Will. We. Are.

Do you believe in free will?

Do you believe that we have the freedom or power to decide whatever we want, to shape our lives regardless of the force behind it, that we are responsible of our own actions, and we create our own destiny and we decide how we want to live our lives?

Or do you believe in fate, that everything happens for a reason, everything happens the way it's supposed to?

Yes, it seems easier to leave it all to chance, to let fate decides. But does it really work out that way?

There are things in life that are beyond our comprehension, beyond our control.

Yes I do believe in free will.

We can't just simply blame it on fate for everything that has happened in our lives. God gives us the ability to think, to rationalize things, to choose and make our own decision in life. We are not like puppets, we have to take responsibility of our own actions, because I believe that some things happen because of our own free choices.

But I also believe in God's will. Pardon me I'm not an expert on this, guide me if I'm wrong. I believe in the divine will and decree (Qadha' and Qadhar). Even though we are given the choice to choose, it won't happen without God's will. So everything will fall back to its nature. We can choose, but God decides. Only God can allow things to happen, good or bad.

We are given the choice to choose, the 'aqal to think. And I believe that we are responsible of our own actions.

So don't simply blame it on fate.

Remember, some people are tested for patience and some for gratitude. We will be tested for as long as we live. Being poor vs. rich, sickness vs. health, loneliness vs. companionship.

For whatever reason, the end doesn't justify the means. If you want to be rich, there are ways. But choose wisely. Bribery? Gambling? Or work smarter, pay your zakat and pray? Maybe by giving a bribe you can be filthy rich, but what will happen next? Maybe you can't be rich no matter how much effort you put in, but remember life is full of tests. And in the end, everything will be judged by God.

So choose wisely.

Indeed, Allah is all knowing, all powerful.