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Why does God allow evil and suffering?

Short answerIslam teaches that this world is a place of testing, not of final recompense: Allah created death and life to test people, and suffering carries wisdom we may or may not see. He is just and never wrongs anyone, and the Hereafter will redress every wrong and reward the patient.

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The test

Quran
ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ وَٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ لِيَبۡلُوَكُمۡ أَيُّكُمۡ أَحۡسَنُ عَمَلٗاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَزِيزُ ٱلۡغَفُورُ

他曾创造了死生,以便他考验你们谁的作为是最优美的。他是万能的,是至赦的。

Al-Mulk 67:2
Quran
وَلَنَبۡلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيۡءٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡخَوۡفِ وَٱلۡجُوعِ وَنَقۡصٖ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡوَٰلِ وَٱلۡأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَٰبَتۡهُم مُّصِيبَةٞ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيۡهِ رَٰجِعُونَ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ عَلَيۡهِمۡ صَلَوَٰتٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ وَرَحۡمَةٞۖ وَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُهۡتَدُونَ

我必以些微的恐惧和饥馑,以及资产、生命、收获等的损失,试验你们,你当向坚忍的人报喜。 他们遭难的时候,说:“我们确是安拉所有的,我们必定只归依他。” 这等人,是蒙他们的养主的赞美和慈恩的;这等人,确是遵循正道的。

Al-Baqarah 2:155–157

Justice and mercy

Much evil results from human choices, and natural calamities are a test and a mercy through the patience, solidarity and repentance they bring, and the believer is rewarded for what befalls him. Belief in the Hereafter is essential to understanding the question: Allah’s perfect justice is realised there.

常见问题

Is suffering a punishment from Allah?

Not necessarily; it may be a test, a raising of rank or an expiation, and no one should judge another as being punished.

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