Hawzah News Agency (Qom, Iran) -The Qur’an is the principle source of every Muslim’s faith and practice, but its basic theme is the relationship between God and His creatures and provides guidelines for a just society, proper human conduct and equitable economic principles. For next 100 days we are presenting some short articles on ethical issues that have been written based on the verses of Qur’an.

 We should know that we are not going to be promoted without first passing the test. Every test is an opportunity to come up higher. God says in the Qur’an: “We will surely test you with a measure of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth, lives, and fruits; and give good news to the patient”. (Qur’an; 2:155)  

 We have many problems in our life and we face some disasters, some afflictions but we know it is only a test of our faith so we stay for the joy. The Prophet said: “The world is the prison of the believer and the paradise of the unbeliever”. Or holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) said: “Verily when God, the Mighty, the Great, loves a servant, He immerses him in tribulation thorough immersing”.

 Instead of trying to change the circumstances, why do not you change? The question is not do you have problem the question is does the problem have you? Are you worried are you upset? Keep your peace and start passing this test. Say: “I know that God wants to refine me, purify me. So I control myself”.  Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: “The believer is but like the scale of a balance; the more his faith increases, the more his trouble increases”. Bible says: “Blessed is the man that preserves under trial, because when he has stood the test and been approved, he will receive the victor's crown of life”. So we have to pass the tests and know that God wants something better for us as He loves us.

Noble Words

 Author: Abolfazl Sabouri

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