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What is tawakkul?

ما التوكل؟

Tawakkul is the heart's reliance on God together with taking the means. Its way is 'tie it and then rely', so it is worship and not the abandonment of effort.

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Tawakkul is the heart relying on God while taking the means. The sunna is: tie your camel and rely on God. It is an act of worship and not an abandonment of work. 1

People and things also explored

The seven ahruf· Hadith· Shama'il Muhammadiyya· The Prophetic sira· The Prophetic Sunna· Command, prohibition and capacity· The Sunna as explanation of the Qur'an· Bid'a (religious innovation)

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