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Understanding Scheme Of God During Hardships In Life
I have a personal question that has been on my mind since 2017, and the answer could significantly influence my outlook on life.
I have encountered two perspectives regarding the hardships we face. One view is that every calamity is sent by Allah as a test, for which we will be rewarded if we respond with patience. The other is drawn from a Qur’anic verse stating that whatever harm befalls a person is the result of what their own hands have earned.
In 2017, I suffered a spinal injury. From a logical standpoint, the cause was entirely my own actions. At the time, I was young, inexperienced, and unaware of certain health principles. I did not know that when lifting weights, it is essential to maintain proper posture and consume enough calories. I was severely under-eating while engaging in intensive weight training—something that, as I now understand, is a direct path to injury. My parents often warned me not to spend hours at the gym, but I was too naïve to recognize the danger.
After about eight months of repeated mistakes, my back finally gave out. This was not a sudden or unavoidable accident; rather, it was the cumulative result of my lack of knowledge. I have lived with the effects of this injury for the past eight years, and it has deeply influenced my priorities and my interest in worldly matters.
Today, this information is widely known, but at that time, I was unaware. This leads me to a broader question: if someone rides a motorcycle at 200 km/h and gets injured, most would say it is their fault because the risks are common knowledge. But what if that person did not truly understand or believe it was dangerous? Is that different from my case, where I did not know how the spine works or what precautions are necessary when lifting weights?
Was my injury something decreed by Allah like any other misfortune—such as a car accident or a fall—or was it purely the natural result of my own negligence? I have regretted my ignorance for years, and I wonder: will I be compensated for enduring this hardship in the Hereafter, or is it simply a consequence of my actions, serving as a form of punishment?
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Understanding Scheme Of God During Hardships In Life
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This is one of the most difficult question to answer that if something happened was it punishment, trial or consequences of own action.
Personally, i still suffer from it. However, what i have realised that whatever it is accepting that happened due to my own actions provide me some relief. Then, i just ask God forgiveness and pray for his mercy and help to pass through the phase. Simultaneously, i try different ways to get out of this situation because God help comes after you take action and seek his help.
I pray for the peace in your mind.
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Asalam o alikum, I am leaving a life with 100% fear and I am stuck in my life, from past year I am doing nothing and I don't want to do anything else as
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Thankyou so much Ahsan Bhai for replying.
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But there is one more perspective. Let’s say if you remove God from equation, then we will have to be extra cautious in every scenario. Like when you are walking on the road, you are supposed to look in every direction every second and keep your guard up since any danger that comes to you is a consequence of something. Same way you would check if you have locked the door 2-3 times in a night. It sometimes results in a psychological issue too called OCD where a person gets so scared and tries to achieve perfection that they wash their hands every time they touch something because they think what if I touched some germs etc. I mean you become a robot. Consider my spine issue, now anytime I go on a drive there is a solid chance of worsening by back if hit a bump or even if I sneeze in a wrong way. Now initially I got so scared that I started thinking about every move I made to avoid worsening my injury. I started staying in my room for months etc. what is your thoughts on this?
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