But when their houses are built of mud or stones or wood and...

But when their houses are built of mud or stones or wood and very little stucco or cement is used in the building of their homes, and in a simple way, it is piled on top of each other, even a strong wind or a very slight earthquake makes the earth open up, we should not expect the situation to be better than this. But what does this have to do with God? This criticism should be made against the unbalanced situation and erroneous system of society.

We must arise and end these injustices to society. We must fight abasement and poverty and give the deprived their rights so that such phenomena do not appear. If all groups of society have sufficient nourishment health and treatment, they will be able to face diseases and sicknesses with greater strength and perseverance.

But when an erroneous and false social system rules a society in the form of colonialism, one person is given so many possibilities that even their cats and dogs have a doctor, medicine and receive special medical care, but others do not have even the most basic necessities of life and health to care for their children, such unpleasant scenes are plentiful and are seen by all. Instead of complaining about God in such situations, we should reproach ourselves.

We have to tell oppression not to be oppressive! And we have to tell the oppressed not to bear oppression! We must make efforts so that all individuals in a society have at least the minimum amount of health facilities, food and housing, and educational and cultural possibilities. In summary, we should not place the blame for our sins on Creation. When did God ever impose a system like this upon us? Where has He ever recommended this?

Of course, He created us free because our being free is the key to our development and progress. But it is we who misuse our freedom and oppresses each other and this oppression then shows itself as unevenness in society. But unfortunately, this error has come to include a great many people. The Holy Qur’an says: إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ النَّاسَ شَيْئًا وَلَٰكِنَّ النَّاسَ أَنْفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ “Verily God will not deal unjustly with man in aught: it is the man that wrongs his own soul.

(1)” And now we end the discussion of signs and catastrophes here even though there is still a great deal which could be said, this brief discussion is sufficient for us in this short study. NOTE: _____________________________________ 1.

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