Fear of the future is not a phenomenon born with artificial intelligence; rather, it is an ancient feeling that has accompanied humans since they realized that time carries within it what they cannot see. Humans fear illness before they fall ill, worry about their livelihood before it diminishes, think about their old age while still in the prime of youth, and worry about their children's fate before they grow up. The future, by its nature, is a space over which humans have no complete control. Hence, anxiety arises. But artificial intelligence has brought a new shift to this feeling. Humans now receive a daily stream of predictions: reports about jobs that will disappear, warnings of economic crises, forecasts of climate changes, studies about potential pandemics, and analyses of future wars. With the abundance of these messages, one may feel as if they are living a future that has not yet occurred. This in itself is a great psychological burden. The human mind was not created to live in all possibilities at once, but to live in the present and prepare for the future without drowning in it. When the future becomes a constant source of anxiety, humans lose the ability to focus on their current responsibilities and become prisoners of scenarios, most of which may never happen. Here we must distinguish between two things: preparing for the future and pathological preoccupation with the future. The former is a virtue; the latter is a drain on the soul. Planning gives humans the ability to act, while anxiety robs them of that ability. For this reason, Islam calls for taking the necessary means but forbids succumbing to worry that paralyzes the will. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to seek refuge in God from worry and sadness, and taught his companions that if the heart is filled with fear of the unknown, it weakens in fulfilling its duty in the present. Thus, Tawakkul (trust in God) in Islam is not a withdrawal from life, but a liberation of the heart from slavery to the future. Humans work today to the best of their ability, then entrust what they do not possess to God. Psychologically, scientists explain this phenomenon as 'threat bias': the mind pays more attention to negative news than positive news because it is linked to the survival instinct. Hence, frightening predictions spread faster than reassuring ones. They spread even more if supported by numbers, graphs, or reports from artificial intelligence systems. The reader then thinks that every high-probability scenario is an inevitable future, even though the difference between them is vast. Artificial intelligence does not create this fear; it reveals it. It provides data. Humans are the ones who interpret it. Some may view it as an opportunity for preparation, while others may see it as an announcement of the end of the world. The difference between the two perspectives lies not in the data, but in the way of thinking. Hence the value of faith emerges. Faith does not negate planning or reject science, but it prevents humans from falling into slavery to probabilities. The believer knows that the future is in God's hands, that God is more merciful to them than themselves, and that what God has decreed for them will not miss them, and what misses them was never meant to befall them. This certainty does not hinder action but grants the tranquility needed to continue working. Human history has witnessed hundreds of predictions that filled people with fear, yet none of them came true. And other predictions that people mocked later came true. This teaches us that a mature approach to the future is neither absolute denial nor absolute belief, but a balance. We benefit from predictions, review them, and prepare for them, but we do not let them control our hearts. The greatest gift artificial intelligence offers humans is not telling them what might happen, but giving them a better chance to prepare. And the greatest gift faith offers humans is not revealing the future, but granting them serenity as they move toward it. When scientific preparation combines with faithful tranquility, humans become more capable of facing tomorrow, without fear that paralyzes their will or arrogance that blinds their insight. Therefore, the issue is not the abundance of predictions, but the ability of humans to deal with them wisely. An algorithm may indicate a danger, but it cannot grant courage. It may calculate probabilities, but it cannot instill hope. These two blessings remain among the greatest qualities of humans who know their Lord and believe that the future, no matter how mysterious it seems, always falls under God's knowledge and mercy. From this we arrive at the ninth rule in this chapter: Artificial intelligence does not create fear of the future; it presents its possibilities. The way these possibilities are received determines whether they become a source of wisdom and preparation or a source of anxiety and surrender. Faith grants humans the ability to benefit from knowledge without becoming enslaved by fear of the unknown.

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