“With regard to evil and the bad things that take place in the world, the monotheists know that nothing is by accident and chance and that there is a rhyme and reason to everything. They believe that these bad things are either just punishments or purposeful tests that lead to rewards. What about those that…
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By God’s justice what is meant is that…
“By God’s justice what is meant is that He does not leave the merits and capacities of any existent unattended to and hanging in the air, as it were. On the contrary he gives to everything its due. By God’s wisdom what is meant is that God’s creation and design is the best possible. ”…
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Remembering Allah causes everything to be in its own place…
“Remembering Allah causes everything to be in its own place. But forgetting Allah causes life to become hard and straitened. For example, you make several calls for something you need to do, but no one answers. Your work won’t go smoothly. But if your life isn’t straitened, your problem will be solved with the first…
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The handiwork of Allah…
The handiwork of Allah Who has made everything thoroughly; surely He is Aware of what you do.’ Allah’s handiwork is such that He has created everything in a firm and concrete form and in the best manner and without vacuum. He has placed in creatures everything that wisdom demands and has not rendered any stinginess…
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If one gets to know that…
If one gets to know that Allah knows everything, he will then understand everything: He will understand what he must do and what he must not, what benefits him and what harms him, etc Source: – Uswat ul-Arifeen | Ayatollah Taqi Bahjat (R)