وَلَا يَكُونُ إِلَّا مَا يُرِيدُ.
Nothing takes place except what Allah wills.
Clause structure: Lā yakūnu illā combines negation and exception to yield restriction about what occurs. Mā yurīdu states the relation to the divine will.
Meaning and inference: Nothing that occurs falls outside divine will; an event’s occurrence does not suggest that God’s will has been overcome.
Limit of inference: This connection between occurrence and will does not prove that every occurrence is morally approved or loved; will and approval must be distinguished.