



Sometimes, people who fail an exam, who cannot buy an article of clothing they want, who had a bad hair day, who cannot lose weight or who have to work alongside someone they dislike, imagine that they are facing serious troubles. In the same way, people who take offense at something someone says, who fall out with their best friend, who imagine they have been treated unfairly, who are suspicious of someone else or who imagine they are not loved or respected sufficiently also say, in their words, that ‘their lives are falling apart.’ They go on about the matter for days on end, telling everyone how wronged they are, how difficult things are for them and how much they are suffering. Those become the points that preoccupy them mostly during the day. They constantly fret over their ‘terrible worries,’ when they go to bed at night, while driving along the road or while having their breakfast.


First and foremost, nothing in this world is a 'trouble' for someone who knows the moral values of the Qur’an. There are just events created by Allah, events created with wisdom. There are tests created by Allah to judge that person’s faith, trust in and devotion to Allah and that person's moral virtues. And one of the most important things on this subject, one that must not be forgotten, is that all events, whether they appear favorable or not, are actually all ‘auspicious’ for a believer. And they are things the believer most needs, that will best educate and benefit him and lead to the best outcomes in this world and the Hereafter.



These events in East Turkestan are just one part of the pains and sufferings afflicting Muslims all over the world. As in East Turkestan, Muslims in Palestine have been subjected to slaughter for around half a century and live as exiles in their own land. There is no end to the disorder and deaths in Iraq. Our brothers in Kirkuk are living with the fear of death. Muslims in Crimea are trying to survive under very difficult circumstances. Muslim blood is shed on an almost daily basis in Afghanistan. Thousands of Muslims have become exiles in their own country in Pakistan. Only recently, Bosnian Muslims were subjected to genocide in the middle of Europe, before the eyes of the whole world. Prisons in many countries are full of Muslims detained because of their thoughts and beliefs. Muslims have been ruthlessly persecuted for almost a century.

Those people who think they have problems because they have failed an exam, a friend is behaving coolly towards them or because they were late for somewhere or were unable to obtain something they wanted, need to put themselves in the position of those other people and thank Allah for the blessings granted upon them. They should think of the defenseless children in Palestine who are exposed to bombings, who lose their parents in clashes, who have no one to bring them up, who suffer various diseases because of their poor living conditions, those who have no warm clothes in the cold weather and are forced to live on the streets. They should give thanks to Allah for living in a safe place and in a warm house with many blessings. They should give thanks to Allah for being healthy and not in danger, for being able to sleep without having to worry, ‘Will there be an attack or bombing? Will we be tortured? Will we have to flee? Will they hurt our friends? Will we be able to find a safe refuge?’ They must not forget all this and become obsessed with their own problems, complaining of being troubled for just a day, while our Muslim brothers are living under such difficult, unsafe and dangerous conditions. They must forget their own minor troubles and give thanks to Allah, saying ‘Allah could have kept me under very difficult circumstances and could have tested me with far worse problems. Thanks be to Allah. To complain over such a tiny irritation would be ingratitude towards the blessings of Allah I enjoy.’




2010-07-27 13:59:54
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