Allah Ta’ala Controls Everything

The means of protection will only protect if willed by Allah Ta’ala. If He wills to the contrary, then the very means arranged for protection, will cause destruction.

When it is His decree, intelligence and everything else are rendered futile. In this regard Hadhrat Maulana Ya’qoob (Rahmatullahi alayh) narrated an episode.

A woman who had one small child was living in a building which was described as a fort. It had high surrounding walls for protection. In the vicinity roamed a man-eating wolf. During the night, the woman would sleep with her child in a well-fortified room. It was a secure place from all angles.

One night, some robbers broke through the wall of the room. When they only saw the woman and child in deep slumber, they hurriedly left. The wolf entered through the hole. It snatched the child and fled.

The woman, the robbers and the wolf acted according to what they had been inspired with. Intelligence and everything else fail when it is His decree.

(Malfoothaat Part 9)

[The lesson to learn from the above tragic incident is that we should not be forgetful of Allah Ta’ala. We should not sit, and sleep contented that we are caring for our children whilst being oblivious to make Du’aa unto Allah Ta’ala for their protection.

Furthermore, we should never venture near to un-Islamic ways in rearing our children, for then we can never hope for the Help of Allah Ta’ala.]