Life as we know is all about fate and from the very beginning we have seen life working as per Allah’s will. But the question is if all is destined then what are we here for? How much is destiny and how much is our free will? Are we living the life as per Allah’s will and if that is so then why will we be questioned in the Akhirah?? Why do we pray and what is the concept of the dua. Can dua change the takdeer if it is already written?
The questions still continues that why is that some are blessed and some are not? Why is that some are having tough life while some don’t have much troubles in life.Allah swt has written our fate in Loh e Mahfouz and whatever we turn into may that be good or bad is also predestined.
Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah , the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the prophets.[ surah Baqarah 2: 177] Indeed, all things We created with predestination. [ surah Qamar 54: 49]
This takdeer, dua, fate, destiny, will paradox is much complicated than Schrödinger’s cat. In Schrodinger's cat paradox we know that we have the conclusion that either the cat is alive or dead but in life we are having different scenarios where we don’t know how much is our destiny and how much is our free will.
To start up let me start with our course of life. As we are born we are being raised by our parents and our parents are our first school. We learn from them, we learn good and we learn bad. But is this what makes us good or bad?? Well no sometimes good parents have bad children and sometimes bad parents have blessed children. So fate is not determined by our upbringing. So what determines the fate?? Well again as we move on with life we get our friends and our friends make most of our lives part .As we are so are our friends. But what kind of friends we get is this also destiny or our will. The next phase is our spouse and what kind of spouse we get we don’t know. Sometimes marriages are successful and sometimes it ends up with divorce. Same is the case with our career and job. So the life as we see is unpredictable.
Well let me slap you, and if I slapped you and you will definitely claim that why I did so and yes I will say it was destined and it was all Allah’s will and not my action. Will you agree??? Well you won’t because deep down you know that it had my intentions too . ALLAH swt has given us free will like jinn's but our will is subject to Allah swt's will, it is ALLAH swt has pre knowledge of what will happen. He knows all but what we do is our free will which is subject to ALLAH swt's will.
You cannot will except as Allaah wills.(Soorah al-Insaan, 76: 30).
The world saw its beginning with Hazrat Adam A.S and Allah swt made him dwell in heaven. But iblees (the Satan) got jealous and made him eat the forbidden fruit. ALLAH swt had the knowledge of this sin and ALLAH swt had already made the duniya for that. But here Hazrat Adam A.S knew that his intentions too were involved (though provoked by iblees ) and for that he repented in this duniya. He didn't say that it was destined and I shouldn't be punished. Iblees on the other hand was engulfed in arrogance and claimed that ALLAH swt shouldn't have made him bow the one made from clay. This makes the difference if we submit our will to the will of ALLAH swt , we are blessed while if we don't we are astray. In life ALLAH swt tests and puts us in trails and tribulations and what we will do is all based on our intentions but of our intentions and our will ALLAH swt has all of the knowledge (which is predestination).
And [mention, O Muhammad], when your Lord said to the angels, "Indeed, I will make upon the earth a successive authority." They said, "Will You place upon it one who causes corruption therein and sheds blood, while we declare Your praise and sanctify You?" Allah said, "Indeed, I know that which you do not know." [ Surah baqarah 2 : 30]
In life Allah swt has given us options to work. Now you can ask what options.
In our daily life we see that our actions are more or less affecting our destiny. Like our spouse as Allah answers in Holy Quran that for good men there are good women. If we are good we will get likewise so if we make ourselves into a better character we will get a better character but that too is subject to ALLAH swt's will. Sometimes you don't get someone who feels right for you , and sometimes you get the bad spouse. It is ALLAH's plan and knowledge and we as humans cant get to the fact that what , why and how that happened. Rather than thinking about these things we must know whatever happens , happens for good.
No servant of Allaah will truly believe until he believes in the good and evil of Qadar and until he knows that what has befallen him could not have missed him, and what missed him could not have befallen him.[ Sah eeh Sunan at-Tirmithee, no. 1743]
Misfortunes are trials and every trial is a way to get close to ALLAH swt , sometimes we have a trial in the form of marriage, trial in job , trial in health and these all are ways of ALLAH swt getting close to us and that is the greatest blessing.
Surat Ash-Sharh [verse 6] - Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
So Allah plans and his plan is best and our actions are subject to His plan. It is as how we will work will lead our destiny. No doubt there is a secret or divine help from Allah but it comes only to those who work for it as Allama iqbal rightly said “Khudi ko kar buland itna ki har takdeer sai pehlay khuda banday sae khud poochay bata teri raza kya hae”.
Now what is the dua and does it change the destiny. Yes it does and our dua has the ability to give us what we have asked for. But here also Allah sees if it is beneficial for us, he gives what is best and the duas which are not accepted become source of our deeds in Qayamah.(Masha Allah).
So let me conclude that ALLAH swt knows all and we as humans cant presume on takdeer for our knowledge is limited. We should submit our will to ALLAH swt for this is what ISLAM stands for. Let us focus to win the Akhirah for this duniya is only a test and seeking destiny, takdeer or happiness in this place wont suffice till we plan on gaining the Akhirah.
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