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  • Is Test Of This World More Severe Because Of Technological Advancement?

    Posted by Shamir on July 1, 2022 at 10:14 am

    When Humanity was being tested in a normal environment, was it necessary to be tested even in the age of science and technology? The general environment refers to the time of Muhammad or some time after that a little but before modern age.

    JazakAllah

    Umer replied 2 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 7 Replies
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  • Is Test Of This World More Severe Because Of Technological Advancement?

    Umer updated 2 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 7 Replies
  • Shamir

    Member July 1, 2022 at 10:38 am

    I have found my answer in the other thread, No need to answer.

    JazakAllah

  • Shamir

    Member July 1, 2022 at 11:43 pm

    Or I can say it in this way that does Quran tells us that Test will take place in different ages and the more the universe will expand the more hard it will be?

    • Umer

      Moderator July 3, 2022 at 6:55 am

      I am not sure which verse of Quran are you referring to in this context.

      It is true that Quran is very clear that the purpose of our creation in this world is to be tested so that we can be eligible for that eternal life of happiness and comfort after death. Since there is so much diversity and versatility in this test at an individual level, it is very hard to bound it in a few principal statements. Test was there since Adam (sws) and will be there for no one knows how long for every human who will come till the end of times. We can say that technology has its own challenges with respect to making the test severe in few domains, but in others it has made test easier. In earlier times, test was severe in other domains and easier in some others. Therefore, overall there is a balance in the scheme of tests and trial at a holistic level. Challenges w.r.t maintaining modesty are high but challenges w.r.t making financial ends meet are low in today’s time as compared to olden times (this doesn’t mean the challenge is not there, it’s the variation in comparative severity we are talking here). So the overall severity of test remains the same throughout the time but there may be variations in that severity in some individual domains.

  • Shamir

    Member July 2, 2022 at 9:29 am
  • Umer

    Moderator July 5, 2022 at 6:27 pm

    For comments of Ghamidi Sahab, please refer to the video below from 29:29 to 32:16

    https://youtu.be/oj9bl_tLFb8?t=1769

  • Shamir

    Member July 11, 2022 at 8:14 am

    @UmerQureshi According to Ghamidi sab it is depending on individual to understand the Test, The severity of the test varies from era to era. But if an individual couldn’t understand the his era test so what should he do in such a case?

    • Umer

      Moderator July 16, 2022 at 4:56 pm

      The premise of test has remained the same throughout the centuries since Adam (SWS) which is Tazkiya of Human Nafs in his or her given environement.

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