THE UNIVERSE IS WITHIN ALLAH'S WILL
Allah ‘azza wa jalla created mankind, but of course mankind in his nature is ungrateful. When does the remember Allah? When he is in distress,Allah says. When he is in water and the waves start hitting; when the waves hit the ship, he remembers Allah. Then they say, “If He saves us, we will be grateful.” After being saved by Allah, they commit shirk; they do not thank Him. In fact, every minute of our lives we use provisions (ni‘māt) fromAllah. At all times, we must be giving thanks toAllah, [and] never forgettingHim.
