Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Reason for suffering in God's plan

“Why is there so much suffering in terms of poverty, disease, atrocities, accidents, disasters? What is the reason for such suffering? Is it a part of God's creation plan?”Asked by فریدہ خانم, دلی

He answers at 1:15:38 in Realization of God · 2 min 55 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:15:38
is ko aap parhiye tafseeron mein to baat clear ho jaye gi. maulana, agla sawal deli se hai, doctor farida khanam ka. unhon ne likha hai: "why is there so much suffering in terms of poverty, disease, illiteracy, accidents, etc.? what is the reason for such suffering? is it a part of god's creation plan ?" is ka jawab dekhiye, quran mein maujood hai. woh yeh hai ke quran mein hai ke: "zahar al-fasad fi al-barr wa al-bahr bima kasabat an-nas, bima kasabat an-nas,
1:16:22
zahar al-fasad fi al-barr wa al-bahr bima kasabat an-nas". aur ek aur ayat hai: "la tusdu fi al-ard ba'da islahih". in ayaton ko parhne ke baad yeh samajh ata hai ke allah ne yeh dunya banai hai, woh bilkul theek thak banai hai, yani islah par qaim kiya. is ko insan is ko bigarta hai, jaise aap pollution jo hai, woh insan ne paida kiya hai. juraim jo hain, woh insan ko paida karta hai. mein yeh bataun ke juraim ke sab se zimmedar human rights activist hain.
1:16:59
yeh juraim aaj kal barh gaye hain, taza kyunke sab se bari zimmedari human rights activist ki hai, kyunke yeh log mujrimin ko bacha lete hain. jitni bhi un ki activities hain, mujrimin ko bachane ke liye to un ko saza nahi hoti. sab se bare zimmedar hain human rights activist ke mujrimin ko saza nahi hone dete. deterrent punishment ki nabat nahi ati. to yeh sara jo dunya mein jis ko kehte hain bigar, woh sab insanon ki wajah se hai. allah ki takhleeq mein aisi koi cheez nahi hai. is par aap ne kafi likha, aap parh sakte hain hamari kitabon ko.
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