Utter Humility
\r\n Al-Araf (The Heights) - Chapter 7: Verse 94
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"And We did not send a Prophet in a town but We overtook its people with distress and affliction in order that they might humble themselves (reach a state of tadaru)."
Some might ask why, if we are indeed on the side of God, does victory not come easily. Some might wonder why God doesn't just give the righteous victory without immense struggle and sacrifice. The answer to this question is given by God in the above verse.
\r\nHere Allah says that the purpose of the affliction is to reach a state of tadaru. Tadaru is humility before God — but it is not just humility. To understand the concept of tadaru, imagine yourself in the middle of an ocean. Imagine that you are all alone on a boat. Imagine that a huge storm comes and the waves become mountains surrounding you. Now imagine turning to God in that point and asking for His help. In what state of need, awe, dependency and utter humility would you be in? That is tadaru. Allah says He creates conditions of hardship in order to grant us that gift. God does not need to make things hard for us. He creates those situations in order to allow us to reach a state of closeness to Him, which otherwise we'd be unlikely to reach.
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n "Reclaim Your Heart" - Yasmin Mogahed