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THE DIVINE FAITH - QAZA O QADR
Divine Qaza
means a Divine decree in respect
of the occurrences and events
and the Divine Qadar means
estimations of the phenomena and
the events. Divine Qaza requires
that the world order should be
based on the system of cause and
effect. Allah has decreed that
man should have intellect and
will and within the limited
sphere of his natural and social
conditions, should be able, to a
great extent; take his destiny
in his own hands.
Man is born
devoid of any qualities and
faculties but is capable of
acquiring them and become master
of his destiny. All causes are
manifestations of the divinely
ordained fate and destiny.
Holy Qur’an suratad-Dahr verse 3 “We showed man the way so that he may
choose, of his own accord either
the way we showed him and be
grateful or go the other way
that is the way of ingratitude
and disbelief”.
Knowledge enables him to make his
future as he likes. Faith guides
him to choose a way which is
beneficial to him self and the
society. It gives directions to
his decisions and makes them
embrace spiritualities in
addition to material
advancement.
But man’s
freedom of choice is limited by
these factors; heredity, natural
and geographical environment,
social atmosphere, history and
time factor.
From the
above discussions it may be
concluded that man is neither
completely independent nor
completely dependent on his
destiny in his actions. Once a
man enquired about it from Imam
Ali, he ordered the enquirer to
lift his one leg and when lifted
one leg, Imam Ali asked him to
lift the other leg. The man
replied that he cannot do it,
whereupon Imam Ali said that is
your limitation.
Some people
have been misled by the Qur’anic
verses in which Allah proclaims
about His knowledge of events in
the world. They falsely presume
that man cannot do any thing
without Allah’s approval. They
disclaim responsibility of their
sins claiming that Allah wanted
them to do certain acts. The
whole concept of rewards and
punishment will collapse if
Allah, God forbid, forces a
person to commit a sin and later
send him to Hellfire.
The Thinker of Pakistan, Allama Iqbal said in one of his poems:
Taghdeer ke
paband jamadat o nabatat Momin
faqat Ahkaam e Ilahi ka hai
paband
Stones and
plants are the ones who are
bound by destiny but faithful is
led by the orders of Allah.
Moreover,
Imam Ali has warned his
followers not to wander on the
path of ‘Qaza o Qadar’ as the
chances of being misled are
enormous. He said“Our affairs
are attached to the destiny
decreed by Allah, even our best
plans may lead us to
destruction” Giving instructions
in a battlefield, Imam Ali had
advised his son: “My son!
Remember that real help comes
from Allah” Man is like an
electric bulb, which needs to
remain connected with the
powerhouse (Allah) for remaining
on. But he is free to light up
either a mosque or a nightclub.
Suratal-Talaq verse 3, Allah
says “If someone
trusts Allah, He will suffice
him. He will surely bring about
what He decrees” |
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