He will be enough for him. (Quran 65:3) And put all your trust [in Allah], if you truly are believers. (Quran 5:23) He is Rabb of the east and west, there is no deity except Him, so take him as your Protector. (Quran 73:9) Put your trust in the living Allah who never dies, and celebrate His praise. (Quran 25:58) In Allah should the trustful trust. (Quran 14:12) Hadith: Umar bin Khattab said: I heard Muhammad saying, "If you all depend on Allah with due reliance, He would certainly give you provision as He gives it to the birds who go forth hungry in the morning and return with full bellies at dusk." (At-Tirmidhi) Many Muslim legends such as those of Rabi'a illustrate tawakkul. Of Rabi'a, it is said that when her donkey died in the desert while she was on the hajj, she refused aid from a caravan, instead depending on God to provide for her. Sahl al-Tustarī claimed that perceiving secondary causes was a sign of a lack of reliance on God. Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya said: “At-Tawakkul on Allah was thus made a condition of Imaan; its absence therefore indicates the lack of Imaan. So, whoever does not have at-Tawakkul does not possess Imaan.” Interpretation Since early times in Islam there has been debate as to the extent of tawakkul as a virtue in everyday life. This debate centered around questions such as whether or not tawakkul allowed for God to use intermediary causes, and the degree of reliance on God. Views of extreme and total dependence on God to the point of pure fatalism were popular among rejectionist ascetics. Thinkers such as Bayazid Bastami instead advocate the virtue of "kasab", or "earning a living". See also Insha'Allah References External links Tawakkul Shaikh Abdal Qadir on Tawwakul Tawwakul at Adduonline Tawakkul (تَوَكُل) Islamic terminology