Destiny – Fate

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Sahih Muslim, Book 33, Number 6393:

'Abdullah b. Mas'ud reported:

Evil one is he who is evil in the womb of his mother andthe good one is he who takes lesson from the (fate of)others.

The narrator came to a person from amongst theCompanion of Allah's Messenger (may peace be uponhim) who was called Hudhaifa b. Usaid Ghifari andsaid: How can a person be an evil one without(committing an evil) deed?


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Thereupon the person said to him: You are surprised atthis, whereas I have heard Allah's Messenger (maypeace be upon him) as saying :

When forty nights pass after the semen gets into the womb, Allah sends the angel and gives him the shape.Then he creates his sense of hearing, sense of sight, hisskin, his f lesh, his bones, and then says: My Lord, would he be male or female ? And your Lord decides asHe desires and the angel then puts down that also andthen says: My Lord, what about his age? And your Lorddecides as He likes it and the angel puts it down.


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Then he says: My Lord, what about his livelihood?

And then the Lord decides as He likes and the angel

writes it down, and then the angel gets out with hisscroll of destiny in his hand and nothing is added to itand nothing is subtracted from it.


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It is narrated that Abdullah ibn Amr said: I heard theMessenger of Allah (peace be upon him) saying:

Allah wrote down the decrees of creation fifty thousand years before He created the heavens and the earth.(Muslim)

Everything happens by the will of God. Whatever He wills happens, and whatever He does not will does nothappen.


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Belief in al-qadar (predestination) does not contradictthe idea that a person has free will with regard to

actions in which he has free choice. Shariah and reallife both indicate that people have this will.

God says concerning man's will:

That Day will be the sure Reality: Therefore, who so will,

let him take a (straight) return to his Lord!Naba 39


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These verses confirm that man has a will and the abilityto do what he wants and not to do what he does not

want.

With regard to real life, everyone knows that he has a will and the ability to do what he wants and not to do what he does not want. And he can distinguishbetween the things that happen when he wants themto, such as walking, and those that happen withouthim wanting them to, such as shivering. But the will

and ability of man are subject to the will and decree ofGod.


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Two types of Qadar , fixed and flexible.The fixed Qadar is that which happens to us from

beyond our control.

For example the time and place of our birth, any illnessesand natural disasters that befall us, etc.

The flexible Qadar is that which is within the realm ofour free will.

Whether we do good or evil, and what we choose tobelieve and how we choose to live.


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There are two types of provision and lifespan:

the first type has already been decreed and is writtenin Umm al-Kitab , and cannot be changed or altered.

The next type of qadar , God has informed His angels ofHis decrees.

This is the type where provisions and lifespan may

increase or decrease.


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Hence God the Almighty says:

Allah blots out what he wills and confirms [what He wills]. And with Him is the Mother of the book. (Ar-Ra'd 13: 39)The mother of the Book ( Umm al-Kitab ) is the Book of

Decree , in which God has decreed all things as they willalways be without change.However, the decrees contained in the books of the angels ,

such as lifespan and provisions, may increase or decrease

according to various circumstances; thereafter, the angels will rewrite a person's provision and lifespan.If a person upholds the ties of kinship, his provisions and

lifespan will be extended, otherwise they will decrease.


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So God has a plan for you, but fulfillment of that plan is

up to you: the choices you make, as well as your degreeof faith, persistence and determination.

God's plan for you is important to the world becauseGod created nothing in vain.

Look at His creation.Everything has a purpose, from the sun that heats our

world, to the bacteria that consume waste.

You are the same. You have a purpose. You are necessary to the world. If your presence were not vital in some way, then you would not have beenmade.


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How do we discover God's plan for us?

Where do we find it?

How do we realize it in our lives?


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It's not as difficult as we might think.It wouldn't make sense for God to have a plan for us and

then leave us stumbling in the dark.God's plan doesn't have to be a mystery.

If we trust God, do what He asks, and follow ourhearts, His plan will unfold in our lives like abrightly lit path.

If you are trying to follow God's guidance, but you find yourself confronted by obstacles and hardship, don'tdespair.


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God's plan may be sochallenging that wemay perceive it butdecline to follow it.


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Things are not always what they seem.

Be patient.

God has a plan for you.


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