Man and Al-Amanah - FATE & DESTINY

Man and Al-Amanah

So we can see that man deliberately carried Al-Amanah, but did he bear it against the will of Allah (SWT)? Did he give himself the right to freely do or not to do, or did Al_Haqq offer him that freedom? Definitely man didn’t give himself anything. Allah (SWT) with His mighty power and divine will gave man the choice, so He created him free to choose. And if Allah (Galla Gallaloh) wanted to create him oppressed, it would have been that way. And for this Al-Haqq (SWT) draws our attention to that truth in his words (Galla Gallaloh)

<<If We will, We could send down to them from heaven a Sign, to which they would bend their necks in humility>>

Ayah 4 from surat Al-Shu’araa

And Allah (Galla Gallaloh) says

<<Have not then those who believed yet known that had Allah willed, He could have guided all mankind (to the Right)? >>

Ayah 31 from surat Ar-Ra’d

There hasn’t been anyone in the universe getting anything except through the decree of Allah. The creatures who chose oppression got it by the will of Allah (SWT) and the creatures that are capable of choosing got that choice by the will of Allah (Galla Gallaloh). So everything in the universe submits to the divine will of Allah, its Creator. The oppressed to obey and the free to disobey both got what they have by the will of Allah (TWT). None is exempt from Allah’s decree. In this way man has been created free to choose, because Allah (SWT) wanted him to have this freedom and Allah being Al-‘Adl (The Just) - the Fair - would not oppress man to choose. Allah offered man the right of choice and he accepted it. And that offer was offered to him by the will of Allah.

Here the question to ask is, why man was created free to choose? And here we say that the oppressed creations of Allah (SWT) prove the majestic, oppressing and dominating qualities of Allah; that He is capable of oppressing whoever He likes to do what He wants. But there is also the loving quality of Allah (SWT) in His universe and this quality can’t be proved except from a creation that approach Allah with love, not because they are oppressed to do that. A Creation that would serve Allah out of love and that obey Him because they love to obey Him. And to have this achieved, that creation has to be capable of believing and disbelieving, capable of obeying and disobeying. A creation that say:

“ O God I love You and for that I believe in You, not because I am oppressed but out of love, O God I love to obey You and for that I do it. 
God I will do all what You order me and will get away from what You forbid and God if I am capable of doing any sin, it is the lust of my soul and the evil among men and Al-Jin that makes sins alluring to me. 
But God Your love in my heart is greater than that of the whole world and Allah, the God of the universe, all what You want me to do I will love to do because I love You Allah and I love to please You.”

That is the real meaning of choice in the universe. Allah (SWT) doesn’t want submitting figures but He wants humble hearts and that’s why He wants man to come to Him with a loving heart. And faith - Al-‘Eman - would examine your love for Allah, if the love for Allah in your heart is great, then your faith in His curriculum will be greater. But if His love in your heart is not that strong, then you will be far away from His curriculum.

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What is Predestination? Fate Qadr

Universe and Choice - FATE & DESTINY

Universe and Choice

Allah (TWT [Tabarak wa Ta’alah])  created the whole universe on the basis of choice. There are creatures that had the option to choose only once and their choice was to be oppressed. And there are others who have chosen to be given the right of successive choice so that each of them would have the freedom of choice throughout his life (Al-Hayat Al-Donya).

There are Angels that Allah (TWT) did not inform us about how they have been created. They glorify Allah day and night and they never disobey what Allah has decreed. As Allah (Galla Galaloh) says

<<They (the angels) glorify His Praises night and day, they never slacken (to do so)>>  

Ayah 20 from Surat Al-Anbiya’a

And Allah (SWT) also says

<<(angels) who disobey not, (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allah, but do that which they are commanded>>   

Ayah 6 from surat At-Tahrim

Those are the angels that Allah (SWT) keeps in charge for whatever He wills throughout the universe. There is an angel in charge of every single thing in the universe according to the Will of Allah (Galla Galaloh). Among those angels are the Lifters of the Throne and the ones nearest to Al-Haqq (SWT). There are also the uppermost angels, the angels of death, the angels that are in charge of man, like Al-Hafaza Al-Keram who write down man’s acts, and many other angels.

All creatures except man and Al-Jin have deliberately chosen to be oppressed. If we read what Al-Haqq (SWT) says,

<< Truly, We did offer Al-Amanah (the Trust) to the heavens, and the earth, and the mountains, but they declined to bear it and were afraid of it, but man bore it. Verily, he was unjust (to himself) and ignorant (of its results)>>   

Ayah 72 from surat Al-Ahzab

Then we will know that the heavens, the earth, the mountains and all other creatures were offered Al-Amanah, which is the freedom of choice. That is they were offered to be free to choose and to be able to obey or disobey. But all those creatures except man and Al-Jin refused the offer of choice. They all said to Allah that they can’t handle themselves nor Al-Amanah and they asked Allah to make them oppressed.

And if Allah (SWT) had not informed us about that in His book the Qur’an, we would not have known that the offer of choice was there for all His creatures, that they refused to carry Al-Amanah that man has accepted and that they preferred to be oppressed.

But let’s explain what is Al-Amanah. Al-Amanah is what another person leaves with you on a condition that he gets it back whenever he wants. He would leave Al-Amanah with you because you are trustworthy and this trust has to be without any written proof or any eyewitness. For example, if someone gave you some money and he got a receipt, a bank check or a money draft in return, it is not considered Amanah. It is considered a certified deposit. Also if someone left the money with you in the presence of some people, it is still not considered Amanah, but a witnessed deposit. It is called Amanah only if that trust was between the two of you, with no witness or proof. And Allah (TWT) offered AlAmanah to the heavens, earth and mountains, but they all rejected it.

Why? Because they felt they are incapable of returning it. That is because if someone left you some money as Amanah, you might hit some bad times and turn towards some of that money hoping that you can return it later. And you might even spend all the money, thinking that you will be able to return it by the time it is due. But actually when the time comes, you can’t get the money and by this, you have wasted Al-Amanh. So man before bearing Al-Amanah thought that he would be able to return it and that he would follow the law of Allah and pay back His rights (SWT) by praying, thanking Allah, serving Him and doing all what Allah orders him.

When man started the journey of bearing Al-Amanah, that is this life (Al-Hayat Al-Donia), the devil - Al-Shytan - seduced him, so he started doing sins and believed in more than one God. Eventually, man started believing in and serving the stones, the sun, the moon, the stars, the animal and more. By doing that he wasted Al-Amanah, and by the time Al-Amanah is due, when death approaches him, he is to meet Allah unable to pay back Al-Amanah that he chose to bear.

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What is Predestination? Fate Qadr

 

Fate and Destiny (Al-Qadaa wa Al-Qadar)

CHAPTER ONE

Fate and Destiny (Al-Qadaa wa Al-Qadar)

There has not been a topic that is more likely discussed, argued and debated as that topic of Al-Qadaa wa Al-Qadar. That’s because everyone wants to argue it,

·         whether one is knowledgeable or ignorant about it. And a question being always asked is whether everything happening to us is pre-destined?

·         So why is the call to Account then? And can I do anything that is not by the will of Allah?

·         The questioning goes even further; if this is the truth, where I can’t do except what Allah has determined for me, why Allah punishes me by sending me to Hell?

·         Is it just to be called to Account in the Hereafter?

You will find that, this question is asked only by those who has transgressed against their souls and disobeyed Allah. On the other hand, you will not find anyone saying, that since everything is pre-determined by Allah, then why will Allah bless me with the Jannah? Definitely, that is a question that you never hear. You always hear people saying that the call to Account is unjust, because our actions have already been pre-destined by Allah.

Allah (SWT) has given man the freedom of choice throughout his life. From here came the debate; that is some people would think that the freedom of choice given to man conflicts with the consent of Allah in His universe, which is very far from the truth.

And those people refer to Al-Ayaat Alkarima

<<But ye will not, unless Allah wills; for Allah is full of Knowledge and Wisdom>>

Ayah 30 from surat Al-Insan (ad-Dahr)

They also refer to the words of Allah (SWT) to Al-Rasoul (PBUH)

<<Verily,you (O Muhamed PBUH)  will not be able to guide whom you like, but Allah guides whom He wills>> 

Ayah 56 from surat Al-Qasas

And Allah also says

                                               

<<For Allah leaves to stray whom He wills, and guides whom He wills>> 

Ayah 8 from surat Fatir

So, if those are the Ayat and this is the will of Allah, how are we called to Account on the Day of Resurrection?

Here we can say that Allah (SWT) has what He wills in His creation. There is nothing in the universe of Allah that can be considered to be exempt from his decree. This is the mere truth that we start with, and we can add to this the fact that the people are themselves contributing to their destruction. And that they will deserve either the punishment or the mercy of Allah according to their own deeds, as Allah (Galla Gallaloh) says

<<Verily Allah will not deal unjustly with man in aught; it is man that wrongs his own soul>>  

Ayah 44 from surat Yunus

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What is Predestination? Fate Qadr