What is Qadar? To get an answer to this, according to the Islamic Perspective, you need to look for the article Islamic Concept About Qadar.
Some people believe in Qadar yet other people do not believe in Qadar. Do you think Qadar is just about predestination or that it has more to it than just the concept of predestination. The concept of Qadar forms part of the belief system of Islam. Muslims are to believe in the only One God, His Angels, His revealed books, His Messengers, the last day( day of judgement) and predestination.
Those who turn away from guidance do so because they want to turn away, i.e. they choose not to be guided. They have been misguided because they are arrogant – they refuse to listen.
And so when they swerved from the right way, Allah let their hearts swerve from the truth.
[Surah As-Saff (61): ayat 5]
Nevertheless there are people who have not received the Message of Islam/guidance at all or the Message has not reached them in the clearest form, i.e. it is incomplete or distorted. These
people are called Ahlul Fatrah and will be excused and not be punished, even though there are
misguided.
There are certain situations where we can do something about our qadar. For example:
Illness/sickness is qadar – but we have been commanded by the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi
wasallam, to look for a cure should we become ill. Finding a cure is also qadar. Thus, a
qadar could be dealt with through another qadar.
If something unfortunate happens to us, e.g. if we lost our job, we don’t just say that it’s
qadar and do nothing about it. We look for another job, the consequence of which is another qadar.
‘Umar bin al-Khattab was traveling with a group of Sahabahs during his Khilafah (leadership).
They were coming to a town when they heard that it had a contagious/infectious disease, i.e.
cholera. ‘Umar asked his group whether they should proceed or go back (to Madinah). The
majority of the Sahabahs said they should go back but some said they should proceed. Then one Sahabi said he knew a hadith where the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, said, “If you hear that this disease exists in a country, don’t travel to that country.” So ‘Umar decided that they should go back. Another Sahabi (it seems from the second group) asked him whether he was running away from a qadar. ‘Umar replied that they were moving away from one qadar to another qadar.
Thus, whenever there is a problem, a challenge or any hardship which we can remove, overcome, solve or minimize, it is a must that we do so. Some scholars like al-Imam al-Jilani use the term: “overcoming qadar” in this regard.
Allah has perfect knowledge of whatever happens to us , whether in the open and light of the day or hidden in the darkness of the night. Verily He is cognizant of what is in the breasts of man and also aware of what we do. So lead a good life my brother and sister.
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