مَّا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيَذَرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَىٰ مَا أَنتُمْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّىٰ يَمِيزَ الْخَبِيثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِ وَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُطْلِعَكُمْ عَلَى الْغَيْبِ
“God won’t leave the believers in the weak position they are now in until He separates what is filthy from what is wholesome, nor will God give you insight into what is beyond human perception...”
These verses came down at the time when the early believers at the time of Prophet Muhammad were let down after a defeat by the polytheists of Makkah. They lost many courageous men and in turn, many who survived began questioning the faith. Here, God is telling them that sometimes we undergo these situations to purify our own selves, in order to filter the bad from the good within us.
And what’s interesting is that in fact this did occur at their time. A lot of evil was exposed because of this defeat. People were revealed for who they were. The hypocrites became known. The true believers became known. A lot of good came from defeat.
God also tells them that they were not given insight beyond human perception. At the end of the day, happenings boil down to God and His infinite wisdom. If we could see the whole picture, we may not be as strong and courageous as we are today.
Wherever you are in life, wherever I am, as far from perfect as it is to us, it’s there because we lack that insight. It exists because we lack the tools needed to filter what’s wholesome and what’s not. Perhaps if we could indeed see that big picture, our faith wouldn’t be questioned. But that’s the whole point. Will we trust?
“God won’t leave the believers in the weak position they are now in until He separates what is filthy from what is wholesome, nor will God give you insight into what is beyond human perception...”
These verses came down at the time when the early believers at the time of Prophet Muhammad were let down after a defeat by the polytheists of Makkah. They lost many courageous men and in turn, many who survived began questioning the faith. Here, God is telling them that sometimes we undergo these situations to purify our own selves, in order to filter the bad from the good within us.
And what’s interesting is that in fact this did occur at their time. A lot of evil was exposed because of this defeat. People were revealed for who they were. The hypocrites became known. The true believers became known. A lot of good came from defeat.
God also tells them that they were not given insight beyond human perception. At the end of the day, happenings boil down to God and His infinite wisdom. If we could see the whole picture, we may not be as strong and courageous as we are today.
Wherever you are in life, wherever I am, as far from perfect as it is to us, it’s there because we lack that insight. It exists because we lack the tools needed to filter what’s wholesome and what’s not. Perhaps if we could indeed see that big picture, our faith wouldn’t be questioned. But that’s the whole point. Will we trust?
