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Trust in Allah
Surah: Ash-Shura (30)
Whatever Befalls You of Calamity Is for What Your Hands Earned — And He Pardons Much
وَمَآ أَصَٰبَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتۡ أَيۡدِيكُمۡ
— الشورى الآية 30
Verse: "Whatever calamity befalls you is for what your hands earned — and He pardons much." (42:30) — A Quranic explanation of calamity's causes. He didn't say "for ALL you earned" but "for what you earned" — then added "He pardons much." Meaning: if Allah took you to account for all your sins, none would survive — but He pardons much. Educational dimension: when a calamity strikes — review yourself first, don't rush to blame others and fate. This doesn't mean every calamity is punishment — prophets were most severely tested and Allah loved them. Lesson: calamity is a mirror for the soul — there is no escape from it.
Source: Ibn Kathir (7/201); Al-Sadi
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How do you reconcile "whatever calamity befalls you is for what your hands earned" with prophets being most severely tested?
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