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and wrong, justice and injustice.
That
which the Will of God ordains, that is
right,
and final.
just,
Power : so unrestrained, so awful,
carries that Will into effect, that there exists
no will or power save God's alone. That
which is ordained, good or evil, righteous
or unrighteous in man's poor view, is of
God. He is the only Doer. "In the
creation of heaven and earth, and in the ship
which sails on the sea . . . ALL is GOD."
All creatures, even man,
are in the awful
grip of this great Spirit, helpless ; they do
that which He ordains, that and no other.
" Why are you so naughty '
" God knows."
The reply of the little child is the reply
of Islam to all problems. It is the secret
of the awful fatalism which paralyzes men's
emotions and will. Two countenances
remain, after many years, vividly impressed
upon my memory ;
that of a man, guilty
of crime and under severe sentence, whom