49 Preface إِنّا كُلَّ شَيءٍ خَلَقناهُ بِقَدَرٍYusuf AliVerily, all things have We created in proportion and measure.1God’s Creation is not haphazard. Everything goes by law, proportion, and measure. Everything has its appointed time, place, and occasion, as also its definite limitation. Nothing happens but according to His Plan, and every deed, word, and thought of man has its fullest consequences, except insofar as the Grace and Mercy of God intervenes, and that is according to law and plan. (Cf. 2:117).