The Compass of Our Servanthood
God Almighty says, “Know well that His is the creation and His is the command. Blessed and Supreme is God, the Lord of the worlds” (A’raf, 7:54). The Divine actions pertaining to either taqwin (creation) or tadbir (providence), concern the universe together with all the creatures in it. Everything follows the path and trajectory which has been ordained for it. God’s acts of taqlif (the Divine de...