who's the protector-Allah or random objects?

Assalamualaikum, readers,

Today, we revert back to the side of me where we don't talk about love, marriage and boys. let's talk about superstition.

i am a Muslim. been a Muslim my whole life. grew up in a Muslim family, with Muslim practices.

however, somewhere in between, there is some blurred lines.

for instance, my Grandma recently told me to put some Quranic verse in the car. as a protection.

protection from what?

protection from the evil spirits, protection to the car, myself and whoever in it while driving.

i didn't argue much, but told her there is a Quranic verse (which is laminated by the way) in the glove compartment. 

then she passed me a gift, tasbeeh (beads) from an uncle who went to Mecca to perform umrah, she told me to hang the tasbeeh in the car, again, as protection.

well, this is where a lot of people go wrong. these were never taught in Islam.

so where did my grandma went wrong?

first and foremost, i would like to clarify that in Islam, we are taught that Allah is the protector. He is the Creator, He is the most Powerful.

that's why a true Muslim would recite some doa (prayers) before performing anything. because we want the job/activity to be blessed with His name. so that He protects the activity/routine from evil/harm.

however, one should also be reminded that just because you recite the doa, doesn't mean that you will be forever protected from harm or mishap. 

because, we all believe in qada' and qadar (The phrase means "the divine decree and the predestination"-Wikipedia) basically we believe that our fate has been decided long before we were made, and that everything happens for a reason.

but, we should never believe that the tasbeeh or Quranic verse in the car is the PROTECTOR against all evil/mishap. NO!

that is wrong.

same goes to when babies are sick, usually infants, the elders would believe it's because of evil around them. and that placing the Quran near the babies when they sleep at night would protect them, because the evils would be AFRAID of the Holy Quran.

but actually, Allah is protecting the child. so we should ALWAYS and FOREVER believe that Allah (God Almighty) is the only protector. so we should pray to Allah that the child is protected against all evil, or any sickness. 

this is just a rant, because i could never change my grandma's perspective on it. i think she knows that the ultimate protector is God, but somehow she still feels the need to just have the things there. 

but i hope you would understand the concept of protection in Islam. 

Wallahua'lam.