salam, in islam we say, that every single soul has a life mapped out perfectly designed to enable us to recognise God, to turn to Him and to seek refuge in Him, to guide us, to forgive us, to help us every step of the journey of life.
God is not a distant Creator. Therefore, to depend upon God, we should be in constant communication with Him, He is al Wadud, [The Loving], He is al Mujeeb [The Answerer of prayers] He is al Rahman al Raheem, The Merciful, The entirely Merciful. He is al Ghaffur [The oft Forgiving]. He is the giver of Life, The giver of Death, He is so much more ...
Asma-ul-Husna (99 Names of Allah)
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God [Glorified be He and above His creation is He] has told us, we may hate something decreed for us, but it is better for us, we may love something decreed for us, yet it is in fact harm for us.
A believer lives life with the goal of pleasing Allah. It is an absolute fact that people turn to God, become humble, pray, seek help, and depend upon al Muhaymin [The Protector] in the majority of cases, because we perceive the tests of life are too heavy for us to carry alone.
We need the good times, they are respite and they enable us to feel a brief glimpse of how our soul should feel - but that permanent state of happiness, ease, comfort and security can never be achieved completely in this worldly life, if it did, we would not seek beyond our 'now'.
So what we perceive as evil, is in fact nothing but tests.
Does God care what we eat? Yes, but He forbade very very little of what is available - and what has been forbidden contains harm.
He is the Provider, nothing happens without His knowledge. If you truly believe in God, then it is to recognise that we have limited knowledge whilst His knowledge is all encompassing. We are defined and confined by the Laws that God created for our existence, He is not bound by those Laws.
He is above His Tremendous throne, and yet, we know that He knows us more intimately than we even know ourselves.
God created heaven and hell. He also empowered the concept of evil, sent down magic [which is forbidden to use] as a means of testing, and as a means of separating us. He could have simply said, 'be' and everything would have been fulfilled and we would already be in our ultimate abodes.
So, we witness that a person may steal something, and it deprives the rightful owner. If the one who stole repents and returns the objects, and recognises the wrongdoing- then forgiveness is guaranteed, it may come with a punishment, but ultimate punishment is hell, not humiliation on earth. If the person who is deprived of their property acts according to what is permitted, whether that is to prosecute, forgive, even gift to the thief the item(s), there is so much reward for them, because they obeyed God.
This life and everything in it, is temporary, it doesn't even belong to us. Everything, and that includes us, belongs to God. He can do with us what He wants.
He is also just, which is why - out of absolute Justness [as well as capability] everything we do, or do not do, in life is in a clear record with Him. He is the ultimate witness for us, or against us. If He did not know, then on the Day of Judgement, how could we accept without question, His Judgement and decree over us? So, yes, everything that happens is planned.
And by our actions [good or evil] by our choices [every soul inclines to evil in some matters] and [every soul inclines to good in some matters]. Who we become is our choice to make - will we obey god and self discipline, or will we take our desires and emotional reactions as our 'god' and follow no guidance?
God told us that no-one is perfect other than the very few He created perfectly. So, we will slip, but if we recognise that we slipped, then regret, repent and reform, we are successful, however, if we slip, but decide to keep going - then our regret will become manifest on the Day of Judgement.
God does witness every single thing, we think, do, intend and do not do, intend and carry out. And that is why He is the Most Just, The All Knowing. We are given our lives to live literally out of mercy. So that on the Day of Judgement we have no right to question God, asking, "but how can you be so sure?" You can't question a Judge who has perfect knowledge about you.
God has told us, given us glad tidings, and warnings. Where do you want to live? Your ultimate abode? Heaven [Paradise] or Hell? Live your life according to where you want to be, and with Whom you want to be at journey's end. He is witness to, and knows everything, isn't the Judge equipped with ALL knowledge going to be the most wise and best of all Judges?