There
is Good in Every Event
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By Harun Yahya
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Strange are the ways of a believer for there is good in every affair of his, for
this is not the case with others expect the believer. If he has an occasion to
feel delight, he thanks Allah, thus there is a good for him in it, and if he
finds himself in difficulty and submits (and endures it patiently), there is a
good for him in it.
(Muslim)
Allah informs us that He creates every event with goodness in it. This is
another secret that makes it easy for believers to place firm trust in Allah.
Allah states that even events that seem to be unfavourable have a
lot of good in them:
.. It may well be that you dislike something in which Allah has placed a
lot of good. (Surat an-Nisa': 19)
.. It may be that you hate something when it is good for you and it may be
that you love something when it is bad for you. Allah knows and you do not know.
(Surat al-Baqara: 216)
Aware of this secret, believers seek goodness and beauty in every event.
No seemingly adverse incident, hardship or mischief ails or worries them.
They maintain their composure whether the experience is insignificant or a
serious ordeal. Sincere Muslims even see goodness and divine purpose in the loss
of all their hard earned possessions. They express gratitude to Allah for the
gift of life. They have faith that Allah may have protected them from committing
an evil act or against too much attachment for possessions. Accordingly, they
give their most inner thanks to Allah because no loss in this world equals
the loss in the hereafter. Loss in the hereafter means eternal and intolerable
punishment. Those who keep themselves occupied with the remembrance of the
hereafter view every event as goodness and beauty leading to the hereafter.
Those who overcome such ordeals will recognise their weaknesses before Allah,
and will reconsider how much they are in need of Him. They will turn to Allah
with more humility through prayers and that remembrance will bring them closer
to Him. This is surely an enormous benefit to one's hereafter. These aside, by
putting absolute trust in Allahand showing steadfastness, they will earn Allah's
pleasure and will be rewarded with eternal bliss.
Man should seek goodness and beauty not only in ordeals, but also in daily
routines. For example, burning the food one has painstakingly prepared may lead
that person to take numerous measures which would, by the Will of Allah, prevent
a more serious accident in the future. A young person might have failed the
college admission test he had pinned his hopes for a future on. He should,
however, know that there is goodness in his failure, too; he should be able to
think that Allah might have willed him to avoid some adverse circumstances or
people and thereby feel pleased with the result.
Alternatively, thinking that Allah has placed in every event many other
blessings which are either obvious or are way beyond the imagination, believers
see the beauty of full submission to the guidance of Allah.
A person may not always see the goodness and divine purpose behind every
incident. Even if this is the case, he knows for certain that there is goodness
in all events. He offers prayers for Allah to show him the goodness and divine
purpose hidden behind everything that happens.
Those who are aware that everything has a purpose in Allah's creation never use
phrases "I wish I had not done this..." or "I wish I had not said
that" and so on. Mistakes, defects, or seemingly unfortunate events
essentially include blessings and each one of them are the trials of destiny.
Allah gives important lessons and reminders to man in the destiny he creates
individually for each person. For those who can evaluate with insight, there are
no mistakes or adversities, but lessons, warnings and wisdom from Allah. For
example, a Muslim whose shop burns down will search his soul, and becomes even
more sincere and true in his faith, deeming it as a warning by Allah against
over indulgence in worldly goods and attachments.
Consequently, no matter what one encounters in this life, the ordeals will all
eventually end. A person who recalls a hardship will be amazed that it is
nothing more than a reminiscence in the mind. This is also how people recall the
scenes from a film. Accordingly, one day will come and the most painful
experience will become only a memory, more like the image of a scene from
a movie. Only one thing will remain: the attitude a person assumed during the
time of hardship and whether Allah is pleased with him or not. A person
will not be called to account for the experiences, but for his attitudes,
thoughts and sincerity he displayed at the time of these experiences. Therefore,
being in an endeavour to see the goodness and the divine purpose Allah creates
in the situations one encounters and a positive attitude will bring bliss
to believers both in this world and in the hereafter. No sorrow or fear awaits
these believers who are aware of this secret. Similarly, no one, no event
can create fear, harm or distress in this world and in the hereafter. Allah
reveals this secret in the Qur'an as follows:
We said, 'Go down from it, every one of you! Then when guidance comes to you
from Me, those who follow My guidance will feel no fear and will know no
sorrow.' (Surat al-Baqara: 38)
Those who believe and (constantly) guard against evil;- For them are glad
tidings, in the life of the present and in the Hereafter; no change can there be
in the words of Allah. This is indeed the supreme felicity. (Surah
Yunus: 62-64)
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