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Hi,
We all are aware that Allah is the omnipotent. So there can be no doubt that Allah could, if he so willed, have created a universe where only Good exists.
Many explanations are often given, that Light cannot exist without Darkness; that Allah never creates things that are entirely evil - even in something like alcohol, there is some good. But the fact remains, that if Allah so willed, he could have created a world where Light could exist and its beauty could be perceived even without darkness.
There is no doubt a lot of knowledge kept from us as to the reasons for Allah's wills, the purposes of which are no doubt at the pinnacle of wisdom and justice. But I do wonder if anyone has come across any reading, where perhaps some indication is given as to his purpose of choosing to not create a world where absolutely no evil exists.
Asalaamu Alaikum, jazakallahu khayr for your question. The answer is simple - This life is a test for us so that Allah the exalted can differentiate between those of his creations who are the true believersand who follow the commands of Allah and worship him and those who just follow their own desires and go against the commands of Allah or even reject him altogether.
Evil and falsehood are there as part of the test. Any evil or falsehood comes from ourselves. Goodness comes from Allah. In order for us to pass the test we need to reject evil influences from ourselves and others as well as from shaythan and turn towards goodness.
So clearly there is a positive and negative pull. The positive pull is trying to pull us towards goodness and truth. The negative pull is trying to pull us towards evil and falsehood in the form of our desires (nafs) and the whispers of shaythan.
So in order for us to be tested then there needs to be good and evil and because we are created with free will we can choose whether to go towards good or evil, It is completely our own choice.
If we choose to go towards good then we will get goodness in return in a measure that we can NEVER even begin to comprehend (Jannah). But if we go towards evil and falsehood then we will have to pay the consequances in the form of a terrible punishment (Hell).
Or another analogy is that we are on a test ground or if you like an exam. Allah is the examiner. Unlike exams at school where it is known when the exam will finish in this exam we do not know when it will finish and so it can end at ANY second. Therefore we need to do as well as we can in this exam until it is over.
We have been given sufficient material and resources in order to pass this test (Qur'an and Sunnah) but it is upto us to make best use of it.
The day of judgement is results day when we will recieve our results for sitting this test of life. If we done well then we will recieve rewards we cannot imagine but if we fail then the punishment is a very harsh one.
So how well will we do on results day? That is upto us. Then let us act now for the cut off point for us is death and death can arrive at ANY second.
So let us do as well as possible so that we can all meet on results dayhappy that we passed with good results.
And Allah knows best in all matters