Heavenly Jewels

Exalted) is an unbeliever. Ilm-e-Zaati means Allah (The Exalted's) self knowledge, which is unattained and uncreated. A. 20 Belief: He is the Creator of everything. Be it beings or actions. Everything that has been created has been created by Allah (The Exalted). A. 21 Belief: In reality, it is Allah (The Exalted) who sends down sustenance. The Angels etc. are only means and channels of delivering the sustenance etc. A. 22 Belief: As per His Knowledge, He has written all good and bad as they are to happen and as it was to be done. It is not so, that we have to do as He has written, but He has written as we were to do. Thus If Allah (The Exalted) wrote bad for a certain person, then it was because that person was to do bad. If he was to do good, then A llah (The Exalted) would have written that good for him. His writing did not force any person to do anything. This is known as destiny. The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) has said that one 'who rejects destiny is like the fire worshippers in this nation. Here the issue of destiny is being discussed. Many people commit sins and say that it is because it is in their destiny and because Allah (The Exalted) has written it to be so. This is incorrect. Allah (TIle Exalted) with His self knowledge knew that they were going to sin, so He wrote that which they were to do. It is not so that His writing has forced them to sin. An Example without comparison is being present for the purpose of understanding. A five year old boy stands in front of a bus. He says to his brother, 'I am going to pick up this bus.' His brother says, 'You will not pick it up.' The boy tries, but he does not pick it up. 17