I wondered a question similar to this when I was much younger than I am now. I looked around the world and saw people who have, and who have not. I wondered why God made it so people have to suffer more than others, just like the author of this tread but then I understood. It seems really strange to me that you would blame, if that's the right word, Allah for what is "fair" and what is not "fair".
Allah (swt) created this world for us. We inhabit it. It is our job to take care of this earth. Yet, there are some people in this world who don't play by the rules. While there are people in other parts of the world who are dying of hunger everyday, there are people in the United States who are dying from over-consumption of food. We have an abundance but we certainly don't do all that we can to help those in need. Many just make excuses.
People have put political systems in place that make it so there will always be people who are without. Whether it is access to education, food, clean water, clothes, etc. There is not an equal distribution of wealth in the world and that is because some people simply take more than they need. Others just don't have a moral compass. Some are just greedy and really don't care. As long as they "take care of their own" then the rest of the world just doesn't matter. There are a lot of people these days, at least in my area, who live by "sucks to be you." if something bad ever happened.
Tell me, if people did what Allah (swt) said we should do, prayed, gave charity, treated their fellow brothers and sisters with respect, we probably wouldn't have these "rich" and "poor" issues in the world as you see it now. There might be some people who have more than others, but not to the extent of the devastation that you see today. I see the poverty in the world as a mirror that looks back on us in this day and time and says, "Who are we and what have we become?" Generations from now people will study our time in history books and they'll see how we let other generations of people die, while there were nations in the world who could have helped that, but they just didn't. The ones in power didn't and we rarely do anything to tell those in power to do anything about it. As long as "my people" are OK then who cares about the others? That's how it is in the USA. There are citizens who think that we should help ourselves before we help anyone else, even if anyone else is much worse off than we are. People here don't see humanity as one, but divided nations. The problem is we now live in a world where people think they know better than God when Allah knows best. Not all people quite understand that.
So you want to blame Allah (swt) for some of mankind's misdeeds and selfishness? I think what you need to do is take a look in the mirror at yourself. Instead of blaming Allah (swt), what have you done lately to help fix some of what is wrong in your community? What have you done to help tone down some of the education and poverty issues that plague the community that you live in? What have you done to inspire others around you to help fix some of these problems? I imagine not much or else you wouldn't be on the message board asking this question.
May Allah give you the strength to see the beauty in your community and to help out your fellow brothers and sisters.
Allahumma inne asaloka wal amaan e wal imaan fid dunya wal akhera. Ameen.
Allah (swt) created this world for us. We inhabit it. It is our job to take care of this earth. Yet, there are some people in this world who don't play by the rules. While there are people in other parts of the world who are dying of hunger everyday, there are people in the United States who are dying from over-consumption of food. We have an abundance but we certainly don't do all that we can to help those in need. Many just make excuses.
People have put political systems in place that make it so there will always be people who are without. Whether it is access to education, food, clean water, clothes, etc. There is not an equal distribution of wealth in the world and that is because some people simply take more than they need. Others just don't have a moral compass. Some are just greedy and really don't care. As long as they "take care of their own" then the rest of the world just doesn't matter. There are a lot of people these days, at least in my area, who live by "sucks to be you." if something bad ever happened.
Tell me, if people did what Allah (swt) said we should do, prayed, gave charity, treated their fellow brothers and sisters with respect, we probably wouldn't have these "rich" and "poor" issues in the world as you see it now. There might be some people who have more than others, but not to the extent of the devastation that you see today. I see the poverty in the world as a mirror that looks back on us in this day and time and says, "Who are we and what have we become?" Generations from now people will study our time in history books and they'll see how we let other generations of people die, while there were nations in the world who could have helped that, but they just didn't. The ones in power didn't and we rarely do anything to tell those in power to do anything about it. As long as "my people" are OK then who cares about the others? That's how it is in the USA. There are citizens who think that we should help ourselves before we help anyone else, even if anyone else is much worse off than we are. People here don't see humanity as one, but divided nations. The problem is we now live in a world where people think they know better than God when Allah knows best. Not all people quite understand that.
So you want to blame Allah (swt) for some of mankind's misdeeds and selfishness? I think what you need to do is take a look in the mirror at yourself. Instead of blaming Allah (swt), what have you done lately to help fix some of what is wrong in your community? What have you done to help tone down some of the education and poverty issues that plague the community that you live in? What have you done to inspire others around you to help fix some of these problems? I imagine not much or else you wouldn't be on the message board asking this question.
May Allah give you the strength to see the beauty in your community and to help out your fellow brothers and sisters.
Allahumma inne asaloka wal amaan e wal imaan fid dunya wal akhera. Ameen.
