-If being stuck in the belly of a whale was a factor that prevented relief, prophet Yunus would have never made this dua: لَّاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّاۤ أَنتَ سُبۡحَـٰنَكَ إِنِّی كُنتُ مِنَ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِینَ 'There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except You. Glory be to You! I have certainly done wrong.' -If being stuck in a a desert with no water was a factor that prevented sustenance, Hajar would not have ran from hill to hill after saying: لن يضيعنا الله 'Allah will not let us be lost'. -If being in a land with no crops or people was a factor that prevented growth, prophet Ibrahim would have never made this dua: رَبِّ ٱجۡعَلۡ هَـٰذَا بَلَدًا ءَامِنࣰا وَٱرۡزُقۡ أَهۡلَهُۥ مِنَ ٱلثَّمَرَ ٰ⁠تِ مَنۡ ءَامَنَ مِنۡهُم بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡیَوۡمِ ٱلۡـَٔاخِرِۚ 'My Lord, make this city ˹of Mecca˺ secure and provide fruits to its people—those among them who believe in Allah and the Last Day.' -If being in a place full of idol worship was a factor that prevented a city full of submission to Allah alone, prophet Ibrahim would not have made this dua: رَبَّنَا وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِیهِمۡ رَسُولࣰا مِّنۡهُمۡ یَتۡلُوا۟ عَلَیۡهِمۡ ءَایَـٰتِكَ وَیُعَلِّمُهُمُ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَ وَٱلۡحِكۡمَةَ وَیُزَكِّیهِمۡۖ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡعَزِیزُ ٱلۡحَكِیمُ 'Our Lord! Raise from among them a messenger who will recite to them Your revelations, teach them the Book and wisdom, and purify them. Indeed, You ˹alone˺ are the Almighty, All-Wise.' -If being alone and away from his home was a factor that prevented stability, prophet Musa would not have made this dua: رَبِّ إِنِّی لِمَاۤ أَنزَلۡتَ إِلَیَّ مِنۡ خَیۡرࣲ فَقِیرࣱ 'My Lord! I am truly in ˹desperate˺ need of whatever provision You may have in store for me.' -If being afflicted with a major illness was a factor that prevented good health, prophet Ayoub would not have made this dua: أَنِّی مَسَّنِیَ ٱلضُّرُّ وَأَنتَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّ ٰ⁠حِمِینَ 'I have been touched with adversity, and You are the Most Merciful of the merciful.' -If old age was a factor that prevented children and an offspring, prophet Zakariya would not have made this dua: رَبِّ لَا تَذَرۡنِی فَرۡدࣰا وَأَنتَ خَیۡرُ ٱلۡوَ ٰ⁠رِثِینَ 'My Lord! Do not leave me childless, though You are the Best of Successors.' -If being in a temporary palace full of corruption was a factor that prevented finding a home of eternal peace and richness, Asiya would not have made this dua: رَبِّ ٱبۡنِ لِی عِندَكَ بَیۡتࣰا فِی ٱلۡجَنَّةِ 'My Lord! Build me a house in Paradise near You.' -Factors are never dead-end paths to prevention. Rather they are redirections to seeking the One whose will has no factors.

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Subhanallah bu ne güzel bir bakış açısı... Hiçbir şey Allah'ın gücünü etkileyemez. Hiçbir faktör Allah'ın vermek istediğini engelleyemez. Hiçbir faktör Allah'ın vermediğini veremez...

Dua etmeyi, Allah'a yalvarmayı, doğru yolda gitmeye çabalamayı bırakmamak gerekiyor. Yalnız Allah'a dayanmalıyız... Allah seni hayırla mükafatlandırsın.

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