Is God UnKind
By Javeria Aqeel
Sadness, grief, misery and sorrow are feelings which are a part and parcel of
this life. When we look around us we see poverty and suffering, death and
catastrophes and even in personal lives there is grief and sadness and setbacks
and failures, loss of loved ones and heartache.
In short this life is full of problems and is not as perfect as we want it to
be.
These problems, tests and trials of this world may lead someone to think that
God is unkind. People usually say what kind of a God lets people die in a
tsunami or why God did this to us when we dont like this and that.
However this is not the case at all. God is not unkind. This world is like an
exam for each one of us. Just like we give exams in schools and colleges - we
may find the exam hard and difficult but that does not mean that the examiner
is unkind. The exam is just to test our skills and abilities to award us
accordingly. We need to pass many exams to become successful in this world and
to have a good career and a job.
Similarly, this entire life is a test- so we will have to work really hard just
like we work hard to pass our school exams or to get any degree and we will
have to be patient as Allah says in the Quran:
“Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in
goods or lives or the fruits (of your toil), but give glad tidings to those who
patiently persevere,” (Quran 2:155)
Even the wealth and possessions given to a person are a trial for him or her.
If some one is rich that does not at all mean that Allah is happy with such a
person and therefore has bestowed him with wealth.
“And know that your possessions and your children are a test…” Quran 8:28
Also even our friends and family and people around us may be a test for us.
Their injustice or hatered or their bad behaviour towards us may be a test for
us as well to see if we are steadfast and patient.
Allah subhanawata says:
“And we have appointed some of you a test for others. Will you be patient?”
(Quran 25:20)
Similarly while giving the exam we are not awarded immediately for our correct
answers and we are not punished for our wrong answers there and then. We need
to wait for the exam to be over and for the papers to be checked and the result
to be announced.
In the same fashion, this life is an exam - but we dont know when the exam will
get over. As soon as we die our exam would be over and we will have to wait for
the result which will be announced on the day of Judgement.
Allah says: “Every soul shall have a taste of death: and We test you by evil
and by good by way of trial. To Us must ye return.”(Quran 21:35)
When we are faced with difficulties, problems, sorrow and grief in this world
we should realize that this is only a temporary passing phase where Allah is
testing us to see if we still are thankful to Him and if we still obey Him.
This does not mean that Allah is unkind. We must remember that He is our
examiner. If we do not like the questions in our college exam - does that mean
we should give up and leave the paper and start hating the examiner? NO not at
all.
We should persevere and be patient and continue asking for Allahs help and
mercy and do our best to solve that difficult question.
Allah says that those who when faced with difficulties and problems lose heart
and quit will be the worst losers in this world as well as the hereafter.
“There are among men some who serve Allah, as it were, on the verge: if good
befalls them, they are, therewith, well content; but if a trial comes to them,
they turn on their faces: they lose both this world and the Hereafter: that is
loss for all to see!”
(Quran 22:11)
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In the name of Allah, the Most-Merciful, the All-Compassionate
"May the Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon You"
Praise be to Allaah, we seek His help and His forgiveness. We seek refuge with
Allaah from the evil of our own souls and from our bad deeds. Whomsoever Allaah
guides will never be led astray, and whomsoever Allaah leaves astray, no one
can guide. I bear witness that there is no god but Allaah, and I bear witness
that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger.
Bismillah Walhamdulillah Was Salaatu Was Salaam 'ala Rasulillah
As-Salaam Alaikum Wa-Rahmatullahi Wa-Barakatuhu
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