive as our life as if we were watching a film.
Whatever is predetermined for us in fate is what we sense and perceive.
In the Qur'an, this subject is clearly revealed in Surat al-Insan verse 30:
"But you will not will unless Allah wills". In Surat al-Anfal verse 17, it is
also said "…you did not throw, when you threw; it was Allah Who
threw." The same fact is stated in Surat as-Saffat verse 96: "Allah created
both you and what you do." These verses show that man is not
independent of Allah.

AISHA: But we so often hear expressions like "He cheated fate" or
"He was a victim of fate."

MURAD: Such expressions stem from ignorance, a failure to
understand the reality of fate and an inability to conceive of Allah's
eternal power. Fate can be generally defined as "Allah's immediate
knowledge of past, present and future."

AHMED: Can you explain a bit more, Murad? How is it possible that
events can be known that haven't yet taken place?

MURAD: To say something hasn't happened is to speak from a
human perspective. The event hasn't happened just so far as we can
know. But Allah is unfettered by time and space. Indeed, it is He Who
created time and space. For this reason past, present and future are all one
to Him. Everything has "happened".

AISHA: So, there's no such thing as "cheating fate".

MURAD: Right, Aisha. A human being can't interfere with fate.