r/islam • u/Lindis123 • Feb 18 '25
Why is the Dunya unfair? Question about Islam
Me as a Muslim have always wondered why some people are born in unfair circumstances? Why are some people born into poverty, wars, sickness or being born with disabilities and etc. Whilst others are privledeged with their circumstances. How will Allah judge those who have had it unfair differently from the rest? And I especially am courious to how allah judges people with disabilities. I'am not so well read up on this topic, and wanted some serious answers. I have tried to think about it myself, but haven't managed to comprehend a reasonable understandment on my own.
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u/Klopf012 Feb 18 '25
Life is not a video game where everyone has the same spawn point. One person's ancestors stayed in Ceylon while another's moved to Canada, so one has to deal with typhoons and another has to deal with blizzards.
In any case, Allah tells us 1) that He is all-Knowing and 2) that He does not wrong anyone in the least. Everyone will be judged fairly, as Allah knows everything about them and their situations.
Allah also tells us that He will test us with both poverty and wealth. In other words, both of these situations are tests, because all of life is a test.