3-Endless Bliss Third Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

them. For protection against them and to rescue yourself
from them, trust yourself to Allâhu ta’âlâ!” And it is
purported in the sûra of Ibrâhîm, “We patiently endure their
tortures. Those who have tawakkul should have tawakkul
only in Allâhu ta’âlâ.”
It is necessary to prevent such animals as scorpions, snakes
and wild animals from doing harm. It does not spoil tawakkul.
[We should not be patient with the germs that spread disease,
and we should do our best to prevent them. In case we catch
an infectious disease, we should use antiseptics and antibiotics
(penicillin and the like).]
If a person who carries a weapon in order to protect himself
against the enemy does not depend on his strength or weapon,
he will have had tawakkul. We should lock the door. But we
should not rely on the lock. As a matter of fact thieves have
broken many a lock. The symptom of a person’s having
tawakkul is that when he comes home and sees that his
possessions have been stolen he does not feel sorry. Saying
that Allâhu ta’âlâ has willed it be so, he becomes contented with
destiny. When putting the lock on the door we should pass
through our heart the prayer, “O my Allah! I put this lock not to
change Thine destiny but to follow Thine command and law. O
my Allah! If Thou shouldst make someone attack my property, I
am contented with Thine decree! I do not know if Thou created
this property for me, or for someone else and gave it to me as a
deposit.” If a person locks his door and goes away and then,
upon seeing that his possessions have been stolen when he
comes back, feels sorry, he should realize that he does not
have tawakkul. But if he does not cry, wail or cause alarm or
confusion, he at least gets the grade of patience. If he
complains and investigates the thief, he falls down from the
grade of patience, too. If he, finding out that he does not have
tawakkul and is not patient, gives up having a high opinion of
himself, this is his benefit and advantage casued by the thief.
Question: If he did not need his possessions he would not
hide them by locking the door. Can a person help becoming
sorry when something is stolen which he has been keeping in
order to satisfy his needs?
Answer: When Allâhu ta’âlâ gives these possessions to him
he should deem their coming to him beneficial for himself.
“There are benefits in everything given by Allâhu ta’âlâ,” he
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