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ALLAH’S PREDESTINATION 

AND DECREEQ: HOW DOES BELIEF IN ALLAH’S PREDESTINATION AND DECREE AFFECT A 

MUSLIM’S LIFE?

ANS1: In our daily lives, we leave all our a!!ers !o Alla"’s #ud$en! as we %now He is

!"e &es! 'ud$e( )e allow our en!ire e*is!en+e !o &elieve in od’s -ower and au!"ori!y

over all our a!!ers, our -ro&les are redu+ed !o .ero( )e %now He is wri!in$ !"e s+ri-!

o/ our li/e, and He only wri!es 0as!er-ie+es( T"us, we &e+oe !"an%/ul !o Hi /or w"a!

He "as &es!owed on us and we are /earless re$ardin$ !"e /u!ure, as we %now !"a! w"a! is

des!ined "as !o "a--en(

ANS: T"is i-or!an! &elie/ develo-s !"e de-enden+e on Alla" 2S)T3 w"en doin$ any

a+!ion, &e+ause &o!" !"e +ause and !"e e4e+!s are !"e resul! o/ Alla"’s 2S)T3 De+ree,

!"is -rodu+es ease o/ ind and +o/or!, &e+ause w"en !"e individual %nows !"a!

every!"in$ is &y Alla"’s 2S)T3 De+ree and !"a! is"a-s are $oin$ !o !a%e -la+e anyway,

"is soul will &e a! ease and "is "ear! will &e sa!is5ed wi!" !"e Alla"’s De+ree( No one "as

a ore +o/or! a&le li/e, worry6/ree soul, and s!ron$er +on5den+e !"en a &eliever( T"e

os! i-or!an! !"in$s is !"a! &elieve in !"e 7ad"a and 7adr -rodu+e a sense o/ /reedo

/ro worry and 8owdon in +ase o/ /ailure or is"a-s, &e+ause !"a! is &y Alla"’s De+ree,

!"e one w"o -ossess !"e Heaven and !"e Ear!": 9)e indeed +rea!ed en and we %now

dar% su$$es!ion "is soul a%es !o "i: /or we are nearer !o Hi !"en "is #u$$ler vain

ANS;: 8elie/ in !"e -redes!ina!ion and de+ree o/ od 27a.a and 7adr3 -lays a very

i-or!an! role in a 0usli’s daily li/e( I! is very i-or!an! !o unders!and !"e +on+e-!

+orre+!ly( T"e ri$"! +on+e-! deands !"a! we s"ould -lan and wor% "ard on !"a! -lan(

Our -lannin$ s"ould &e &ased on !"e will o/ Alla"( I! eans !"a! i/ we -lan soe!"in$

w"i+" is a$ains! !"e 7uran and Sunna", we will /a+e !"e an$er o/ Alla" in !"is li/e( )"en

we a%e a $ood -lan and -u! our "ard wor% in i!, we s"ould leave !"e resul! !o Alla"( T"e

isunders!andin$ o/ !"is +on+e-! is "ar/ul !o us( T"is is wron$ !"a! we