1) The document discusses various trials and tests that humans face according to Islamic scripture. It provides Quranic verses stating that humans will be tested through their wealth, health, and faith. 2) Trials serve purposes like increasing faith, forgiving sins, differentiating true believers from hypocrites, and allowing truth to prevail. Examples of prophets facing trials are given. 3) Facing trials with patience is emphasized, as is trusting in Allah during difficulties and entrusting one's affairs to Him during times of opposition.

2. Purpose of human creation:
Who has created death and life that He
may test you which of you is best in
deeds.”
Mulk 67:2
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3. And it is He Who has created the heavens
and the earth in six days and His Throne
was on the water, that He might test
you ,which of you is the best in deeds”
Hood, 11:7

4. Al Anbia 21:35 “Every soul shall taste
death. We shall make trial for you with
evil and with good and to us you shall
return.”
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5. 
 Al Baqarah 2:214 “ Do you think that you shall
enter Paradise without such (trials) as came to
those who passed away before you? They were
afflicted with severe poverty, ailments and were
so shaken that even the Messenger and the
believers with him said,’ When shall Allah’s Help
arrive?’. Yes certainly, the Help of Allah is near.”

6. Al Baqarah 2:155 “ And certainly we
shall test you with some of fear,
hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits
but give glad tidings to the patients.”

7. Al Imran 3: 186 “ You shall be
certainly tested in your wealth and
properties in your person and you
shall certainly hear much from people
of the book and the polytheist which
will grieve you.

8.  Al Taghabun 64:15 “ Your wealth and your children
are a trial and whereas with Allah there is a great
reward.”
 Al Munafiqoon 63:9 “O you who believe! Let not
your wealth or your children divert you from the
remembrance of Allah. And whosoever does that,
they are the losers.”

9.  Al Taghabun 64:11” No calamity befalls but with
Allah’s permission, and whosoever believes in
Allah, He guides his heart. Allah is all knower of
everything.”
 Al Imran 3:142 “ Do you think you shall enter
paradise before Allah tests those of you who
struggled in His way and tests those who are
Sabirun (patient).”

10.  Al Fajr 89:15 “As for man, when his Lord tries him by
giving him honor and bounties, then he says,’ My Lord
has honored me.’ But when he tries him by limiting his
sustenance, he says,’ My Lord has humiliated me.’
 Al Maarij 70:19,20,21 “ Verily, man was created very
impatient. Discontented when evil touches him. And
miserly when good touches him.

12.  "And among mankind is he who worships Allah
upon the very edge (i.e. in doubt); if good
befalls him, he is content therewith; but if a
trial befalls him, he turns back on his face ( i.e.
Reverts back to disbelief after embracing
Islaam). He loses both this world and the
Hereafter. That is the evident loss." (22:11)
 He becomes angry with what Allah has decreed
for him, and this is Haraam (forbidden).

13.  2-"And be patient, indeed Allah is with the patient
ones." (8:46)
 Patience is like its name - bitter in taste, yet its
outcomes are sweeter than honey.
 So the person sees the affliction which is very
heavy upon him, yet he bears it although he
dislikes that it happened. His Eemaan bears it and
restrains him from being angry. So the time of
affliction and the time of no affliction is not the
same to him, and this (level) is Waajib

14. Person is pleased with the affliction and
whether it happened or not, it is the same
to him so it is not difficult upon him.
He does not bear it as if it is something
weighing heavy on him, and this (level) is
Mustahab (preferred)
The difference between this level and
others is apparent because the affliction
happening or not happening is the same.

15.  This is the highest level. Person at this level thanks
Allah for the affliction which has struck him.
 The Prophet (SAW) said: "There is no affliction
which strikes a Muslim except that Allah expiates
with it (sins), even when a thorn may poke him."
(Bukharee & Muslim)

16. 1-Increasing the strength of faith
and resolve in difficult
circumstances.
2-Increasing the rewards and place
in Jannah.
3-Forgiveness of sins.

17.  141 Allah's object also is to purge those that
are true in faith and to deprive of blessing those
that resist faith.
 142 Did ye think that ye would enter heaven
without Allah testing those of you who fought
hard (in His cause) and remained steadfast?

18. 4-Differentiation between true
believers and the hypocrites.
Al Imran 3:166-167” And what you suffered on
the day(Uhad) the two armies met was by the
leave of Allah in order that he might test the
believers. And that He might test the

19. 5-Truth to prevail and the falsehood
to be defeated.
Al Isra 17;81 “Say truth has come and falsehood
has vanished. Surely falsehood is bound to
vanish.”

20.  Al Imran 3:178 “ And let not the disbelievers think that
our granting them time ( in life) is good for them. We
do this so that they may increase in sinfulness and for
them is a disgraceful punishment.”
 Al Qalam 64:44,45:” Then leave me alone with those
who deny this (Quran). We shall punish them gradually
from direction they do not perceive. I shall grant them
time. My plan is strong.”

21. Adam (AS) was tried through the
Satan in Jannah.
Noah(AS) was tried by rejection of his
people and his disbelieving son and
wife.
Ibrahim (AS) had several trials.
 Rejection from his people,
Migration to Palestine
Ismail and his sacrifice,
Leaving his son and wife in Makkah

22. Ayub (AS) was tried through
prolonged illness.
Daud (AS) and Suleiman(AS) had
trial of power and wealth.
Musa (AS) faced trials from Phiron
and his people.
Isa (AS) was tried by his people’s
rejection and plot to hurt him.

24.  146 How many of the Prophets fought (in Allah's
way) and with them (fought) large bands of godly
men? But they never lost heart if they met with
disaster in Allah's way nor did they weaken (in will)
nor give in. And Allah loves those who are firm and
steadfast.
 147 All that they said was: "Our Lord! forgive us
our sins and anything we may have done that
transgressed our duty; establish our feet firmly and
help us against those that resist faith.“
 148 And Allah gave them a reward in this world
and the excellent reward of the Hereafter. For Allah
loves those who do good.

25. Prophet Mohammad (SAW): Went
through persecution. Examples:
1- Uqba bin Abi Moeet once put cloth in his
neck and tried to choke him to death.
(Bukhari)
2-When asked by Aisha(RA), Prophet
(SAW) said that the most difficult day in
his life was the ‘ day of aqaba’ the day in
TAIF. (Bukhari and Muslim)

26. Companions of the Prophet were
persecuted
Abdullah Ibn Masood (RA) reported that
following 7 people were first to announce
their IMAN:
Prophet Mohammad, Abu Bakr, Ammar,
Sumayyah, Sohaib, Miqdad, Bilal. Latter 5
went through worst persecution.
( Ahmad)

28.  1-O thou folded in garments!
 2 Stand (to pray) by night but not all night
 3 Half of it or a little less
 4 Or a little more; and recite the Qur'an in slow
measured rhythmic tones.
 5 Soon shall We send down to thee a weighty
Message.
 6 Truly the rising by night is most potent for
governing (the soul) and most suitable for
(framing) the Word (of Prayer and Praise)

29.  7-True there is for thee by day prolonged occupation
with ordinary duties:
 8 But keep in remembrance the name of the Lord and
devote thyself to Him wholeheartedly.
 9 (He is) Lord of the East and the West: there is no
god but He: take Him therefore for (thy) Disposer of
Affairs.
 10 And have patience with what they say and leave
them with noble (dignity).
 11 And leave Me (alone to deal with) those in
possession of the good things of life who (yet) deny
the Truth; and bear with them for a little while

30.  (73:2)
Stand up in Prayer by night, all but a small part of it;
 This can have two meanings:
 (1) "Pass the night standing up in the Prayer and
spend only a little of it in sleep"
 (2)“There is no demand from you to pass the whole
night in the Prayer, but have rest as well and spend a
little part of the night in worship too."
 First meaning seems to be more relevant, and the
same is supported by Ad-Dahr: 26,

31. And in some parts of the night offer the Salah with it
(the Qur'an), as an additional prayer for you. It may
be that your Lord will raise you to Maqam Mahmud.)
(17:79(
Their sides forsake their beds, to invoke their Lord in
fear and hope, and they spend out of what We have
bestowed on them. (32:16(

32.  73:3
 Half of it, or reduce it a little;
 (73:4)
 Or add to it a little; and recite the Qur’an
slowly and distinctly.

33.  Sa’id bin Hisham asked Aisha (RA) about
Prophet’s night prayer. She referred to Surah
Muzzamil and said, "Verily, Allah made night
prayer obligatory at the beginning of this
Surah. So the Prophet (SAW) and his Sahaba
stood for an entire year during the night (in
prayer) until their feet swelled. Allah held back
the revelation of the end of this Surah for twelve
months.. Then, the standing for night prayer
became voluntary after it used to be obligatory

34. (73:5)
The recital consists of uttering the
words with proper rules of Tajweed.
 It should involve thoughtful
consideration of the meaning.

35.  When there is mention of Allah's Being and
Attributes, it may awe-inspire the heart with His glory
and majesty;
 When it expresses His mercy, the heart may be filled
with feelings of gratitude to Him;
 When it mentions His wrath and His punishment, the
heart may be overwhelmed by fear of Him;
 When it enjoins something or forbids something, one
may understand what has been enjoined and what
has been forbidden

36. 73:6
Surely getting up at night is the
best means of subduing the self
and is more suitable for
uprightness in speech

37. (1) That nashi'at implies the person
himself who rises at night;
(2) That it implies the hours of night;
(3) That it means the rising by night; and
(4) That it does not only apply to the
rising in the night but rising after having
had some sleep. `A`ishah(RA) and
Mujahid have adopted this fourth view.

38.  1-As the rising for worship by night and standing
up for a long time in the Prayer is hard. Prayer at
night is most effective in controlling and
disciplining the self.
 2- This is a very effective means of producing
harmony and concord between the heart and
the tongue. In the onliness of night, whatever
man utters with his tongue is the voice of his
heart.

39.  3- This is a very efficacious means of bringing about
conformity between the exterior and the interior of
man. The person who in the solitude of the night
would abandon his comfort and ease and arise for
worship, would do so only out of sincerity
 4- As this worship is harder on man than the worship of
the daytime, it develops steadfastness in him & he
walks in the path of God more firmly and can face and
endure the hardships of that way with greater
constancy and determination

40.  ﴿47:8﴾
 So remember the name of your Lord and devote yourself to
Him with exclusive devotion.
 And celebrate the name of your Lord morning and evening.
Insaan, 76:25
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah standing sitting and
lying down on their sides and contemplate the (wonders of
creation in the heavens and the earth, Ale-Imran3:191

41.  And remember the Name of your Lord and (Tabattal)
devote yourself to Him with complete devotion
 "This means, make your worship solely for Him
alone.''
 Al-Hasan said, "Strive and devote yourself to Him.''
 Ibn Jarir said, "A devout worshipper is called
Mutabattil. An example of this is the reported Hadith
that he (the Prophet ) forbade At-Tabattul, which
means total devotion to worship while avoiding
getting married.''

42. ﴿47:9﴾
He is the Lord of the East and the West;
there is no god but He. So take Him alone
for your Guardian
Wakil is a person in whom one has
complete faith; so much so that one can
entrust all one's affairs to him with full
satisfaction of the heart.

43.  "Do not feel distressed at the hardships that
you are experiencing at the storm of opposition
that has been provoked by your invitation to
Islam.
 Your Lord is He Who is the Owner of the East
and the West, (i.e. of the whole universe)
besides Whom no one else possesses the
absolute power.
 Entrust your affairs to Him and be satisfied that
He will fight your case, He will deal with your
opponents, and He will look after all your interests well

44.  ﴿47:10﴾
 And bear patiently the vain things they utter, and
gracefully forsake them
 "Allah surely loves those who are the Sabireen
(patient)." (3:146)
 "And certainly, We shall test you with something
of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but
give glad tidings to as-Saabireen (the patient
ones).Who, when afflicted with calamity, say:
"Inna lillaahi wa Inna Ilaihi Raaji'un (Verily to
Allaah we belong and verily, to Him we shall
return)." (2:155-157)

45. Trial of affluence & materialism
To be steadfast on Islam
To establish masajid and Islamic
schools/institutions
Halal earnings
 Raising good pious children,
Demand on time,
Responsibility as Dai IL Allah.

46.  Islamophobia
 Hate crimes.
 Islam and Muslim bashing.
 Detention of Muslims and
deportations.
 Surveillance of Muslim
organizations and masjids.
 Fear factor

47. Turn to Allah, building strong faith
and action.
Strong Muslim families and
communities around the masajid.
Strengthen national Muslim
organizations building bridges with
all including non Muslims.

48. Share the truth and the beauty of
Islam.
Political participation and activism.
Social service to less fortunate and
suffering elements of the society
Struggle for liberty and justice for all
peacefully.

49. And if any one puts his trust in Allah,
sufficient is (Allah) for him. For Allah
will surely accomplish his purpose:
verily, for all things has Allah
appointed a due proportion.
SURAH TALAAQ; 65:3