LessonsResolving Apparent Tensions: Reconciling Texts in CreedQuiz

ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
This is because Allah has power over all things.

وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ إِلَيْهِ فَقِيرٌ
Every thing is in need of Allah.

The apparent difficulty: If Allah is omnipotent and every creature dependent, why use ordinary means?

Resolution: Both means and their effects remain dependent on divine power. A person uses lawful means without treating them as autonomous creators of outcomes. Reliance and proper effort can coexist.

Inference to avoid: Dependence does not demand rejecting lawful means, nor does it justify treating a means as independent.

Application: Seeking appropriate treatment while asking Allah for healing is not contradictory.

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Complete power and creaturely need — Resolving a question

Resolving Apparent Tensions: Reconciling Texts in Creed

ذَلِكَ بِأَنَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
This is because Allah has power over all things.

وَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ إِلَيْهِ فَقِيرٌ
Every thing is in need of Allah.

The apparent difficulty: If Allah is omnipotent and every creature dependent, why use ordinary means?

Resolution: Both means and their effects remain dependent on divine power. A person uses lawful means without treating them as autonomous creators of outcomes. Reliance and proper effort can coexist.

Inference to avoid: Dependence does not demand rejecting lawful means, nor does it justify treating a means as independent.

Application: Seeking appropriate treatment while asking Allah for healing is not contradictory.