"Wherever you be, death will overtake you, even though you be in strong towers.

"Wherever you be, death will overtake you, even though you be in strong towers. Yet, if something fine befalls them, they say: 'This is from Allah', but if an ill befalls them, they say: 'This is from you'. Say: 'Everything is from Allah'. But what is the matter with such people that it is nigh to perceive no word " This verse is an encouragement unto the Holy Struggle and not being afraid of death in the battle-field.

It is also an answer to the ill omens of the hypocrites that, instead of considering and recognizing the matters well, they hold Allah responsible for the distresses and failures. By the way, the manner of defaming the leader is the style of hypocrites. Therefore, it is not right that, by relieving themselves of responsibilities, they justify the faults and hold others responsible for their own sins.

It should be realized that victories and failures, death and life, pleasant and unpleasant affairs, all in all, are in the circle of the wise providence of Allah. "...'Everything comes from Allah'..." Thus, regarding the death being certain and decisive so that wherever we may be it will happen. Then why would we escape from Holy struggle? "Wherever you be, death will overtake you, even though you be in strong towers.

Yet, if something fine befalls them they say: This is from Allah', but if an ill befalls them, they say: 'This is from you.' Say: 'Everything is from Allah '. But what is the matter with such people that it is nigh to perceive no word?" Surah An-Nisa', Verse 79 مَّا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ اللّهِ وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٍ فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ وَأَرْسَلْنَاكَ لِلنَّاسِ رَسُولاً وَكَفَى بِاللّهِ شَهِيدًا 79.

"Whatever of good befalls you, it is from Allah, and whatever of ill befalls you, it is from yourself; and We have sent you as a Messenger unto mankind; and Allah is sufficient (as) a witness (thereof).

From the point of the Divine theology, everything is the creature of Allah: "Allah is the Creator of every thing..." [^1] And Allah has created every thing good and beautiful as the Qur'an says: "Who made good everything that He has created...." [^2] What relates to Allah, in this regard, is creation, which is not separate from goodness.

Therefore, our distresses and inflictions are, firstly, because of the lack of those virtues that are not created by Allah; and, secondly, whatever causes our deprivation from the divine bounties, are the personal actions or the actions of the society.

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