This is perhaps the most emotionally charged question of all. How can a just and merciful Creator allow war, disease, natural disasters, and injustice? But what if we’re looking at the world from the wrong angle? What if this isn’t supposed to be paradise?
If you believed that this life was all there is, then yes—any suffering would seem unfair and cruel. But if this life is a test, then everything changes.
[Surat Al-Mulk: 2]
You were created to be tested—not indulged. Every hardship you endure, every temptation you resist, every good deed you choose is part of that test.
Tests involve difficulty. But they also have a purpose.
Evil exists not to defeat us—but to refine us.
Even atheists act on these instincts. Why? Because deep down, we know that evil isn’t random. It points to a higher standard—a moral law.
And where there’s law… there is a Lawgiver.
To say, “Why does God allow this?” is to claim knowledge greater than the One who sees every detail of every soul. It’s like questioning a doctor for giving bitter medicine without understanding the cure.
[Surat Al-Anbiyā: 35]
Every moment—good or bad—is a chance to turn back to your Creator, to grow, to rise.
A child cries at a vaccine because he doesn’t see the protection it brings. In the same way, some suffering might not make sense now—but will be understood in the life to come.
[Surat Ṣād: 27]
There is purpose behind the pain. Even if you don’t see it now, trust that the One who designed galaxies did not overlook your tears.