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This advice that Prophet Ya’qub (as) gave his sons is exceed-
ingly important. These verses draw attention to the fact that believers
must always act with caution, calculate any possible dangers and take
the appropriate precautions.
At the same time, however, Prophet Ya’qub (as) again re-
minds us of the essence behind everything. He says that it is Allah
who lays this down, that if Allah wills something there is no way to
prevent it and that it is necessary to submit to His will. These are ex-
ceedingly valuable reminders. Here can be seen the idea of submis-
sion to the will of Allah that Muslims need to adopt in its fullest sense.
The popular ideas of fate and submission are actually mistaken. Some
people imagine that events arise because of measures that they have
taken, or that they can cause other things to happen. Others possess a
mistaken concept of submission to the will of Allah, along the lines of,
"What is going to happen is already preordained, so there is no need
for us to do anything." Both are mistaken. People are responsible for
taking the appropriate steps in whatever situation they encounter, to
set causes in motion, but not to forget that the outcome is in the hands
of Allah. Of course precautions will not determine the outcome of
anything, yet they need to be taken carefully and scrupulously as an
act of faith.
Prophet Ya’qub (as) was a complete believer, and was fully
conscious of this secret. The way that he called upon Allah whenever
he spoke and considered the hidden aspect of matters is an indication
of his God fearing nature. We are told in one verse that Prophet
Ya’qub (as) was a servant possessed of knowledge:
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