Why Is There So Much Suffering in The World? | Why Me? EP. 23 | Dr. Omar Suleiman

A Ramadan Series on Qadar

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Why do innocent people suffer? Why is there so much tragedy happening around the world?

When these questions fill your mind, be grateful. It means that you have a heart that is not numb to the struggles of your fellow humans.

There are many answers to these questions from an Islamic perspective, and each takes time to explore. But as an individual, the most important thing you can do is ask yourself the corresponding questions: When innocent people suffer, what can you do? What is your role? How can the suffering of others snap you out of complacency and into action to alleviate the pain of your brothers and sisters in humanity?

Captioning provided by Muhsen.

SOURCES:

Sahih Muslim 771a

Musnad Ahmad 22717

Qur’an, 30:41

Qur’an, 2:30

Qur’an, 2:30

Qur’an, 90:4

Sahih al-Bukhari 5641,5642

Sunan Abi Dawud 4278

Al-Hikam al-Ataa’iyyah 149:

إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ يَفْتَحَ لَكَ بَابَ الرَّجَاءِ فَاشْهَدْ مَا مِنْهُ إِلَيْكَ ، وَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ يَفْتَحَ لَكَ بَابَ الْخَوْفِ فَاشْهَدْ مَا مِنْكَ إِلَيْهِ

If you want the door of hope opened for you, then consider what comes to you from Him. But if you want the door of fear opened for you, then consider what goes to Him from you.

CAST:

Narrator Dr. Omar Suleiman

Hassan Noaman Farooq

Hassan's Mother Safiyyah Saarah Khan

Hassan's Wife Dua Amnah Sultan

Woman watching news on cellphone Moniba Ijazi

Woman watching news on IPAD Aisha Ahmed

Homeless Man Shaheer Naqvi

Umar Issa Ghaleb

Boy Muhsen Volunteer Yusuf Ansari

Muhsen dad Fawad Ansari

Muhsen volunteer Fawzi Yahya

Muhsen volunteer Shaheer Naqvi

Quran School Girl 1 Hana Kehar

Quran School Girl 2 Sarah Ahmed

Quran School Girl 3 Sania Ahmed

Quran School Boy 1 Baraa Chabab

Quran School Boy 2 Ibraheem Zeeshan

Note: Only vocals were used in the making of the soundtrack.

As we venture into the space of producing higher quality media, we’ve worked hard to make sure that our compliance with our religious ethics is not sacrificed. While Yaqeen has always produced vocals for our Ramadan series, this series was unique in that it also included the story of a family in the background. Our talented production team worked with our scholars to ensure that all actors were in proper hijab, and that all gender interactions were only by Mahrams in real life. We’re grateful to the team for its wonderful effort, and grateful to the families that agreed to participate.

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