#السؤال_السادس_والخمسون_من_هو_مؤسس_مسيحية_اليوم_بول_ونفاقه

🌸Paul is the real founder of Christianity:

The teachings of Jesus as the Son of God were not preached by Jesus nor accepted by Jesus, but were taught by Paul as supported in Acts 9:20:

"And straightway he preached Christ in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God."Did Jesus ever claim to be God or say, "Here am I, your God, worship me"?The answer is no.For there is no single, unequivocal statement in the Bible whereby Jesus himself declares, "I am God, therefore worship me."Virtually all of the more than two thousand verses of the epistles of Paul are his own fabrications to include Romans 9:5 that says, depending upon which Bible you read:

"...Christ came, who is overall, the eternally blessed God."

Christians should know that Paul himself mentions his own gospel, not Jesus, in his epistle to the Romans when he says in Romans 2:16:

"In the day when God will judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, according to my gospel."In face, the Pauline epistle to the Romans serves as the foundation of today's Christianity.Thus, it is the Christians whose efforts will be wastedin this life as they think they were acquiring good by their works when they attribute partners to God, as stated in Chapter 18:103-106 of the Qur'an:

"Say: Shall we tell you of those who lost most in respect of their deeds? Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life, while they thought that they were acquiring good by their works?"they are those who deny the Signs of their Lord and the fact of their having to meet Him (in the Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of judgment, give them any weight.That is their reward, Hell;because they rejected Faith, and took My Signs and My Messengers by way of jest.(Al-Kahf 18:103-106)

Indeed, it is so strange and ironic, knowing that none of Paul's epistle to the Romans, more than 430 verses, were ever formulated by Jesus.Paul should have made direct reference to the pristine teachings of Jesus, if only the former claim for apostleship by divine inspiration was indeed true.Instead, large parts of his epistles' Biblical quotations (notably those in the Epistle to the Romans) were taken from the Old Testament - Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, Psalms,Proverbs, Isaiah, Ezekiel and Hosea.His epistles were, indeed a product of tedious efforts, but that does not make Paul far better than any of the other men who authored the Bible, nor does it make him a Prophet.

Other practices that were adopted under Paul included the following: the Roman sun-day as the Christian Sabbath;the traditional birthday of the Sun-god as the birthday of Jesus emblem of the sun-god (the cross of) to be the emblem of Christians;and, the incorporation of all the ceremonies which were performed at the Sun-god's birthday celebrations.

Paul was one of the real and fanatical enemies of Jesus Christ,he tutured and even became happy when Steven one of Jesus's followers was mercilessly killed .

Later Paul pretended to be one of them (Jesus's disciples) while he is not.All Jesus's disciples rejected him for pretending and hypocrisy.
There was misunderstanding between Paul and Peter regards inviting Gentiles (the Non-Jews) to Jesus's message.
Paul became a problem to all Jesus's disciples as well to the Christian world today.Read what Paul says in his hypocritacal pretence.
"I made myself slave to all,that I might win the more (converts by cuning). To the Jews I became as a Jew,in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law though not being under the law that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law not being without law toward God but under the law of Christ(not under the law of God)".1Corinthians 9:19.
From the above statement of Paul,you understand that Paul tried to deceive those claim to be Christians today and he succeeded in cuning plan because Christians beleive in Paul over Jesus Christ.
Definitely,Paul is the real founder of Christianity.

,the cuning and self appointed apostle.

* He was an unbeliever who did not believe in Christ in any way.
(Vandick) (Acts) (Acts-26-9) (I myself, that I thought I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.)

(Acts-22-20) (And when the blood of your martyr Stephen was shed, I was standing and satisfied with his death and keeping the clothes of those who killed him.)

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#السؤال_السابع_والخمسون_لمن_يقول_اتبع_العهد_الجديد_فقط.

Jesus said

"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Anyone who breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven. For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:17-20)
Why did u discard the Laws?The Biblical law of physical prayer (Isa. 45:23), fasting (Matt. 17:21), and circumcision (Gen. 17:14) are stated in the Bible


Even Paul said don't change the laws , the new testament wasn't written then

2 Timothy 3:14-17 (NIV)

14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

#السؤال_الثامن_والخمسون_الدليل_على_عدم_دخول_المسيحين_الجنة_من_الإنجيل.

#From_The_Holy_Book
(All Christian denominations will enter Hell which is the promise of God to them according to the Holy Book itself).
If the Holy Book is the true Words of God and no frivolous hands have played in it ,then, how can there be different copies followed by each Christian denomination?! Which one is on the right path? Someone may wonder .
The Holy Book of Catholics and Orthodox contains 73 chapters where as the Protestants' Holy Book contains 66 chapter.
The question is :
Which one is the Words of God The Almighty ?

There are seven books which are denied by the Protestants who say that these books are doubtable , and they are not the Words of God . But the Catholics say that these books are the true Words of God and the inspiration of God and They're also the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Now we can easily find a plain contradiction within these two teams as :

For I testify unto every man who hears the words of the prophecy of this book—If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book—and if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book."—Revelation 22:18, 19.

This warning in reference to the Book of Revelation is applicable to all Scripture, and carries us back to Deuteronomy 4:2 and 12:32. 'You shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish from it.'


Now there are 7 additional Chapters in the Catholic version the fact which is rejected by
the Holy Bible itself which says "if anyone adds anything in this Book , God will increase His punishment on him which is written in this book.
The 7 additional Chapters were added by the Catholics and they believe in them and Orthodoxies believe in them too and they say that the Holy Book is truly the Words of God . The Bible itself says:
" I testify to all who hear the sayings of the prophecy of this book,if anyone increases on
this God will increase the punishment him which is written in this Book."
So the Catholics and Orthodoxies will be punished with Hell in the hereafter since they added 7 Chapters.
As for Protestants :
19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall
take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
So Catholics and Orthodoxies and Protestants will enter Hell according to the Holy Bible and not according to us .

And Allah The Almighty says the truth in Holy Quran:

(Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah , they would have found within it much contradiction.)4:82

And Allah The Almighty has cursed them in the Holy Quran:

(Indeed, those who conceal what We sent down of clear proofs and guidance after We made it clear for the people in the Scripture - those are cursed by Allah and cursed by those who curse)2:159

_In Quran

قال الله تعالي:


.[سورة المائدة: آية 72]
{لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ هُوَ الْمَسِيحُ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ وَقالَ الْمَسِيحُ يا بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ رَبِّي وَرَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ مَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ الْجَنَّةَ وَمَأْواهُ النَّارُ وَما لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ أَنْصارٍ (72)}.

[5.72]They have certainly disbelieved who say, " Allah is the Messiah, the son of Mary" while the Messiah has said, "O Children of Israel, worship Allah , my Lord and your Lord." Indeed, he who associates others with Allah - Allah has forbidden him Paradise, and his refuge is the Fire. And there are not for the wrongdoers any helpers.



.[سورة المائدة: آية 73]
{لَقَدْ كَفَرَ الَّذِينَ قالُوا إِنَّ اللَّهَ ثالِثُ ثَلاثَةٍ وَما مِنْ إِلهٍ إِلاَّ إِلهٌ واحِدٌ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهُوا عَمَّا يَقُولُونَ لَيَمَسَّنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْهُمْ عَذابٌ أَلِيمٌ (73)

[5.73]They have certainly disbelieved who say, " Allah is the third of three." And there is no god except one God. And if they do not desist from what they are saying, there will surely afflict the disbelievers among them a painful punishment.

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#السؤال_التاسع_والخمسون_العبودية_في_الإسلام.
Slavery in Islamic Law

1. Islamic principle: People are born free, slavery is temporary.

The Quran states,
“O mankind, indeed We have created you from a male (Adam) and a female (Eve) and made you into various families and tribes that you may know one another. Indeed, the most honored of you in God’s sight is the most pious of you.” (Quran 49:13)

The Prophet of Islam declared,
‘All of you are from Adam and Adam was created from dust.’
The principle that human beings are born free and slavery is accidental is accepted by all the scholars of Islam. Few important consequences of this principle are:

Voluntary slavery is not allowed. A free person cannot become a slave even if he wants to.

A free person cannot be enslaved. The interesting point is that Muslim theologians did not decide it, but the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him , declared it to be a sin 1400 years ago. He said, “There are three types of people against whom I shall myself be a plaintiff on the Day of Judgement. Of these three, one is he who enslaves a free man, then sells him, and consumes this money.”

An unclaimed child with unknown parentage was to be treated as a free person even if the child appeared to have slave parents.

2. A slave was granted respect and human dignity.

The very word “slave” in English has extremely negative connotations of barbaric treatment. Compare it with how the Prophet of Mercy spoke about slaves 1400 years ago,
“Your slaves are your brothers! God has placed them in your care. So, whose brother is under his care, he should feed him what he eats and dress him how he dresses. And do not burden them beyond their capacities; but if you burden them (with an unbearable burden), then help them (by sharing their extra burden).”
“When the servant of anyone amongst you prepares food for him and has undergone its hardship of heat and smoke, he should make him (the servant) sit along with him and make him eat (along with him), and if he does not do that, then he should spare some portion for him.”
The Prophet of Mercy forbade hitting the slaves. He declared that the atonement of hitting or slapping a slave is to set him free.
Moreover, a slave is not be addressed with hurtful words. The Prophet of Mercy stated not to address them as, ‘My slave boy or my slave girl.” He said, “All of you are slaves of God!” Address them with, “O my young man, O my young lady!”
Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second ruler-caliph of Islam, was so fond of Salim, a freed slave that he wished to appoint Salim to be the ruler-caliph if he were alive. Salim used to lead the Muslims in prayer, which is considered an honor in Islamic tradition.

3. Islam did not initiate the system of slavery. It existed in Judaism, Christianity, India, and China before Islam.

Since the earliest times, Islam had opened doors to free slaves and to eventually end slavery. The Islamic paradigm did not ignore the realities of the world, nor did it endorse it. Islam regulated it. As Annemarie Schimmel, a German scholar, noted, “…therefore slavery is theoretically doomed to disappear with the expansion of Islam.”
Shariah Law severely limited the channels in which the number of slaves could multiply. The only source of slavery was captives of legitimate war and the children born to slave parents. In case of war, the captives were not required to be enslaved. The Muslim scripture laid other options of dealing with them as well:

Unconditional freedom (Quran 47:4)

Ransom (Quran 47:4)

After limiting the sources of new slaves, Islamic law dealt with the reality of the existing slaves.

4. Islam granted equal religious rights to the free and the slave and in most civil matters. Their special laws were to make their jobs easier.

Slaves were at the same footing of a freeman in terms of religious obligations, as well as reward and punishment from God. A slave’s testimony was considered acceptable. A slave had right to personal belongings and property. Slaves were

equal in retribution of blood-money. They were to be helped to legally win their freedom if they so chose through a mechanism known as mukataba and tadbeer. This mechanism is enshrined in the Muslim scripture by God in 24:33.

5. Islam made freeing slaves an act of worship pleasing to God.

It set freeing of slaves as atonement of sins and for specific acts of transgression. Muslims were encouraged to willingly set slaves free to release themselves from the torment of Hell Fire. The state was also a source of setting the slaves free as Islamic Law dictates that zakah – obligatory charity given by wealthy Muslims to the state – is to be spend on setting slaves free among other things (Quran 9:60).

6. Islam integrated slaves into the mainstream society.

The issue of integration of freed slaves into the mainstream society has been discussed by some contemporary scholars. The Islamic solution was to integrate them into the society by making them part of the tribes and families. The system was known as “wala.” The Prophet of Islam said, ‘Freeing slaves is like establishing relations by blood.’

🍃Some Historical Observations:

Abul Ala Maududi writes in his paper, ‘The Position of Slavery in Islam,’ “The Prophet alone liberated as many as 63 slaves. The number of slaves freed by ‘Aishah was 67, ‘Abbas liberated 70, ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Umar liberated one thousand, and ‘Abd al-Rahman purchased thirty thousand and set them free.”

“Zaid, the freedman of the Prophet, was often entrusted with the command of troops, and the noblest captains served under him without demur; and his son ‘Osâma was honored with the leadership of the expedition sent by Abû Bakr against the Greeks. Kutb ud-dîn, the first king of Delhi, and the true founder, therefore, of the Musulman empire in India, was a slave.”

“The entire history of Islam proves that slaves could occupy any office, and many former military slaves, usually recruited from among the Central Asian Turks, became military leaders and often even rulers as in eastern Iran, India (the Slave Dynasty of Delhi), and medieval Egypt (the Mamluks).”

“As for Saudi Arabia’s slaves, they shared the same food, clothes and homes as their owners and many of them became rulers of vast regions in the land and were active in the running of the state.”

“…Saudi Arabia’s late abolition of slavery. Slavery in Saudi Arabia was abolished in 1962…that is because Saudi Arabia did not exist as a modern state before 1932, which means it took thirty years after its creation to end slavery, and that without a civil war.”

Source: https://www.islamreligion.com

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كيف تعامل غير المسلمين مع العبيد؟

How did non-Muslims treat slaves? 


🍂Attitude of the Jews towards slaves: 
According to the Jews, mankind is divided into two groups: the Israelites form one group and all of mankind is another group.  

As for the Israelites, it is permissible to enslave some of them, according to specific teachings contained in the Old Testament. 

As for people other than the Israelites, they are a low-class race according to the Jews, who may be enslaved via domination and subjugation, because they are people who are doomed to humiliation by the heavenly decree from eternity. It says in Exodus 21:2-6: 

“If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free, without paying anything.
3 If he comes alone, he is to go free alone; but if he has a wife when he comes, she is to go with him.
4 If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the woman and her children shall belong to her master, and only the man shall go free.
 5 But if the servant declares, 'I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,'
6 then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life” 

As for enslaving non-Hebrews, this is done by taking them captive or overpowering them, because they believe that their race is superior to others, and they try to find a justification for that slavery in their distorted Torah. So they say that Ham the son of Noah – who was the father of Canaan – angered his father, because Noah was drunk one day and became naked as he was sleeping in his tent, and Ham saw him like that. When Noah found out about that after he woke up, he got angry and he cursed his progeny who were descendents of Canaan, and he said – according to the Book of Genesis 9:25-26): “Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers.’ He also said, ‘Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem.’” 

In the same chapter (v. 27) it says: “May God extend the territory of Japheth; may Japheth live in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his [or their] slave”. 

In the Book of Deuteronomy 20:10-14, it says: 

“When you march up to attack a city, make its people an offer of peace.
11 If they accept and open their gates, all the people in it shall be subject to forced labor and shall work for you.
12 If they refuse to make peace and they engage you in battle, lay siege to that city.
13 When the LORD your God delivers it into your hand, put to the sword all the men in it.
14 As for the women, the children, the livestock and everything else in the city, you may take these as plunder for yourselves” 

🍂Attitude of the Christians towards slaves: 
Christianity confirmed slavery as it had been affirmed beforehand by Judaism. There is no text in the Gospels that prohibits or denounces slavery. It is remarkable that the historian William Muir criticized our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) for not immediately abolishing slavery, whilst overlooking the attitude of the Gospels concerning slavery, as there is no report from the Messiah, or from the Disciples, or from the churches concerning this issue. 

Rather, in his Epistles, Paul advised that slaves should be loyal to their masters, as he says in his Epistle to the Ephesians, where he enjoins slaves to obey their masters as they would obey the Messiah: 

“5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but like slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.
7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men,
8 because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free”

(Ephesians 6:5-9).

In Grand Larousse encyclopédique, it says: It comes as no surprise that slavery has continued among Christians until today; the official representatives of the faith have affirmed its validity and accepted its legitimacy.

… to sum up: the Christian religion approved fully of slavery and still does so today. It is very difficult for anyone to prove that Christianity strove to abolish slavery.

The saints affirmed that nature makes some people slaves.

Churchmen did not prevent slavery or oppose it; rather they supported it, to such an extent that the philosopher saint Thomas Aquinas supported the philosophical view that agreed with the view of religious leaders, and he did not object to slavery, rather he praised it because – according to the view of Aristotle – it is one of the conditions in which some people are created naturally, and it does not contradict faith for a man to be content with the lowest position in life.

Haqaa’iq al-Islam by al-‘Aqqaad (p. 215).

In the Dictionary of the Bible by Dr. George Yousuf it says: Christianity did not object to slavery for political or economic reasons, and it did not urge believers to oppose their generation’s views with regard to slavery, or even debate it, and it did not say anything against the rights of slave owners or motivate the slaves to seek independence; it did not discuss the harm or harshness of slavery and it did not enjoin the immediate release of slaves.

It did not change anything in the nature of the relationship between master and slave; on the contrary, it affirmed the rights and duties of both parties.

🍂Contemporary Europe and slavery
It is the reader’s right, in this era of advancement and progress, to ask questions about the pioneers of this progress and the numbers of people who died because of the way in which they were hunted, and who died on their way to the coast where the ships of the English Company and others would wait, then the rest died due to changes in climate. Approximately 4% died as they were being loaded onto the ships, and 12 % during the journey, let alone those who died in the colonies.

The slave trade continued at the hands of English companies that obtained the right of monopoly with the permission of the British government, then gave free rein to British subjects to enslave people. Some experts estimate that the total number of people seized by the British during slavery and exiled to the colonies between 1680 and 1786 CE was around 2,130,000.

When Europe made contact with Black Africa, this contact led to human misery during which the black people of that continent were faced with a major calamity that lasted for five centuries. The states of Europe came up with evil ways of kidnapping these people and bringing them to their lands to serve as fuel for their revival, where they burdened them with more work than they could bear. When America was discovered, the calamity increased and they became slaves in two continents instead of just one.

The Encyclopaedia Britannica says (2/779) on the topic of slavery: Hunting slaves in the villages that were surrounded by the jungle was done by lighting fires in the straw of which the corrals surrounding the villages were made, then when the villagers fled to open land, the British hunted them down with whatever means they had at their disposal.

During the period from 1661 to 1774, for every million Black Africans who reached the Americas, a further nine million died during the hunting, loading and transportation. In other words, only one tenth of those who were hunted survived and actually reached the Americas, where they found no rest or relief, rather they were subjected to hard labour and torture.

At that time, they had laws which any wise person would be ashamed of.

Among these evil laws were those which said that any slave who transgressed against his master was to be killed, and any slave who ran away was to have his hands and feet cut off, and he was to be branded with hot iron; if he ran away again, he was to be killed.

How could he run away if his hands and feet had been cut off?!

It was forbidden for a black man to become educated, and the jobs of whites were forbidden to coloureds.

In America, if seven black people gathered together, that was regarded as a crime, and if a white man passed by them it was permissible for him to spit at them and give them twenty lashes.

Another law stated that the blacks had no soul and that they possessed no smartness, intelligence or willpower, and that life existed only in their arms.

To sum up, with regard to his duties and service to his master, the slave was regarded as sane, responsible and punishable if he fell short, but with regard to his rights, he had no soul and no being, and he was not more than a strong pair of arms!

Finally, after many centuries of enslavement and oppression, there came the protocol to abolish slavery and strive to put an end to it, in a resolution issued by the United Nations in 1953 CE.

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#السؤال_الستون_كيف_يكون_ابن_الله_كلمة_الله_في_نفس_الوقت؟


How can Jesus be the son of God when he's supposed to have always been with God before the creation of everything?

He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:7)

Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. (John 1:3)


A dilemma Christians fall into Jesus existed before the existence of anything? Yet this man is the son of God? If Jesus was side by side by God then how did he become the son of God? The question is how was he created before the existence of anything Christians normally quote:

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was god. (John 1:1)

This is a very weak response if In the beginning Jesus was the Word then he could not have existed physically rather he wasn't mentioned, but kept silent upon untill he was spoken of and became flesh ?

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14)

If Jesus was the word to start with then it's normal that he could not have been the son of God  since he's the word of God?. If Jesus was the son of God like Christians claim him to be how did he become the son? How did he come to existence, God Yahweh gave birth to him physically or created him physically from the beginning as this would contradict John 1:1 in the beginning was the word?

How does the word of God become the son of God who was always with God? In what way did the word become the son? How does God have a son in the first place? If the word is the son alone  then everything God spoke of should also be his son?

For I am the Lord; I will speak the word that I will speak, and it will be performed. It will no longer be delayed... (Ezekiel 12:25)

Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him. For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast. (Psalm 33:9)

It's doesn't make any sense when Christians say God has a son, one would only have a son or child if he wants to carry on his heir, since God is eternal then he needs no heir nor does he go be his powers to a creation to carry on.

Again if we was going to exclude the word and focus on the Jesus as the son alone one wonders how did God have this son? Did he give birth to this son  by himself or or did he just appear from nowhere? Unless you say son of God is not a literal rather Metaphorical statement.

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#السؤال_الحادي_والستون_لماذا_يختبر_الله_الذين_يحبهم_أكثر؟

Why Does Allah Test Those He Loves Most?

Short Answer: Yes, God does test those people whom He loves most. Prophets, those nearest to God, always had very difficult lives. But don’t look at everything which is painful or difficult as a test, and don’t look at happy, easy things in life as a blessing. Allah may test you with ease as much as he tests you with hardship. Be patient and think of how God intends to bless you through your hardship, and in that way, even the most difficult situation can be a gift from God if you have the right attitude.

A Statement of Belief Must Be Tested

Understanding the issue of God’s tests takes a while to figure out, but the main rule is true.

If you read about the lives of all of God’s Prophets, you will find that they all went through very difficult hardships.

It is one of God’s consistent and universal laws that when God loves someone, He will test him/her with trials in this world. God says:
Do people think that on their mere claiming, “We have attained to faith,” they will be left to themselves, and will not be put to a test? (Quran 29:2)
أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوا أَن يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُونَ (2)

A claim of belief has to be tested.

And most certainly shall We try you by means of danger, and hunger, and loss of worldly goods, of lives and of labour’s fruits. But give glad tidings unto those who are patient in adversity. (Quran 2:155)


So, if He deprives a person of this worldly life or part of it and guides him to repentance and bestows on him His mercy and Paradise instead, then this is, in fact, a great gift!

The Correct Response: Patience

Therefore, the Prophet (peace be upon him-PBUH) said:

The most severely tested people are the prophets, then the next best, then the next best. A man will be tested in accordance with his level of commitment to God.

For this reason, if life is full of difficulties and challenges, one should not be surprised or ask why.

And accepting the nature of this worldly life helps the servant acquire virtue and take a very important step in his or her journey to God: Patience with tests.

Patience is a characteristic that delivers the servant into God’s presence:
ِۚإِنَّ اللَّهَ مَعَ الصَّابِرِينَ (153)
(interpretation of the meaning👇):
God is with those who are patient in adversity (al-Baqarah 2:153)

And if we are in God’s presence, then we need not worry!

Blessings are Also a Test!
And even when the test goes away and God starts to give you what you perceive as “blessings” and “luxuries”, the test is not over!

God says:
{فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ (15) وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ (16) كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ (17)
(interpretation of the meaning👇):
But as for a human, whenever his Sustainer tries him by His generosity and by letting him enjoy a life of ease, he says, “My Sustainer has been generous towards me”; whereas, whenever He tries him by tightening his means of livelihood, he says, “My Sustainer has disgraced me!” But nay. (Quran 89:15-17)

“Nay” here means that this is not a correct understanding of having “a life of ease” or “tight means.”

Here God says that when He tries us by tightening our means of livelihood, this does not mean that He is disgracing us.

And when He tries us by letting us enjoy a life of ease for a while, this is not necessarily good.

When God Takes, He Gives Back

This is how we judge: If God deprives us and we lose some of our wealth, opportunity, health, or family, but at the same time, He opens the doors of understanding, then this is not deprivation.

In this case, the trial is a gift.

God might take comfort or a dear one from me, but gives me the ability to understand, a spiritual feeling, or closeness to Him.

Thus, my loss becomes, actually, a gift. Blessings don’t always come as luxury and comfort.

For example, a person might earn a large amount of money, but isn’t thankful to God.
This might continue and he might waste his money in evil ways.
Then, God may even give this person more wealth and opportunities to return to Him. God says:

Then, when they had forgotten all that they had been told to take to heart, We threw open to them the gates of all good things until even as they were rejoicing in what they had been granted. We suddenly took them to task: and lo! they were broken in spirit […] (Quran 6:44–45).

Seek Gratitude to Allah For All Your Tests

If God does not open the doors of providence for you or does not grant you a request, He is calling upon you to understand.
Reflect upon the wisdom and the good meaning behind this giving, and be cautious about the trial it might involve.
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:

How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for his affairs are all good, and this applies to no one but the believer. If something good happens to him, he is thankful for it and that is good for him. If something bad happens to him, he bears it with patience and that is good for him.

If we are thankful to God for the good things that happen, this is good for us.
If we are patient when bad things happen to us, this is also good for us. And God always chooses what is best for people.
Prayers may be answered immediately and may be answered later. The Prophet (PBUH) is reported to have said:

A servant will be rewarded on the Day of Judgment for supplications to God, even the ones that have not been answered, the reward will be great such that he wishes that his supplication was never answered. (Imam Malik)

When God does not answer your prayers immediately, be certain that God is choosing the best for you. God has always been choosing the best for you.