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ISLAM AND KARMA

down by things they have no power to change and as a result they ex-
perience tension. Whereas if we realise that we are only following the
course set out for us as our destiny, we feel relaxed and calm in this
knowledge—because Allah creates our destinies, and Allah creates
everything in such a way that it will have the best and most positive
outcome for us if we are true to Him. Those who know and love Allah,
and trust in His justice and mercy, experience endless joy in the knowl-

edge that nothing can happen that has not been created by Him and
willed by Him in His endless wisdom. The faithful believe that only
good can come to them from Allah, as we are told in the following
verse:
When those who guard against evil are asked, "What has your Lord
sent down?” their reply is, "Good!” There is good in this world for
those who do good, and the abode of the hereafter is even better.
How wonderful is the abode of those who guard against evil.
(Surat an-Nahl: 30)

And in the next verses, we are told of the reward that will be re-
ceived after their lives on earth by those who believe that everything
that comes to them from Allah has a good purpose:
Gardens of Eden which they enter, with rivers flowing under
them, where they have whatever they desire. That is how Allah re-
pays those who guard against evil: those the angels take in a virtu-
ous state. They say, ”Peace be upon you! Enter the Garden for
what you did”. (Surat an-Nahl: 31-32)

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