No suffering – no life
Let’s now look at suffering in relation to human life.
The Holy Quran states:
تَبٰرَکَ الَّذِيۡ بِيَدِہِ الۡمُلۡکُ ۫ وَہُوَ عَلٰي کُلِّ شَيۡءٍ قَدِيۡرُ ۣالَّذِيۡ خَلَقَ الۡمَوۡتَ وَالۡحَيٰوةَ لِيَبۡلُوَکُمۡ اَيُّکُمۡ اَحۡسَنُ عَمَلًا ؕ وَہُوَ الۡعَزِيۡزُ الۡغَفُوۡرُ ۙ الَّذِيۡ خَلَقَ سَبۡعَ سَمٰوٰتٍ طِبَاقًا ؕ مَا تَرٰي فِيۡ خَلۡقِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ مِنۡ تَفٰوُتٍ ؕ فَارۡجِعِ الۡبَصَرَ ۙ ہَلۡ تَرٰي مِنۡ فُطُوۡرٍ ثُمَّ ارۡجِعِ الۡبَصَرَ کَرَّتَيۡنِ يَنۡقَلِبۡ اِلَيۡکَ الۡبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَّہُوَ حَسِيۡرٌ
“Blessed is He in Whose hand is the kingdom,
and He has power over all things;
Who has created death and life that He might try you — which of you is best in deeds;
and He is the Mighty, the Most Forgiving.
Who has created seven heavens in harmony.
No incongruity canst thou see in the creation of the Gracious [God].
Then look again:
Seest thou any flaw? Aye, look again, and yet again, thy sight will [only] return unto thee confused and fatigued.”
(Surah al-Mulk, Ch. 67: V.2-5)
These verses tell us that suffering [trial] is crucial for the development or even existence of life.
Imagine that all our prehistoric forefathers had all their suffering taken away and all their wishes granted.
Would mankind have made any further progress?
Would we not still be cavemen?
What need would we have for fire if we were never cold?
Why would the caveman even stand up to do anything at all, for that would involve effort, and effort would mean suffering, which in this hypothesis has been taken away.
Allah swt firman ,
وَمَن يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَل لَّهُ مَخْرَجًا
“And whosoever is conscious of Allah,
He will make for them a way out”
[Quran 65:2]
And Allah always fulfils His promise.
However, we might have a hard time believing in this, especially during hard times,
and thus Allah continues in the Surah,
وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُ ۚ وَمَن يَتَوَكَّلْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَهُوَ حَسْبُهُ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَالِغُ أَمْرِهِ ۚ قَدْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدْرًا
“And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
And whoever relies upon Allah – then He is sufficient for him.
Indeed, Allah will accomplish His purpose.
Allah has already set for everything a [decreed] extent.”
[Quran 65:3]
