What is the wisdom behind the calamities that befall Allah's creations?
ما الحكمة من ابتلاء الله تعالى لعباده بالمصائب؟
Allah Almighty is Fair and Just, and He tests man through calamities for multiple profound reasons. These tests are ultimately designed to benefit the believer in this worldly life and the Hereafter.
بما أن الله تعالى عادل، فهو يختبر الإنسان بالمصائب لحكم عظيمة ومتعددة. هذه الابتلاءات مصممة في النهاية لنفع المؤمن في حياته الدنيا وفي الآخرة.
The Divine Wisdom Behind Calamities | الحكمة الإلهية من الابتلاءات
1. Elevating Ranks and Cleansing Hearts
Allah loves us and He loves to admit us to Jannah. He tests man to see whether he will be patient when he gets sick, or he will get angry. He who is patient will be rewarded by being admitted to Jannah. Diseases and calamities are decreed by Allah to elevate through them the ranks of people and cleanse our hearts and morals from vanity, haughtiness, and grandeur. During sickness, man gets closer to his Lord by making Du'a to Him, and he realizes the value of well-being and health.
1. رفع الدرجات وتطهير القلوب
الله يحبنا ويحب أن يدخلنا الجنة. فهو يمتحن الإنسان هل سيصبر على المرض أم سيغضب؟ والله تعالى يكافئ من يصبر بدخوله الجنة، فالمرض والمصائب هي أقدار قدرها الله ليرفع بها الدرجات ويطهر بها قلوبنا وأخلاقنا من الغرور والعجب والكبر، وفيها يتقرب المؤمن لربه بالدعاء، وليتعلم الإنسان قيمة العافية والصحة.
2. Awakening the Heedless
Allah the Almighty has created the calamities so that the deviated person may remember the great mission for which he has been created, and therefore, he will wake up from his obliviousness, and he will remember Allah, seeking His Forgiveness and remaining patient on the calamity.
2. إيقاظ الغافل
فقد خلق الله المصائب ليذكر الإنسان الغافل بالمهمة الكبرى التي خلق من أجلها، فيتوقف عن لهوه وغفلته ويتذكر ربه فيستغفر ويصبر ويحتسب.
3. Perfecting Worship in All States
Man should worship Allah in prosperity and adversity. This worship is performed in adversity when a man is tested by a calamity, and he remains patient on it, turning to Allah in repentance. Man is also tested in prosperity when he is given blessings, so his worship of Allah is performed by being grateful.
(Corruption has spread on land and sea as a result of what people’s hands have done, so that Allah may cause them to taste the consequences of some of their deeds and perhaps they might return to the Right Path.) [Ar-Rum 30: 41]
(Every soul will taste death. And We test you O humanity with good and evil as a trial, then to Us you will all be returned.) [Al-Anbiya' 21: 35]
3. تحقيق العبودية في كل الأحوال
لله على عبده عبودية في السراء وعبودية في الضراء فالله يبتلي العبد ليحقق عبودية الضراء وهي الصبر ويرجع إلى ربه، كما ابتلاه بالسراء والنعم ليحقق عبودية السراء وهي الشكر.
(ظَهَرَ الْفَسَادُ فِي الْبَرِّ وَالْبَحْرِ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي النَّاسِ لِيُذِيقَهُم بَعْضَ الَّذِي عَمِلُوا لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ) [الروم 30: 41]
(وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً ۖ وَإِلَيْنَا تُرْجَعُونَ) [الأنبياء 21: 35]
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
How do calamities benefit a believer's standing in the Hereafter?
Calamities serve as a test. If a person remains patient instead of getting angry when afflicted, Allah rewards them by elevating their rank and admitting them to Jannah.
What effect do diseases and trials have on a person's heart and morals?
They are decreed to cleanse the heart and morals from vanity, haughtiness, and grandeur. They also help a person realize the true value of health and bring them closer to Allah through supplication.
How does a person worship Allah during both prosperity and adversity?
Worship in adversity is manifested by remaining patient during calamities and turning to Allah in repentance. Conversely, worship in prosperity is achieved by demonstrating deep gratitude to Allah for His blessings.