The Prophetic Guide to Overcoming Trials By: Fatimah Murad
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uman beings have a propensity to view trials and tribulations as roadblocks or bumps on what they expect to be the smooth path of life; every hardship is an obstacle to success or happiness. We seek to remove those obstacles, or wait for an end to times of distress because we feel that our real life is the smooth and easy one we have envisioned in our daydreams. Thus, trials and hardships become the catalysts for disillusionment, despair, and dissatisfaction. Moreover, in times of spiritual weakness, we tend to conflate trials with the disfavor of the Almighty, feeling that Allah SWT may be punishing us or depriving us of His ultimate blessing. A simple look at the lives of His prophets and messengers, especially of his final prophet our beloved Rasulallah SAW will show us that this is not the case. If anything, the greatest trials were faced by those who Allah SWT assured were the highest in His favor. Ibrahim AS, the father of prophets, the one that Allah SWT called His Khalil, or friend, lived an incredibly itinerant, unsettled life. He was cast
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