Filed under: Islam | Tags: destiny, forwards, friends, hardship, Islam, life
My friend sent me this PPT. Really, I can’t help but think how someone would actually buy that rubbish explanation on why we have hardships. Riddikulus.
It goes something like this:
“What did I do to deserve this? Why does God let these things happen to me?”
And then it goes on to give a rather senseless explanation.
“A daughter tells her mother how everything is going wrong for her; she probably failed her Math exam, her boyfriend just dumped her… for her best friend (wow, girl, you live the “perfect” American life). In times so sad, a good mother knows just the thing to cheer up her daughter.
“I made a delicious cake.” In that moment, the mother hugged her daugter and walked er to the kitchen, wile her daughter attempted to smile.
While the mother prepared the utensils and ingredients, her daughter sat across from her at the counter. Her mother asks, “Sweetheart, would you like a piece of cake?”
Her daughter replies, “Sure, mom, you know how I love cake.”
“Alright…” the mother said, “Drink some of this cooking oil.”
Shocked, te daughter responded, “What?!?! No wayy!!!”
Ok whatever, she goes on telling her daughter to eat them raw ingrediants and the daughter gets shocked each time.
And then the mother goes, “All of these things are uncooked and taste bad, but if you put them together… They make a delicious cake!
God works the same way. When we ask ourselves why does he make us go through these difficult times, we don’t realize the what/where these events may bring us. Only He knows and he will not let us fall. We don’t need to settle for the raw ingredients, trust in Him… And see something fantastic come about!”
Does it make much sense? It’s more like the non-muslims came up with an explanations to soothe their minds, ha! But how could a Muslim could believe in it… trust me, this friend of mine believes anything anyone says. And in this case, it was her aunt.
I hear those words from people A LOT. Every time someone dies… “Why? Why? Why did Allah do this to me? I haven’t wronged anyone, yada yada yada.”
I remember our Islamic studies teacher explaining it more than once. It made life more easy to understand. She explained that hardships came our because of three reasons:
1. Sins- We sin too much, and so Allah gives us a bit of a poke to make us realize where we’re headed. Like sometimes, you sin (sometimes without even knowing it) and you get punished right away.
2. Trials and Tests- Well, basically, you’re being tested to see how strong your iman is. You fail if you ask WHY Allah did this and that to you.
3. Wake-Up Call- Sometimes we get too carried away… and then BAM, there’s chaos in our life. You know, like a death in the family or a financial problem and then you turn to Allah for help (and then often times you forget Him after your purpose is served).
And anyways, what’s there to complain about when you’re going through hardships?! Your sins are being forgiven! Well, unless you keep complaining, I suppose.
