![]() ![]() ![]() It is incumbent upon believers to have faith in whatever God permits them to do or abstain from – as for instance, in conforming to an injunction, whether by acting or abstaining, or in seeking their provision by resorting to action in the form of crafts and professions, and so on – it is God the exalted Who creates and originates their intentions, abilities and movements, and that the acts they choose to perform will be attributed to them in the manner known as ‘acquisition’ (kasb) and ‘working’, and shall be, in consequence, liable to reward and punishment but that they exercise volition only when God Himself does so, and can neither do nor abstain from anything unless He renders them able to. No creature possesses either ability or power over anything save through God, Who is Able and Capable. “Power ( hawl) is motion and ability ( quwwa) is aptitude.” ![]()
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