The order of light and darkness and the coming and going of...

The order of light and darkness and the coming and going of day and night which the Holy Qur’an emphasizes in various verses, has a great effect upon ending any kind of a tiresome life of human beings, why? Because if the sun continuously be in one place in the sky and uniformly give light to the earth, if its position never changed and night would never come, in addition to the other problems this would have, in a short period of time, all human beings would get tired.

It is because of this that we must accept that at least most of the problems caused by unforeseen events give a spirit to live, making it sweet and bearable. It manifests the values of blessings and gives the human being the possibility to benefit from the gifts to the extent possible. 6.

Difficulties one makes for one’s self Another point which we feel it is necessary to mention at the end of this discussion is that many people fall into error in their reckoning of the causes and effects of unforeseen events and the oppression which takes place through the hands of oppressors is considered to be signs of the injustice of the Creator of the world and the disorder in the work of humanity is considered to be the fault of disorder in the structure of creation .

Just as they sometimes say, “Why is each stone made to block the way?” Why do some earthquakes strike cities and cause little damage in the rural areas, many people are taken as sacrifices and many lose their lives in the fallen refuge of their homes. What kind of justice is this? If the calamity is to be divided, why is it not divided up equally? Why the edge of sorrowful catastrophes always falls upon deprived people? Why in contagious diseases, do these people most often suffer?

These are all besides the fact and do not relate to the system of creation and justice of God. These are the results of the oppression, exploitation, and colonialism of human beings in relation to one another. If it were not for the fact that the rural people are abased and poverty-stricken because of the oppression of the cities and they were able to build better and stronger homes for themselves like those in the cities, earthquakes would not have such an effect upon them.