The Essence of Islam – Volume III — Page 31
Natural, Moral and Spiritual States of Man 31 contrary, the moral part of it would be that after losing something, considering it to be a trust from God Almighty, one should not complain about it. Rather, one should affirm that God has taken back what belonged to. Him in the first place, and should accept the will of God. . Regarding this particular moral quality, God Almighty's. Holy Word, the Glorious Qur'ān, says: وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْ ءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنْفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّبِرِينَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُّصِيبَةً قَالُوا إنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونه أوليكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلوتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَ رحمة لد وأوليكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُونَ ه 23. This means that: 'O believers! We shall keep trying you. . Thus, at times you will be overtaken by fear; sometimes you will be visited by adversity and starvation or you will suffer financially; sometimes your lives will be endangered, sometimes your toil will be fruitless and your efforts will not yield the desired results; and sometimes your dear children will die. Therefore, convey glad tidings to those, who, when they are visited by a calamity, affirm: We belong to God and we are His trust and vassals. The truth is that trust should return to its owner. . These are the people who are the recipients of Divine grace and these are the people who have found their way to God. '. In short, the name of this moral quality is steadfastness or, in other words, willing submission to the Divine will. . From another perspective, this quality may also be called 'Adl [equity or justice. ] Throughout a believer's life, God. Almighty does so many things to his liking and manifests 23 Al-Baqarah, 2:156-158 [Publisher]