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For Believers, There is Good in All Things

As we said earlier, the fact that in this verse diseases are
also counted among adversities is due some consideration. A
person confronted with a physical dilemma must keep in
mind that it is a trial for him, and that it is only God Who
brings about diseases and their cures. This is the reasoning
necessary for maintaining a proper moral attitude. A person
benefits from thinking about the good and divine purpose in
the disease he suffers, or an accident he might be involved in,
even though he may not be able to grasp them immediately.
It may be that he must go through a temporary difficulty, but

that, in the hereafter, as a servant who has wholeheartedly
submitted himself to his Lord, he will be rewarded with
infinite bliss.
We all need to keep in mind, however, that it is essential
to recognize this fact deep in our hearts and to maintain high
morals immediately after being confronted with a similar
incident. For this end, we need to know that all diseases are
created for a purpose. If God were to will it, a person would
never become sick or feel pain. But, if a person is afflicted
with such a trial, then he must be aware that it is for a
purpose, helping him to grasp the transience of this world
and the infinite might of God.

Diseases remind man that he is weak
and in need of God

In times of sickness, the body, which had until then been
robust, is defeated by viruses and bacteria. As is well known,
many diseases cause pain and leave the body weak. In some
cases, a person may even feel too weak to get out of bed or
engage himself in his everyday tasks. Such a person, because