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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Shiite Apologetics Question Fifteen What is Bada' and why do Shiites believe in it? Answer: Bada in Arabic means to become manifest. In Shiite terminology, it denotes a change in the course of ones fate due to his good deeds. It is a lofty point in the Shiite dynamic school derived from the logic of Revelation and the exploration of reason.

As the Quran views the affairs, man is not such as to be invariably helpless before his fate, but he may change the course of his fate by returning to the Truth and by doing worthy deeds, this being a universal and lasting principle, asserted by the Quran Allah does not change the conditions of a people until they change their own conditions. 13:11.

Also, And if the people of the cities had believed and guarded (against evil), We would certainly have opened up for them the blessings from the heaven and the earth. 7:96. Such states the Quran concerning a change in Prophet Yunus (Jonah) lot: But had it not been that he was of those who glorify (Us), he would certainly have tarried in its (i.e. the whales) belly until the Resurrection Day. 37:143-4.

The above verse indicates that Prophet Yunus was apparently to remain in this special jail until the Day of Resurrection, but his good deed (his glorifying God) changed his lot and saved him.

This is a fact recognized by Islamic narrations (hadiths), concerning which the holy Prophet (a.s) said, Ones sins do deprive one from ones destined provision and nothing but supplications can change it; one can also lengthen ones life only by performing good deeds.[1] This tradition and similar ones prove if man commits sins, he will be deprived of the provisions he should receive; nevertheless, he can change his fate and prolong his life when he supplicates to God and does good deeds.

Conclusion As understood from the Quran and the Prophets words, it is quite probable for one to be doomed to a certain painful end due to the natural sequence of cause and effect, stemming from his everyday behavior; he may be warned by a saint such as the Prophet or an Imam, of such a consequence if he continues misbehaving. Such an end may, however, change its direction and lead to happiness if one corrects his deeds.

This fact, derived from the logic of revelation, the Prophets Sunnah and the explorations of the reason is, in Shiite terminology, called Bada'.