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for Allah determines a way of life for each living being. Therefore,
no living being can determine how it will live, for this determination
lies only with Allah, to Whom they all submit.
Humanity is a tiny part of life, a being Allah created from a
drop of water and granted a way of life. Thus, only He can deter-
mine when a person will be born or die, control the aging process, or
will one to be immune or susceptible to any weakness or disease.
The unprecedented nature of His power and His control over every-
thing is related in the Qur’an, as follows:
He is the Originator of the heavens and Earth. How could
He have a son when He has no wife? He created all things
and has knowledge of all things. (Surat al-An‘am, 6:101)
Say: “Who is the Lord of the heavens and Earth?” Say:
“Allah.” Say: “So why have you taken protectors apart
from Him who possess no power to help or harm them-
selves?” Say: “Are the blind and the seeing equal? Or are
darkness and light the same? Or have they assigned part-
ners to Allah, Who creates as He creates, so that all creating
seems the same to them?” Say: “Allah is the Creator of
everything. He is the One, the All-Conquering.” (Surat ar-
Ra‘d, 13:16)
They will ask their skins: “Why did you testify against us?”
and they will reply: “Allah gave us speech, as He has given
speech to everything. He created you in the first place, and
you will be returned to Him.” (Surah Fussilat, 41:21)

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