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everything fails him [works his destruction], man's free will then
returns to its original nature because of its love for Allah.
Allah has established a law in His Creation that rewards those
who do good and punishes those who do evil, and He has applied
it to all. Over and over again the Holy Qur'an reminds us that we
are to practice only good deeds and shun corrupt ones. Allah tells
us that good has the effect of suppressing evil, and that evil has the
effect of eradicating good. However, good is stronger than evil.
The Holy Qur'an says, "He that does good shall have ten times as
much to his credit. He that does evil shall only be recompensed ac-
cording to his evil. . ,"73 Allah has made human beings free to
shape their own futures, but there are laws which we must respect.
The 'Qadar' of Allah is the law which defines the nature of His
Creation. In translation, the word 'qadar' means ordinance,
measurement or premeasurement. If we abuse what He has given
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returns to its original nature because of its love for Allah.
Allah has established a law in His Creation that rewards those
who do good and punishes those who do evil, and He has applied
it to all. Over and over again the Holy Qur'an reminds us that we
are to practice only good deeds and shun corrupt ones. Allah tells
us that good has the effect of suppressing evil, and that evil has the
effect of eradicating good. However, good is stronger than evil.
The Holy Qur'an says, "He that does good shall have ten times as
much to his credit. He that does evil shall only be recompensed ac-
cording to his evil. . ,"73 Allah has made human beings free to
shape their own futures, but there are laws which we must respect.
The 'Qadar' of Allah is the law which defines the nature of His
Creation. In translation, the word 'qadar' means ordinance,
measurement or premeasurement. If we abuse what He has given
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