Bounties of the Gracious God — Page 2
2 After having said this, the editor of al-Liw a’ says: This claim- ant believes that to forsake medication is about trusting God who grants health. But this is not the case, as trust in Allah the Exalted is, in fact, to act conforming to the requirements of His practice regarding His creation. We are commanded in the Quran to ward off all ailments and plagues through medication. We do not find in the Quran any of the frivolous statements this person is mak- ing. In fact, trust as understood by this claimant is actually dis- trust, as such an interpretation is contrary to God’s practice which is in existence and can be perceived and observed in this material world, and is in contradiction with the verse: 1 ِ ت َّھۡلُک�َ ُوۡا �ب ِا�َیۡد�ِیۡکُم ۡ إِلَی ال�ت ت �ُۡل َ �ت اَّل This is the objection raised by the editor of al-Liw a’ , and this is how he thought ill of me. Lamentable indeed is his condition, for he raised the objection without proper investigation and then made a false allegation. When I read the article which he had writ- ten and published, I said: ‘Holy is Allah! Indeed a great lie has been uttered by the tongue of this man!’ He did this despite the fact that I have never said anything of this kind. I do not know how it was ascribed to me. He is searching for me in a remote wilderness, while I am right before him. He is only misconstru- ing what I had said. I would therefore like to tell him, ‘O young man! Be patient. Do not ascribe to me what I have not claimed. It is good manners that one should investigate and not believe in 1. Cast not yourselves into ruin with your own hands. ( S u rah al-Baqarah, 2: 196) [Publisher]