ASK MAULANA

beings, good and bad, should be separated from each other. In other words, the purpose of the test is to make something that is a theoretical reality a known and visible event. I suffer from a problem that has made me very sad. The problem is that I suffer from hair loss. In spite of medication, my hairs continue to fall and they do not grow back. Is the Lord of the universe not able to stop hair fall? Why is it that God bestowed beautiful hair to someone and made someone bald? Your feelings are worthwhile indeed. The answer to what you have written about hair is that the present world is a place of testing. Everything here serves the purpose of test. Whatever one gets, or what is taken from one, or not granted at all, is all part of the test. In the same way, the growth of good hair on the scalp, hair fall or hair turning white is also a test. In order to pass this test, one must attribute all these conditions to be from God. He should not behave proudly if he receives something, nor should he become dejected and disappointed if something is not given to him. You should treat the hair loss condition, but do not get frustrated under any circumstances. Rather, pray to God: O God, I am pleased with your decision, so decide for me good compensation. Give me Paradise in the Hereafter where there will be no sickness and no deprivation. Man should not ask for himself any trouble in the world, but if any trouble befalls him, then he should adopt the method of perfect patience. This is the way of the believer and this is the price of Paradise. o O God! I seek from you a tongue that speaks truth and a heart which is pure and clean. —Prophet Muhammad