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The Difference between Planning and[br]Reliance on Allah. Javed Ahmed Ghamidi

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[Hassan Ilyaas] What is the essential[br]difference between

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using your intellect to plan versus[br]reliance in the divine will?

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We are often told to have faith, reliance[br]in Allah,

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but then we set about a plan,[br]we analyze the pros and cons,

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and limitations in order to[br]achieve the desired result.

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If we always end up planning everything, [br]where does reliance in God fit in?

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What is the difference[br]between the two?

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[Javed Ahmed Ghamidi] In this world, [br]do all the plans we undertake

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and opinions we form, lead to the[br]same uniform results as, say,

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like water, when it is split, maintains[br]the same level throughout.

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The way results come about[br]in moral affairs

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are not the same as the results which come[br]about due to physical laws.

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Often we end up putting in all our effort[br]and strength into something

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but we don't end up achieving[br]the desired result.

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Therefore, we have been taught that[br]all results in this world

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can only be achieved through[br]diligent planning.

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Therefore, one must plan and gain [br]worldly knowledge.

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If one wants to achieve something, [br]one must delve deep and obtain

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the requisite scientific knowledge to [br]achieve the correct results.

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Scientific knowledge refers[br]to obtaining knowledge through

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observations and experience of the[br]facts.

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One must not slack in one's effort[br]in planning.

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But since the outcomes of all our schemes[br]are not determinately correlated,

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one must be satisfied and have faith that[br]every outcome is by the Will of Allah.

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It is imperative for man to leave the[br]eventuality in the hands of Allah;

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this enables man to not lose hope[br]and move onwards to the next plan.

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[Hassan] We are told of this event[br]attributed to Syeda Ayesha;

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The Holy Prophet (PBUH) has[br]instructed us to ask Allah

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for something even as trivial as[br]a broken shoe lace.

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This means that while one has to make [br]an effort,

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one should also pray to Allah to give one[br]the fruit of one's labour and

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protection from any afflictions, whether [br]natural or human, on the way to the market

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[Ghamidi] One's stepping out, having the [br]will to do so, the money to buy the laces,

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the money being secure is, all of this,[br]by the permission of Allah.

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Man is dependent on Allah each[br]and every step of the way.

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Therefore, he (pbuh) had said, that [br]one must have faith in Allah when

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embarking for any task.

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He in no way told us to[br]just stay at home

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raising our hands in prayer, [br]hoping the laces would fall from the sky.

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No, one must leave go out for this, [br]one must have money for it,

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make a trip to the market, [br]and search for the laces.

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However, he said, that a devout Muslim [br]needs to understand that all this

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can be possible to attain only through[br]Allah's permission, and grace.