Understanding Salat — Page 84
Understanding S al A t 84 10. Believes that just as God Almighty is the Creator of all means, and is also the creator of all those that utilise these means, similarly, He also gov- erns the outcome of those means that have been utilised. For example, He has created man and also created the sustenance that is necessary for his survival. Furthermore, the healthy and unhealthy blood which is produced in man’s body as a result of the sustenance is also owing to His divine command. This is expressed through God’s attribute of ‘The Ever Merciful’. 11. Moreover, God Almighty has also established the system of reward and punishment. A day comes when everything, in accordance with its circumstances, witnesses the full consequences of its good or evil actions. In other words, the consequences of actions are of two types: firstly, those intermediary consequences which fol- low all actions to some extent, and secondly, the final consequence which is the cumulative effect of them all. Hence, Allah the Almighty has not only ordained that every action should have a reaction, which God’s attribute ‘The Ever Merciful’ indicates, but He has also ordained that all actions lead to a cumulative consequence. This is why He is called ‘The Master of the Day of Judgement’.