THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yawm Al-Khamis. 25th day of Rabeeu ath-thaani, 1445AH (Thursday, 9th November, 2023). *_FIR'AWN COMMITTED WORSE ATROCITIES BUT ALLAH SAID IT WAS A GREAT TRIAL_*. BismilLah. 

AlhamdulilLah for blessing us to be part of this blessed day. I hope majority are fasting. At this sad reality of our fellow Muslims suffering across the globe, lets remind each other about what ALLAH says during similar times in the past. 

ALLAH says in Qur'an 2:49

وَإِذْ نَجَّيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يُذَبِّحُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْۚ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ 

And [recall] or remember when ALLAH saved you [i.e., your forefathers] from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with the worst torment, slaughtering your [newborn] sons and keeping your females alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord. Allahu Akbar. 

Ibn Jarir may ALLAH be  pleased with him  commented that this part of the Ayah means,

"Our saving your fathers from the torment that they suffered by the hand of Pharaoh, is a great blessing from your Lord."

We should mention that in the blessing there a is test, the same as with hardship, for ALLAH says,

وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً

And We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good. (21:35).

and also,

وَبَلَوْنَـهُمْ بِالْحَسَنَـتِ وَالسَّيِّيَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ

And We tried them with good (blessings) and evil (calamities) in order that they might turn (to obey ALLAH). (7:168). What's the purpose of the trial? IN ORDER THAT THEY MIGHT TURN TO OBEY ALLAH. This basically means, our suffering can help us turn to ALLAH if indeed we have eemaan but the oppressors will definitely be punish in dunya and on judgement day as ALLAH did to FIR'AWN and his evil followers. *_May ALLAH keeps guiding us all and protect us from any satanic influences_*. Aameen.