Book Name:اِنَّا لِلّٰہ Parhnay Ki Barkatein
suddenly, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه we will be rewarded.
O devotees of the Prophet! It is our belief that وَالْقَدْرِ خَیْرِہٖ وَشَرِّہِ مِنَ اللہِ تَعَالیٰ , which means, ‘destiny, the good and bad of it, is from Allah Almighty’. The clear meaning of this is that whether we experience joy or sadness, prosperity or worry, health or illness, wealth or poverty; it is all from Allah Almighty.
However, the state of society is strange. Some people take bad omens, especially in this month of Ṣafar. If no customer came to the shop today, they take a bad omen; if their work is not going well, they take a bad omen; if their eye twitches, they take a bad omen; if some hardship arises on the way to somewhere, they take a bad omen; if some calamity, difficulty or worry arises, they take a bad omen. They have various notions, doubts and suspicions in their hearts.
For example, if they meet a blind person in the morning, if a one-eyed person appears in front of them, if they meet a person who cannot walk properly, if a black cat or crow passes by them or if they hear an unpleasant sound on the way to do something, they believe the task will remain incomplete. People even take bad omens from certain days, and the sounds of ambulances and fire engines. They also believe the horoscopes published in newspapers and become sad. Some people consider it misfortunate to sweep the house after guests leave.
If the right eye twitches, they become certain that some calamity will strike. If Eid happens to fall on Friday, they consider it to be a weighty thing for the government. They consider the crying of cat to be misfortunate. If the rooster crows in the daytime they consider this a bad sign, to the extent that they will slaughter it. If a customer comes to a shop and leaves without buying anything, the shopkeeper considers this to be a bad omen.