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Faith & God · Q&A

Difference between self-caused and God-given trials

“Is there a difference between unpleasant situations in which we end up due to our own doings and the situation which God puts us in for the purpose of testing us?”Asked by Saadia Khan, Delhi

He answers at 1:07:39 in The Concept of Divine Help · 51 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:07:39
maulana, agla sawal dilli se hai miss sadia khan ka ۔ unhon ne likha hai: "Is there a difference between unpleasant situations in which we end up due to our own doings and the situation which God puts us in for the purpose of testing us?" nahin, mere khayal se koi difference nahin hai. koi kehne ka tareeqa hai, isi isi baat ko kabhi is tarah kaha jata hai, kabhi is tarah kaha jata hai. woh dono ek hi cheezein hain. bataur hamare hamare kisi amal se paida ho, tab bhi wohi hai, aur kisi unknown reason se paida ho, tab bhi wohi hai.
1:08:19
woh dono ek hi cheezein hain. har haal mein us ko hum yahi kahenge ke woh test paper hai. dono halaton mein woh hamare kehne ke lehaz se do hain, haqeeqat mein woh ek hoti hai. molana, agla sawal rai chor se hai zaheeruddin sahib ka
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