“It should be patently clear that the inability to see the wisdom behind something should not be a cause of criticizing that thing. Of course, the final word on all of this is that God knows best.”

Allah (swt) did not create anything for sports, as he reveals in the Quran, then why does He not interfere for the thousands of starving in Gaza or why does He choose a fragile mother of three to test in bagram, the belly of the beast so to speak? the answer is not simply one of experimental design, it is profoundly spiritual for both the sufferers and those who come to inflict it or witness it. I think the dichotomy of living a life that has unforseen consequences even if you did nothing yourself to earn your misery/reward, makes it all the more meaningful when you see yourself time-bound by an obligation to serve God, no matter what.

Let me quote you, “If I let a child run into the street to be hit by a car, am I not being evil? Or am I helping God by letting him be crushed?

In other words, why doesn’t God have the simple human decency to do good deeds well within his reach?”

Let’s follow the logic of the first statement of yours that I quote here: why must the event you describe be evil? Do we know what that child would’ve become had he lived? Maybe he would’ve grown up to be a serial killer and by letting him die as a child God saved many innocent people.

As for your second statement, again, by assuming that every seemingly tragic event is not “humanly decent” you blame God for not changing it. The supposition is that you know the outcome of every event and their interrelationships and that the “humanly decent” thing to is what? Save the child and let him become the serial killer.

You see, most people know their limitations and try not to judge others, let alone God. But, since you already indicated you don’t believe in God, what is the argument you’re making? That he’s not “humanly decent?” (astagfar Allahu Al’atheem) Or that He allows bad/evil things to happen? (astagfar Allahu Al’atheem) But wait Bob, if you don’t believe in God, who are you blaming for all these evil things? He doesn’t exist, right?

Things may happen which appear to us to be bad, but they are a mercy from Allah. If a person is facing a trial then Allah is either giving them the opportunity to remember Him and ask of Him, or that He is purifying that person and removing their bad deeds so that they may enter Paradise.

If you see a child about to be crushed by a car and you are in a position to stop this, then your test from Allah is that you stop it. If you choose not to then a sin will be on you, and the child will live in the eternal bliss of paradise. If you deny the existence of Allah then what you are saying is that people can get away with crimes that they commit if the fallible law system does not find them, and that innocent victims have lost their lives for no reason- in fact the innocent victim will find his reward with Allah.

You cannot compare Allah’s qualities to our qualities as He is The Greatest and He is the Most Gracious Most Merciful and He knows all thigs. There is no God but Allah and He is The Everlasting. Whether you worship Him or not, He is the Greatest and He is the One that gives you each breath that you breathe.

Theres not much more to say really, because we could carry on like this. For a Muslim we worship Allah in this World and we ask for His Mercy and His Paradise in the next, and in return He has provided us with an honourable life where we can ask Allah for anything we want and we live a wholesome happy and positive life with no addictions, no alcohol damage, no adultery or fornication, no cheating lying or deception, and in the next life we are promised Paradise.

It would be better for you if you made a conclusion based on real information. For this i would advise that you read the whole Quran, as it is the word of Allah and there is nothing like it- it has remained unchanged for over 1400 years which is a miracle in itself as Allah has ordained that will be protected as it is a guidance for Mankind (not just Muslims).

I pray that Allah guides you if you are sincerely seeking the truth.

Kind regards

UK resident

The simple answer to your question is He could if He wanted to. He could make it so that nothing bad ever happened. Even after doing all this, people will still make claims that Allah doesn’t exist. There are many many things in our universe which proves the existence of Allah.How is it that a drop of water, can change into blood, then in to a mass of body and finally become a human being?

Once you’ve taken away all the distractions of life, start thinking deeply, and connected with your soul – you will find something there.

Also, don’t forget – Allah has given you a conscience. If you let that child run in to a car when you could’ve stopped him, then this is something you have decided to do. This situation has been placed in front of you to see what you choose to do.

Peace