WHY GOD MAY PERMIT EVIL AND SUFFERING IN THE WORLD?

WHY GOD MAY PERMIT EVIL AND SUFFERING IN THE WORLD. Sceptics may focus on the negative aspect of things, claiming evil and suffering have no purpose to serve whatsoever.

Muslims believe that God created us for a test. In a verse in the Qur'an, Allah says: "The one who created death and life, so that He may put you to test, to find out which of you is best in deeds; He is the all-mighty, the all-forgiving." In some religions, a person's good status in the world is seen as an indication that God is pleased with them. So for instance, if someone has a good job or a nice house the inference made is that God loves them. However, in Islam, health, wealth, poverty, sickness etc are not signs of success or failure; rather they are a means of testing the individual to determine their response to a particular situation. But even when faced with hardships in life, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "No calamity befalls a Muslim, but that Allah expiates some of his sins because of it, even though it were the prick from a thorn."

A number of responses to the perceived problem of evil have been discussed herein. Ultimately the absence of any evil or suffering would point towards absolute perfection "“ but this is something which is reserved for God alone. Life on earth cannot ever be a flawless paradise "“ this state can only be earned by those who pass the test of this worldly existence.

God would already know who would pass the test, and who would fail the test, especially if he’s the one responsible for making people believe/disbelieve.

He would know, in advance, that most people taking this test would fail, and that this failure would result (by his own rules) in eternal torture, and he did it anyway. You might argue God can do whatever he likes; but that doesn’t stop him from being responsible for the suffering he causes.

Atheists don't want to hear a god saying do and don't do. but they are following any signal traffic in the smallest street ,However they don’t like to stop! But “Rules”.

You are not but a slave to God. He created you and you were nothing 50 years back. You can't even break or even stop any of His rules. You can't stop your death, You can't stop drinking water, you can't stop sleeping, You can't stop breathing air, etc.., You are not but a slave in a test with freedom. Do whatever you want, say whatever you want but one day you will be judged for all.. This rule also, you can never break!

Allah says in the Holy Quran 4:28 …"and mankind was created weak". 21:55 And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,“ Everything is having reason, We have to search for the reason and look for solutions. If we are perfect then we will be living forever but at certain time, We must die this is how our creator decided for you, nobody can stop death or prevent it and this life is not a paradise nor we were created as gods.. We are just weak creatures.. still these systems are working properly for the majority of human beings God didn't design this life as a paradise.

GOD created everything with a huge diversity.. this is not a paradise. Allah says in the Holy Quran 21:35 "Every soul will taste death. And We test you with evil and with good as trial; and to Us you will be returned.”..

This is not a paradise and we weren’t created as gods!.. We are here in a temporary life, In a test.. Once test finished and you and me died, God will judge us and will give everyone what he deserves. We are in a test. You will pass or you will fail.. GOD only will judge. In the test, You will not see the answer.. After The test,You will see God by your eyes.. but it will be too late because when you see ALLAH, you don't have any option other than believing… say it is fiction.. say it is imagination.. say whatever and wait. we are all waiting.

If you expect god to make this world perfect than why we are not in heaven already? The reason you think this way because, you don't have any idea about the purpose of this life. Again, if you knew the purpose of this life you will understand why some people might facie difficulties. What about the health and wealth that god give you thou? Are we just here to make money and die so someone els going to own it?! (Be free thinker and reach god).

God created us with free well, he know the unseen but we here to be tested with our free will weather we obey or disobey so he can chose the righteous people among us. So if some one chose to disobey then its their choice no one force him.. So when god created mankind he didn't created any of them to be disobedient, rather they chose to disobey.

God created you but He didnt say that he created you as a god.You are here in this life for a purpose.You are in Test or examination for your ethics and belief. Result,like any examination, will come later when your time is ended.

whereas man has been given free will, so that he may opt for either good or bad ways. To this end he has been given a thinking faculty, and a conscience with which to make moral judgements for himself. He has the ability to accept and reject in order to follow certain principles in life. He is not bound by fixed laws like all other created beings. He has been given freedom of thought, option and action. “Islam”is an Arabic word which means “submission, surrender and obedience to God.”It is through this liberty of choice that man is being tested. But after being given a thinking faculty, a conscience and an ability to judge between good and bad ways, he was not just left to his own resources. God did not just leave man in a world where there was no way to find the truth. Divine provision for him went much further than that. To see how God gave His guidelines to mankind, we have to go right back to the beginning of creation. He took Adam, the first man—whom He had made not just an ordinary mortal but also a prophet—and taught him everything that He wanted from man, so that human beings would not be left without proper direction or guidance. From time to time thereafter, He sent large numbers of prophets to the world—the last of these being the Prophet Muhammad—so that human beings, who tended to stray, could be recalled to the path of virtue.

If, as example, you are coming now after 20 years and say to ur mother.."You didnt do anything for me..you are not my mother!" What you consider this?..Now some people saying to God who created them from nothing, "I deny you, You are not existing". You have a free will and by your answer in the test, You will get your result. 74:38 "Every soul, for what it has earned, will be retained"

So that is why Allah will not show himself in this world, because the world is a test for everyone, and believing in the unseen (passing this great test) has a great and eternal reward awaiting in the hereafter.

So for the purpose of preparation Allaah has provided us with all the knowledge we need, and along with his guide he has also shown a large portion of his signs.

You might not see him now but We all will die someday and to him is our return.

Muslims believe that the present life is only a trial preparation for the next realm of existence.  This life is a test for each individual for the life after death.  A day will come when the whole universe will be destroyed and the dead will be resurrected for judgment by God.  This day will be the beginning of a life that will never end.  This day is the Day of Judgment.  On that day, all people will be rewarded by God according to their beliefs and deeds.  Those who die while believing that “There is no true god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God” and are Muslim will be rewarded on that day and will be admitted to Paradise forever, as God has said:  And those who believe and do good deeds, they are dwellers of Paradise, they dwell therein forever. (Quran, 2:82)

But those who die while not believing that“There is no true god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God” or are not Muslim will lose Paradise forever and will be sent to Hellfire, as God has said:

And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him and he will be one of the losers in the Hereafter. (Quran, 3:85)

And as He has said:

Those who have disbelieved and died in disbelief, the earth full of gold would not be accepted from any of them if it were offered as a ransom.  They will have a painful punishment, and they will have no helpers. (Quran, 3:91)

One may ask, ‘I think Islam is a good religion, but if I were to convert to Islam, my family, friends, and other people would persecute me and make fun of me.  So if I do not convert to Islam, will I enter Paradise and be saved from Hellfire?’ The answer is what God has said in the preceding verse, “And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will not be accepted from him and he will be one of the losers in the Hereafter.”

Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children, as the likeness of vegetation after rain, thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller; afterwards it dries up and you see it turning yellow; then it becomes straw. But in the Hereafter (there is) a severe torment (for the disbelievers, evil-doers), and (there is) Forgiveness from Allah and (His) Good Pleasure (for the believers, good-doers), whereas the life of this world is only a deceiving enjoyment. Quran(57:20)

In comparing this world with the Hereafter, the Prophet Muhammad said: {The value of this world compared to that of the Hereafter is like what your finger brings from the sea when you put it in and then take it out.} The meaning is that, the value of this world compared to that of the Hereafter is like a few drops of water compared to the sea.