Sovereignty and Perfect Happiness
From God

Even though we are on parole on earth, God in His infinite grace, and mercy, has blessed submitters immensely with sovereignty and perfect happiness even in this tinsel life. However, we do know that this awesome blessing from God comes only when we continuously fulfill God’s commandments and after we have passed our admission tests (3:186, 29:2-3). God tells us in verses 4:78-79 and 42:30 that while everything comes from God, anything bad that happens to us is a consequence of our deeds, and He overlooks many of our sins. In 64:11 we are told that nothing happens to us except in accordance with God’s will. There are many other verses such as 87:7, 81:29, 59:2, 3-6.

We know from verse 10:61 that not even an atom’s weight is out of God’s control, be it in the heavens or the earth. Everything, even smaller than an atom, is in a profound record. Further, from verses 57:22, 34:3 and others, we learn that God has recorded the future of everything, even before creation. We also know that shifts of angels are with each one of us and they guard us in accordance with God’s commandments (13:11). We also know that God is the only One who chooses - no one else does any choosing (28:68), God is the only One who makes us rich or poor (53:43), laugh or cry (53:48). God is closer to us than our hearts (8:24).

In many verses of the Quran, God promises us perfect happiness in

this world and in the Hereafter. The following verses exemplify this promise:

Absolutely, God’s allies have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve. They are those who believe and lead a righteous life. For them joy and happiness in this world, as well as in the Hereafter. This is God’s unchangeable law. Such is the greatest triumph. Do not be saddened by their utterances. All power belongs to God. He is the Hearer, Omniscient. [10:62-65]

God promises those who believe and lead a righteous life, that He will make them sovereigns on earth, as He did for those before them, and will establish for them the religion He has chosen for them, and will substitute peace and security for them in place of fear. All this because they worship Me alone; they never set up any idols beside Me. Those who disbelieve after this are the truly wicked. [24:55]

We know that God bestows sovereignty and happiness not just on individuals, but in a broad sense also on nations. For example, when the people of Jonah believed, God relieved the humiliating retribution they had been suffering in this world, and made them prosperous (10:98).

We know that we have chosen to be Satan’s constituents in his temporary kingdom earth.

Nevertheless, perfect happiness and God’s infinite protection in accordance with God’s plan are still available to us. We must repent and do our best at all times to fulfill the redemption plan bestowed upon us in God’s infinite mercy.

Striving for God’s approval
and mercy

We should be thankful to God as much as we can for blessing us infinitely with His perfect guidance and commandments. We know that God conveys these to us by sending us a scripture, through a messenger or inspiration (42:51). God’s guidance and blessings are better than any of the material things people hoard in this life.

Because of the distractions in our daily lives, we sometimes fail to be appreciative of God’s blessings. We do not remember God enough times, and forget that He is running everything. We should implore God for His forgiveness for all our sins as often as we can, particularly at dawn, and repent to Him. We should also repent for not having our priorities straight. We must sincerely pledge to God that we would not repeat our sinning, and implore Him for His infinite help to improve ourselves.