WHY ALLAH AZZAWAJAL PERMIT OR ALLOW SOMETHING BAD TO HAPPEN.

DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDER. Yawm Arba'a, 30th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani 1447AH, Wednesday, 22nd October, 2025.

 BismilLah.

You might have heard it at school or at the workplace after someone was murdered: “How could God allow this to happen?!” You see it in articles and blog posts after the bombardment of an entire village: “What kind of God would allow these things to happen” You will even find it in intellectual circles and philosophy books: “If there really were a perfectly good, all-knowing, all-powerful God, then there would be no evil and suffering in the world.”

The common picture we have in our minds is of the sceptic atheist calmly presenting a logical, intellectual, and scientific argument while the religiously inclined defendant becomes emotionally charged and tries to beat around the bush. In fact, we find the angels asking something similar even before man was created:

In the Quran, we read:

“When your Lord told the angels, ‘I am putting a deputy on earth,’ they said, ‘How can you put someone there who will cause damage and bloodshed, when we celebrate Your praise and proclaim Your holiness?’ but ALLAH Azzawajal said, ‘I know what you know not.’” Qur’an 2:30.

The secret to understanding the issue is so simple that it often eludes us. Life is a test. Man has been given a limited free will to do good or bad. Look at the following statement of the Prophet:

“The life of a believer is truly amazing. Everything that happens to him is good. This is only true for a believer and no one else. If something pleasant happens to him, he is thankful, and that is good for him. If something bad afflicts him, he is patient, and that is also good for him.” (Muslim)

Affliction is part of the test of life. If ALLAH Azzawajal were to interfere and prevent every bad thing from happening to each individual, it would be like taking the test away from a student. What's the need for exams after years of studies? A word to the wise they say is enough,

May ALLAH Azzawajal increase us in beneficial knowledge and keep protecting us from any satanic influences. Aameen.