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He Who Brings about both Laughter and Tears
That it is He Who brings about both laughter and tears.
(Surat an-Najm, 53:43)
Believers know that Allah creates whatever they experience
and thus are pleased with Him in all circumstances, no matter how
difficult. Knowing that mundane things are transitory, they do not
grieve over any loss, for they know that their moral excellence will
be fully rewarded in the Hereafter. Moreover, Allah promises believ-
ers the best life in this world.
This is surely not the case with unbelievers, who pursue only
this life in the belief that they are fully independent from Allah. This
mistaken belief, however, causes them to feel great pressure upon
their souls. Constantly seeking to earn other peoples’ approval and
attain mundane goals makes them afraid and confused, for such at-
titudes force them to think about everything and consider every
possibility. But human beings, who are feeble, cannot shoulder such
a burden, for the human body and soul were created to put trust and
faith in Allah. Indeed, this delusion is the cause of their wailing,
grief, and trouble, for such people wrong themselves by turning
away from Allah. Allah relates how He will repay them both in this
world and the next, as follows:
Let them laugh little and weep much, in repayment for
what they have earned. (Surat at-Tawba, 9:82)
Allah punishes unbelievers through every incident and reason
that causes them to weep. Meanwhile, He gives joy, happiness,
peace, and tranquility to His believing servants, and makes them

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