According to Islam, whenever we are struck by illness or misfortune orsomeone hurts us, there is a higher purpose behind it, which we may not understand at the time,’ oneof them said to me. ‘That’s where trust comes in. Through suffering, God helps us to better ourselvesand make good our mistakes. It is a form of purification and also God’s way of testing the strength ofour faith and the goodness of our character.’ Another lady suggested I look on the bright side.‘Suffering draws us closer to God and that is our aim in life,’ she said. Then she quoted Rumi whohad said, ‘It is pain that draws man to his Lord, because when he is well, he doesn’t remember theLord.’ I tried to look at the positive and believe that there was a higher, spiritual perspective on whatI had just been through, and all the advice I was given helped me a lot. But it took quite a while formy heart to catch up with my mind.
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