NOTHING ESCAPES HIS PEN

 FAJR REMINDER: NOTHING ESCAPES HIS PEN

By: Umm Affān

Muḥarram 21, 1448 (6-July-2026)

Dear brethren! One of the greatest comforts a believer can ever possess is the certainty that nothing in this universe happens randomly. Every smile and tear, every gain and loss, every ease and hardship, every meeting and farewell—all of them have already been written by the Most Wise, the Most Merciful. When this reality settles in the heart, anxiety begins to fade, complaints become fewer, and reliance upon Allāh grows stronger.

We must therefore know and believe with absolute certainty that Allāh wrote all matters fifty thousand years before the creation of the heavens and the earth. That is the comprehensive decree encompassing everything that will occur until eternity. There is also the annual decree on Laylatul-Qadr (the Night of Qadr), during which the affairs of the coming year are apportioned by Allāh's Command. Furthermore, while each of us is still in our mother's womb, four matters concerning our lives are written. How perfect is the Knowledge of our Lord! How magnificent is His Wisdom! Indeed, Allāh is Great.

The second level of understanding Al-Qadar is Al-Kitābah (The Writing). The Qalam (Pen), by Allāh's Permission and according to His Perfect Knowledge, wrote everything in Al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ (The Preserved Tablet). Allāh (ﷻ) says: “Know you not that Allāh knows all that is in heaven and on earth? Verily, it is (all) in the Book (Al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūẓ). Verily, that is easy for Allāh.” [Sūrah Al-Ḥajj (22): 70]

Nothing has ever happened, nor will anything ever happen, except that it has already been recorded in that Preserved Tablet. Not a single heartbeat, not a single provision, not a single calamity, not a single blessing escapes the Writing of Allāh. ‘Ubādah Ibn aṣ-Ṣāmit reported: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “Verily, the first to be created by Allāh was the pen. Allāh told it to write, so it wrote all that will exist until forever.” [Sunan At-Tirmidhī 3319]

Reflect upon this! If everything has already been written by the Lord of the worlds, then why should we allow our hearts to be consumed by fear of tomorrow? Why should we become impatient over delayed provisions or lose hope when life unfolds differently from our expectations? The One who wrote your decree is also the Most Merciful, the Most Just, and the Most Wise. He never wrongs His servants, and He never decrees except with perfect wisdom, even when that wisdom remains hidden from us.

Know also that no created being knows what has been written by the Pen in the Preserved Tablet—not even the angels who are nearest to Allāh. The knowledge of the unseen belongs to Allāh alone. He knows every place, every moment, every event, and every outcome before they come into existence. Therefore, never allow yourself to be deceived by fortune tellers, soothsayers, or those who boast of possessing hidden knowledge. Likewise, do not believe those who claim they have seen your Qadar or that they possess the power to alter what Allāh has written for you. Such claims only weaken one's Tawḥīd and diminish reliance upon the Lord of the heavens and the earth.

Place your trust where it truly belongs—with Allāh alone. Be certain that what has been written for you will never miss you, no matter how impossible it may seem. Likewise, what was never written for you can never become yours, no matter how desperately you pursue it. No blessing reaches you except by Allāh's permission, and no harm befalls you except by His Decree. Nothing escapes His Knowledge, nothing overcomes His Will, and nothing occurs outside His perfect Decree.

So let your heart find peace. Continue Du'ā', striving in obedience, taking the lawful means, and placing your complete trust in Allāh. For the One Who wrote your destiny is the same Lord who loves those who rely upon Him.

I beseech Allāh (ﷻ) to fill our hearts with certainty in His Decree, strengthen our reliance upon Him alone, and increase us in beneficial knowledge, sincere faith, and abundant goodness in this world and the Hereafter. Aameen.