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Who deserves to be Worshiped ?

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deceased will <strong>be</strong>gin either <strong>to</strong> suffer or <strong>to</strong> enjoy his or her stay in the grave, which<br />

will either expand (<strong>to</strong> give comfort <strong>to</strong>) or contract (<strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong>rture) its occupant. (As<br />

narrated in hadiths recorded by Imams Bukhari and Ahmad)<br />

9.6 Belief in predestination<br />

This includes the following <strong>be</strong>liefs:<br />

a) Allah knows everything. His knowledge is not bound by time; the past, present<br />

and future are all known <strong>to</strong> Him.<br />

b) Everything that takes place is already written in a book called the ‘Preserved<br />

Tablet’.<br />

c) Allah has created everything, including our actions, both good and bad. He has<br />

commanded us <strong>to</strong> do good deeds, though, and has forbidden us from doing evil;<br />

hence we will <strong>be</strong> rewarded or punished based on our choice of good or bad<br />

actions.<br />

d) Everything that happens in this universe is happening with Allah’s permission,<br />

and nothing can take place against His will.<br />

It should <strong>be</strong> noted that Allah’s prior knowledge is not the same as control; it does<br />

not mean that we human <strong>be</strong>ings have no free will. We choose, but Allah knows<br />

<strong>be</strong>forehand what choices we will make and what actions we will take. He merely<br />

allows us <strong>to</strong> follow through with our decisions.<br />

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