Troubles Help SelfDevelopment

Troubles Help Self-Development E veryone faces different kinds of problems in life, be it rich or poor, learned or illiterate. According to the Quran, these problems are part of creation rather than an aspect of evil or form of suffering. The chapter Al-Balad (The City) of the Quran clearly states this fact: We have created man into a life of toil and trial. (90:4) Why did God Almighty create trouble? In the world of nature everything is beautiful and problem-free. The question then arises why were problems created for man to deal with? Why is man an exception to the rule of nature? What is the wisdom behind this scheme of creation? Man has the capacity to be able to think for himself. He has the ability for self-planning and selfdevelopment. He has the power to create his destiny by his own endeavours. This factor is a great blessing for man. It is meant to give man a special status that was not given to other creatures in this world. That is, he has been given the opportunity for self-development. Other creatures’ lives are pre-determined in every respect. They have no options of any kind. They are as they were created. But man has total freedom. Man can make his own choices. In human life, troubles are like stepping-stones. Man was created with great intellectual potential, but this potential is in a dormant state. In such a situation, troubles are challenges,