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DESTINY IN ISLAM (Part 2)

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Allah is all-seeing and all-hearing, nothing escapes his grasp. He has knowledge over all things. Allah says in quran "No calamity occurs on the earth or in yourselves but it is inscribed in a record before We bring it into existence. Verily, that is easy for Allah". (57:22) And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darkness of the earth and nothing wet or dry but that it is in a clear record. (6:59) Everything is in a clear record (LAWHE MEHFUUZ) and non can change our destiny except Allah himself. Narrated by Ubadah ibn as-Samit Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘The first thing which Allah created was the Pen. He commanded it to write. It asked: ‘What should I write?’ He said:’ write the Decree (al-Qadr).’ So it wrote what had happened and what was going to happen up to eternity. (Tirmezi ) Above hadith makes it clear th...

Importance of Astaghfaar/repentance, seeking forgiveness from Allah The Most Merciful.

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RAHMAN AND GHAFFAR Allah the Almighty is the most beneficent and the most merciful has two names Ar-Rahman and Ar-Rahim which has similar meanings. These two names are derived from the word Ar- Rahmah (the mercy), but Rahman has more meanings that pertain to mercy than Ar-Rahim. This is to say that He is Ar-Rahman with all creation and Ar-Rahim only with the believers. How many times have we read His name Ar-Rahman,Ar-Rahim and Ghaffur in the Quran and called out to Allah who is all knowing and all hearing with these names. But, have we fully understood how Merciful & benevolent Allah (swt) really is!? To explain the same let me start with a hadith Qudise. On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him), who said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: When Allah decreed the Creation He pledged Himself by writing in His book which is laid down with Him: My mercy prevails over my wrath. (Bukhari and  Muslim) They are many verses in Qur'an where A...