How can the verse: "Say: 'All is from Allah'" be reconciled with the verse: "Whatever good befalls you is from Allah, and whatever evil befalls you is from yourself"?
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The meaning of good deeds (hasanah) and bad deeds (sayyi'ah) being from Allah is that both are predetermined by Allah; that is, they are known and recorded in the Preserved Tablet (Al-Lawh Al-Mahfuz), created, and willed by Allah.
As for good deeds being from Allah and bad deeds being from yourself, its meaning is that a good deed is a grace from Allah, and a bad deed is due to a person's disobedience.
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