The Essence of Islam – Volume V — Page 111
The Plague 111. God does indeed exist, and if He did not, those who are close to Him would have died a living death. He is wonderfully Omnipotent and marvellous are His holy powers. While, on the one hand, He allows the ignorant opponents to attack His friends like dogs, on the other hand He commands His angels to serve them. In the same way, when His wrath comes upon the world and His anger surges against the wrongdoers, His Eye protects His chosen ones. Otherwise, the whole mission of godly people would end in disarray and no one would recognize them. His powers are limitless, but they are revealed to people in proportion to their belief. Those who are blessed with faith and love and are totally lost in Him, and break free from selfish habits, it is for their sake that miracles are shown. . God does what He wills, but He chooses to demonstrate His miraculous powers only to those who break from their habits for His sake. In this day and age there are very few people who know Him and believe in His amazing powers. But there are many who have no belief whatsoever in the All-Powerful God, Whose voice is heard by everything and for Whom nothing is impossible. . Let it be remembered that to get treatment for the plague or other diseases is not a sin. In fact it is recorded in a Hadith that there is no disease for which. God has not created a remedy. But I consider it a sin to make this sign dubious by getting inoculated, for it is a sign which God, for our sake, wishes to demonstrate clearly in the world. I dare not demean His true