The
Wrath of Almighty
Allah (SWT)
As far as the individual human being is concerned, the
Holy Qur’an makes it very clear that the life of this world is only a trial and
a test, and that the consequences of good or bad deeds — in the form of rewards
or punishments — are reserved for the life-beyond-death, the Hereafter, or the
Al-Aakhira. Thus, the Almighty says:
Glorious is He who holds the
Kingship in His hand, who has power over every thing, who created death and
life in order to try you, to see who of you are best of deed. He is All-mighty
and Forgiving. (Al-Mulk 67:1,2)
Verily We created man from a
sperm joined (to the ovum) to try him, then gave him hearing and sight. We
surely showed him the way that he may either be grateful or deny” (Al-Dahr
76:2-3)
We have made whatever exists on
the earth its adornment to test and try them (and) know who acts better, for We
shall certainly turn it to barren dust. (Al-Kahf 18:7-8)
This implies that the pains or troubles a person may
face during the course of this-worldly life are not the penalties or
punishments for his
wrongdoing; similarly, the
material comforts or prosperity or power one may enjoy are similarly not
the rewards or compensations for his good deeds. What we experience in this
life are the different ways in which the Lord tries us. This has been made
clear in the Holy Qur’an thus:
Every soul will know the taste of
death. We tempt you with evil and with good as a trial; and to Us you will
return. (Al-Anbia 21:35)
However, the most
significant point to
note is that
the above discussion applies only to individuals and not to nations or
communities. The Holy Qur’an teaches us that the manner in which Almighty Allah (SWT) deals with different
nations is quite different from the way in which He deals with individual human
beings. The rewards and punishments for the individuals He postpones till the
Doomsday, but when it comes to the behavior
of entire nations
and communities, the
rewards for good deeds and the
punishments for bad ones are often delivered to them right here in this world.
This point is explained in the following paragraphs.
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