Page 22 - The Secret Behind Our Trials

THE GREAT SECRET

Allah tells us that believers will undergo many tests in this
world. For example, they will be tested in their personal lives and
with their possessions, or will be confronted with traps set by unbe-
lievers and be falsely accused. In other words, they may encounter
difficulties at every stage in their lives. But the important thing is
that they continue to practice the Qur'an's morality in difficult
times, remember Allah without ceasing, give thanks, and realize
that everything will turn out well.
Of course, it is easier to do these things when one is enjoying
His blessings than when one is undergoing difficult times. But one
of the main things that prove the strength of the Muslims' faith is
their refusal to compromise their moral character. Muslims who pa-
tiently endure poverty, hunger, fear, personal and material loss, ill-
ness, threats from unbelievers, slander, and entrapment will receive
a better reward for their moral excellence.
The Qur'an gives many examples of the entrapments and
tyranny suffered by the Prophets and other devout Muslims. One
example of this is the tyranny that Pharaoh exercised over his peo-
ple. In the Qur'an, Allah says that this was a testing from Himself:
Remember when We rescued you from the people of
Pharaoh. They were inflicting an evil punishment on you—
slaughtering your sons and letting your women live. In that
there was a terrible trial for you from your Lord. (Surat al-
Baqara, 49)

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