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| Fate in Islam |
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| SisterHania |
| 10/05/03 at 05:40:13 |
| [slm] I've been thinking about my life lately and started wondering as a Muslim can I change or fight against what happens or should I just let things be? What is the relation between Islam and fate? Is there a difference between submission, fate and free will? [wlm] |
| 10/05/03 at 05:41:17 |
| SisterHania |
| Re: Fate in Islam |
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| theOriginal |
| 10/05/03 at 09:47:42 |
| [slm] We had this whole physics-y discussion on this a few months back. Since I am Search Inept, I couldn't find it, but maybe someone else could. Wasalaam :) |
| Re: Fate in Islam |
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| faith |
| 10/05/03 at 22:10:14 |
| [wlm] Here is an extract to answer your question, taken from: www.themodernreligion.com/basic/islam_allah_nature.htm Nature of Allah Br. Yasir al-Wakeel Some things such as our deaths and disease are above human will, no matter what a person does, if for instance God has setthe hour at which you are to die than it will be so: "And no soul can die except by Allah's leave- a decree with a fixed term" Holy Quran 3:146 "They say 'If we had any part in the government of affairs, we should not have been killed here.' Say 'If you had remained in your homes, surely those on whom fighting had been enjoyed would have gone forth to their deathbeds." Holy Quran 3:155 Earnings are also an example of things that are pre-destined by Allah, a poor man could work all his life but never become richwhilst others are rich without effort. This generalised example serves to bring us on to a specific comment; Even though thingssuch as our income are predestined by Allah we must strive to improve our conditions, for although they are willed by Allah, ifwe will it Allah may change his will: "Surely Allah changes not the condition of a people until they change themselves" Holy Quran another link: http://www.islamfortoday.com/ruqaiyyah06.htm Are we "born to be free"? "Freewill is the most difficult of God's gifts to understand or appreciate. The person who gives up selfish freedom and agrees to be God's servant will always be truly free. By Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood. This article is another good explanation of free-will versus destiny If you want to read a book about it, there is a simple long one by Harun Yahya called "Timelessness and the Reality of Fate", you can read it on-line or in acrobat reader. http://www.harunyahya.com/timelessness01.php Happy reading! |
| 10/05/03 at 22:13:18 |
| faith |
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