All Good rests in hand of Allah [SwT] the standard by whichgood is judged is Allah [SwT]’s will, to His will we may submit in the realm ofIslam. Allah [SwT] is the best judge, hence the final arbiter of what isgood—on whom to bestow power and honour, and who is to be stripped of power andhonour, as enunciated in the Holy Verse [3:26].
Say: ”O Allah! Lord of Power (and Rule), Thou givest Powerto whom thy pleasest and Thou strippest of Power whom Thou pleasest: Thouenduest with honour whom thou pleasest, and Thou bringest low whom Thoupleasest: In Thy hand is all Good. Verily, over all things Thou hast Power.
”In Thy hands is all Good” is the catchword—the very soulof the Holy Verse. Once it is understood that Highest Good is the Will of Allah[SwT] submission to that Will becomes the norm, as He knows what we may notfathom. Hence, the guiding factor ought to remain submission to His Will,whatever it might bring forth.
Power and honour ought not to go to one’s head, as power andhonour is a trust to be preserved for public good. It may not be taken as adue, but the trust reposed by One & Only Allah [SwT] as verily over all thingsHe has power. Power once entrusted is to be used judiciously as an instrumentof providing general good. And in case, power is not used judiciously by theone entrusted with it, as an instruments of social well-being, Allah [SwT] withan objective of preserving what He cherishes—Good of masses, which is a right,as enshrined in ‘Haqooq-ul-Ibad’ my strip the one entrusted with Power. ‘In Thyhands is all Good’ holds ever and always.