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  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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When Allah is so Raheem and Kareem why didn't He stop the harsh behavior of Yazid and his army on Imam Hussain and his family?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Allah (SWT) does not enforce justice in this life stopping people from doing wrong, but He gives freedom and leaves human beings to select their own options, whether good or bad, although He guides and helps them to do good, that is why He did not stop Cane from killing his brother Able and did not stop the criminals who killed prophets like Yahya (AS) and did not stop Ibn Muljam from killing Imam Ali (AS). That is the Justice of Allah which gives every one the result of his own actions. 

Wassalam.
If Allah (swt) is so Merciful then why is there evil in the world? Why do some people, even including past Prophets, undergo severely punishing experiences in this life?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. Key to the problem of evil is the definition of evil. If there is any greater purpose, compensation or wisdom behind suffering it cannot be defined as unnecessary evil. For example, making your kids do their homework is not evil, as while your kids may think they are unnecessarily suffering, that suffering has a purpose. It also has compensation in that learning is good for the children and it is wise on behalf of the parents to put their children through the suffering of studying. So too other issues of evil can be framed such that they are not evil. For example, the trials and tribulations of the prophets (as) were for a purpose, were part of Divine Wisdom and will be rewarded in the next life. One of the main wisdom behind human evil, is that there is no meaningful free will if humans are prevented from carrying out that free will even if it results in evil.

May you always be successful 
Is it true that the majority of people born from the time of Adam till the day of resurrection will end up in hell on account of their beliefs or deeds? If so, then couldn't God, out of His infinite mercy, have avoided creating them in the first place?
Zoheir Ali Esmail

Bismillah

Thank you for your question. It is not established that the majority of people will end up in hell. As for the avoidance of creating those who God knew would end up in hell, that is an issue of Divine Wisdom for which we can try to reasonably understand with the assumption that we can know something of that wisdom. The issue could then be understood with reflection into the meaning and implications of free will. There would be no meaning to the creation of beings with free will if none of them had the choice to end up in hell. In this instance it is not accurate to frame the question from the perspective of Divine Mercy alone.

May you always be successful 
How can a loving and merciful God, my own Creator, be so severe in punishment according to the Qur’an that describes various horrific punishments?
Mohammad Saeed Bahmanpour

The punishments of Allah are consequential not conventional. In other words, as the Quran mentions, they are the consequences of our actions, or as some believe they are the embodiment of our actions returned to us. Its pain is to change something in the heart and soul so that the evil doers can have a change of heart and attitude and be capable to accept the mercy and blessing of God and go out of hell.