Mentioning the levels of faith in divine decree and destiny.
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The Shaykh : The scholars have mentioned that faith in the divine decree has four levels: faith in Allah’s knowledge, faith in His writing, faith in His will, and faith in His creation. How many are these? Faith in knowledge, in writing, in will, and in creation. In this regard, the poet says:
"The knowledge and writing of our Lord, His will, *** And His creation, which is bringing into existence and forming"
"The knowledge and writing of our Lord, His will, *** And His creation, which is bringing into existence and forming"
In the first hemistich, how many? Three: the knowledge and writing of our Lord, His will. In the second hemistich: and His creation, which is bringing into existence and forming. You must believe in the all-encompassing knowledge of Allah. You must believe that Allah has written the decrees of all things until the Hour comes. You must believe that everything that has happened in the universe is by the will of Allah. And you must believe that everything other than Allah is created, including entities, actions, and attributes.
"The knowledge and writing of our Lord, His will, *** And His creation, which is bringing into existence and forming"
"The knowledge and writing of our Lord, His will, *** And His creation, which is bringing into existence and forming"
In the first hemistich, how many? Three: the knowledge and writing of our Lord, His will. In the second hemistich: and His creation, which is bringing into existence and forming. You must believe in the all-encompassing knowledge of Allah. You must believe that Allah has written the decrees of all things until the Hour comes. You must believe that everything that has happened in the universe is by the will of Allah. And you must believe that everything other than Allah is created, including entities, actions, and attributes.