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What is the clear and concise response regarding the interpretation of the noble verse: "Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is within themselves," especially in the context of the saying, "If a people one day wills to live, then fate must surely respond"?

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The ruling that the response of destiny to the will of the people is inevitable is null and void, and it contradicts the Muslim's belief that the will of people is subservient to the will of Allah. The noble verse: "Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves," concurs with and supports this belief. Change is attributed to Allah Almighty, and He is the One who truly changes what is in people, even if that is due to people changing what is in themselves. The verse concludes: "And when Allah intends for a people ill, there is no repelling it, and there is not for them besides Him any patron."

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