Faith And Trust İn Allah

Faith and Trust in Allah
Hakkında Faith and Trust in Allah




Faith and Trust in Allah

By Dr Muzammil H Siddiqi

(If Allah touches you with affliction, none can remove it but He; if He touch you with happiness, He hath power over all things He is the Omnipotent over His slaves; and He is the Wise, Acquainted with all things) (Al-An`am 6:17-18)

We must have strong and deep faith and trust in Allah Allah knows everything and He is with us wherever we are He has power and might He is wise and merciful We should trust in Allah in all situations, whether happy or sad, whether successful or confronted with difficulties and problems

Ibn `Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported:

I was (once) behind the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) when he said to me, �Boy, I teach you (a few) words: Remember Allah, and He will protect you Remember Allah (observing His commands and avoiding His prohibitions), and you will find Him close to you When you have to ask for something, ask of Allah When you seek help, seek Allah�s help Believe firmly that if all the creation desires to benefit you in anything, they can never benefit you, but that which Allah has decreed for you If they all unite to harm you, they will not be able to harm you in anything, but that which Allah has decreed for you� (At-Tirmidhi)

These are important words They are part of our faith as Muslims We believe in one God We are the people of tawheed (monotheism) Tawheed affects our lives, our personalities, and our behavior It gives us the following:

1 Dignity and Self-Esteem

A believer in tawheed knows that Allah alone is the possessor of all power and none besides Him can benefit or harm a person, provide for his needs, give or take away life, or wield authority or influence This makes a person independent and highly dignified Such a person would not disgrace himself by bowing in homage to any creature, or begging anyone else Such a person is not overawed by any person�s greatness A person of tawheed has great determination, patience and perseverance He is unshaken by any difficulty He relies on Allah and places his trust in Allah When such a person makes up his mind and devotes to do Allah�s commands, he has full confidence in the support of the most powerful Lord

2 Modesty and Humbleness

A believer in tawheed knows that Allah is the ultimate power and only Allah controls everything Whatever one has is given by Allah Allah can take away just as He can give He knows that whatever happens in this world, big or small, good or evil, advantage or disadvantage, success or loss, increase or decrease, life or death, richness or poverty, health or sickness, everything happens by the will of Allah A believer in tawheed cannot be arrogant and self conceited because he believes that his merits or achievements are not due to his own worth, they are gifts from Allah Such a person is always thankful to Allah and recognizes how much he depends upon Allah

3 Morality, Tolerance and Open-Mindedness

The believer in tawheed is always morally upright All his standards come from one and the same authority, the authority of Allah He does not have double or multiple standards There is only one Lord and the Lord treats all people equally The rules of Allah are universal and they are applicable to all people in all places A believer in tawheed knows that Allah has created everything in this universe, and every thing and every being belongs to Allah This makes a person very open minded, tolerant, and caring Sometimes people say that monotheism makes people intolerant, but we say that this is the most tolerant and compassionate belief system Because we do not believe that this thing belongs to our God and that thing belongs to some other god It is polytheism and atheism that divide the people and create intolerance and dissentions, not tawheed

4 Ultimate Peace and Contentment

The belief in tawheed purges the mind of jealousy, envy, and greed, and keeps away the temptation of resorting to base and unfair means for achieving success The believer has faith that everything is in the hand of Allah Honor, power, reputation, authority, and everything are under His control and He gives to whomever He wills The duty of the human being is to struggle, to do good, and to trust in Allah