đź”»We cannot ask God to not test us!
đź”»In the same way that the philosophy behind our lives is to be tested, the philosophy behind our religion is to be tested too.
👉🏼 Destiny (10)
🔸We consider #tests to be like a machine, which is affected by different factors, such as: thoughts, likings, wishes, beliefs, actions, intentions, prayers, God & His Guardian’s affection for us, & the good & bad behaviors of those around us. These are the input of this machine & the output is our destiny, which determines the confines of our authority.
🔸God has created us in this world to test us. [Qur’an 67:2] We also know we can’t leave the domain of God’s rule. [Kumayl Supplication] Therefore, it is wiser if we don’t try to #escape from tests. Instead, we can ask God, “O God, take the best & easiest tests from us…” or “O God, my test has become hard. Take easier tests from me.” But we can’t say, “God, don’t test us.”
🔸It is impossible for the philosophy behind our lives to be testing, but the philosophy behind our religion not to be testing.
🔸For example, we have been told that if we see someone is #sinning in #hiding, we shouldn’t expose him. One reason is that by exposing him, the possibility of testing him in that area will be eliminated. The reason we have been commanded not to #backbite is so that a sinner will have the opportunity to sin without being disgraced.
🔸Why have they said that women should listen to their husbands in several specific cases (of course this does not mean men have absolute control over women)? Although it is for harmony between men & women, it is also for people to be tested. Some people ask, “What if a man makes mistakes?” The answer is that these mistakes are a part of the tests too. If no complexities were involved, this would not have been a test!
🔸Another example is parents. Even if your parents are unbelievers, you must respect & listen to them except when they say something against God’s commands. You should not say, “Parents are from one generation & children are from a different generation so they usually disagree.” The Almighty God knew this too, but He gave this command to test us.
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#Destiny
âś… @PanahianEN
đź”»In the same way that the philosophy behind our lives is to be tested, the philosophy behind our religion is to be tested too.
👉🏼 Destiny (10)
🔸We consider #tests to be like a machine, which is affected by different factors, such as: thoughts, likings, wishes, beliefs, actions, intentions, prayers, God & His Guardian’s affection for us, & the good & bad behaviors of those around us. These are the input of this machine & the output is our destiny, which determines the confines of our authority.
🔸God has created us in this world to test us. [Qur’an 67:2] We also know we can’t leave the domain of God’s rule. [Kumayl Supplication] Therefore, it is wiser if we don’t try to #escape from tests. Instead, we can ask God, “O God, take the best & easiest tests from us…” or “O God, my test has become hard. Take easier tests from me.” But we can’t say, “God, don’t test us.”
🔸It is impossible for the philosophy behind our lives to be testing, but the philosophy behind our religion not to be testing.
🔸For example, we have been told that if we see someone is #sinning in #hiding, we shouldn’t expose him. One reason is that by exposing him, the possibility of testing him in that area will be eliminated. The reason we have been commanded not to #backbite is so that a sinner will have the opportunity to sin without being disgraced.
🔸Why have they said that women should listen to their husbands in several specific cases (of course this does not mean men have absolute control over women)? Although it is for harmony between men & women, it is also for people to be tested. Some people ask, “What if a man makes mistakes?” The answer is that these mistakes are a part of the tests too. If no complexities were involved, this would not have been a test!
🔸Another example is parents. Even if your parents are unbelievers, you must respect & listen to them except when they say something against God’s commands. You should not say, “Parents are from one generation & children are from a different generation so they usually disagree.” The Almighty God knew this too, but He gave this command to test us.
#AliRezaPanahian
#Most_Determining_Factor
#Destiny
âś… @PanahianEN