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scarcity of fruits so that, hopeful-
ly, they would pay heed. (Surat al-
A’raf, 130)

We will give them a taste of lesser
punishment before the greater pun-
ishment so that, hopefully, they will
turn back. (Surat as-Sajda, 21)

If you are ungrateful, Allah is rich beyond need
of any of you and is not pleased with ingrati-
tude in His servants. But if you are grateful, He
is pleased with you for that. No one can
bear another’s burden. Then you will re-
turn to your Lord, and He will inform you of
what you did. He knows what the heart contains.
(Surat az-Zumar, 7)

We have never sent a Prophet to any city with-
out seizing its people with hardship and dis-
tress so that, hopefully, they might learn hu-
mility. (Surat al-A’raf, 94)

The Qur’an tells us that disasters, hardships,
and anxieties occur so that people will turn toward
Allah, stop denying Him, and repent. Allah
has created everything, including these
tests, for a good purpose:

When a group of them asked: “Why do
you rebuke a people whom Allah is going
to destroy or severely punish?” they

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