their childhoods with the idea of getting a good job. They spend
every moment of their lives wanting a better job or advancement
and promotion in the job they have. So, if they lose their job, their
days are filled with depression and anxiety and their lives are, as
they say, turned upside down.
On the other hand, a believer knows that it is Allah Who gives
him his daily sustenance and that his sources of incomes are for this
purpose only. In other words, for a believer, the blessings that Allah
has given him are only a means. For this reason, if a person of faith
loses his source of income, he will accept the fact with steadfastness
and submission. In such circumstances, he will be steadfast and
pray and put himself in Allah's hands. He never forgets that Allah
gives his daily sustenance and that He can take it away anytime He
wills.
A person who takes the Qur'an as a guide will immediately
take control of his thoughts and actions if he loses a source of in-
come, suffers harm, cannot study in the school of his choice or sim-
ilar circumstances. He will consider whether of not his behaviour is
pleasing to Allah and the following thoughts may go through his
mind:
Harun Yahya
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