The Quran

Preface

قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مالِكَ المُلكِ تُؤتِي المُلكَ مَن تَشاءُ وَتَنزِعُ المُلكَ مِمَّن تَشاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشاءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ الخَيرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيءٍ قَديرٌ

Yusuf Ali

Say: “O God. Lord of Power (And Rule), Thou givest power to whom Thou pleasest, and Thou strippest off power from whom Thou pleasest: Thou enduest with honour whom Thou pleasest, and Thou bringest low whom Thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all good¹. Verily, over all things Thou hast power.

Another glorious passage, full of meaning. The governing phrase in it all is: “In Thy hand is all Good.” What is the standard by which we may judge Good? It is God’s Will. Therefore when we submit to God’s Will, and real Islam illuminates us we see the highest Good. There has been and is much controversy as to what is the Highest Good. To the Muslim there is no difficulty: it is the Will of God, He must ever strive to learn and understand that Will. But once in that fortress, he is secure. He is not troubled with the nature of Evil.