Trial is not a calamity, but mercy

Dear Islamic brothers! We come to know that hardships and trials are not a means of calamity, but a means of mercy and blessing. Allah Almighty intends goodness for the one inflicted with calamity. The one struck with calamity has his sins forgiven. Allah Almighty blesses uncountable blessings to the one inflicted with trials and there is glad tidings of forgiveness from the court of Allah Almighty for the one who conceals his calamity.

After listening to so many virtues of observing patience over calamities, we shall develop a mind-set that no matter how many calamities befall upon us, we get surrounded by trials, flood of hardships overtakes us and diseases surround us from all corners, even then a single word of complain shall not be uttered from our tongue. Rather, we shall be lost in the imaginations of reward to be received upon observing patience over those calamities in such a way that we don’t even feel the pain anymore.

اَلْـحَمْـدُ لـِلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ, this is what we learn from the blessed Seerah of the righteous predecessors رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی that whenever they would face a calamity, then they would be lost in the imaginations of the reward to be received upon observing patience over it in such a way that they wouldn’t even feel the pain. Moreover, they would remain happy despite being afflicted with calamities.

For persuasion, let’s listen to 3 faith-enlightening parables and try to make ourselves an embodiment of patience and contentment.

1. Laughing straight after getting injured

Once, the blessed wife of Sayyiduna Fath Mawsili رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه fell down quite badly which resulted in breaking her nail. But instead of mourning and wailing out of pain, she رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهَا started laughing. Somebody asked her: ‘Is wound not hurting?’ She رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْهَا replied: ‘The excitement of receiving reward over observing patience kept me away from thinking about the pain of the injury.’ (Kimiya-e-Sa’adat, vol. 2, pp. 782)