Have you ever met somebody who says, "I have not done so and so good because I have not received Hidayah (guidance) / a sign / a reaction from Allah"? (Differs slightly from "I am not as good as so and so person"). Or, "I have done so or I am doing so because THIS is the will of Allah".
Guidance, or Hidayah is EVERYWHERE. It is even inside of you, and me. A little voice we choose to recognise- or not.
It is our free will to choose; and there are pre-destined occasions; and there are tests to test our faith and submission to Allah.
If we do wrong, or follow the wrong way, could we attribute it to Allah? Why should we? Why do we treat Allah like a game; "Try and make me (become) good while I do these things against what You ask of me". Is it befitting for us to behave towards our Creator in such a way?
I have had qualms and trouble to understand verses which say; Allah leads astray whom He wills and Guides whom He wills, i.e an-Nahl: 93, Fatir: 8.
The thing is, anything becomes contorted when you take them out of context. The Qur'an also states; that Allah is never, NEVER oppressive, unfair, unjust. Allah is not (au'zubillah) a foolish bully.
One is guided when he chooses to SEEK guidance and follows it. One is lead astray when he chooses to seek deviation and follows it. Man is given a free will to choose. You get what you look for.
May we seek guidance and thus Allah will then accept our effort and endow us with more guidance and Light from Him, ameen.
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