Divine Justice

We notice that people have differences in their eating, drinking and study habits and on the other hand, their physical statures, skin color, attractiveness, etc. The first group are behaviors and these are directly related to the will of people and arc subject to commands and prohibitions, praise and criticism. The second group, however, are not subject to any of these. It is simple to understand why each group entails a different reaction.

 It is correct that a human has will power and nothing, in normal circumstances, is able to compel him to do an action; however a question arises, because a person who is in a favorable situation with access to material goods.
lives in a pleasant environment, raised by loving family and recourse to a proper education is in a better position to make decisions about his future and create a better destiny for himself. At the same time, a person who grows up in a deprived area, far from proper resources, is not in the same position.
We should remember that God is just and in the Qur’an He has provided the answer to this question:

                                                                                            (لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَعَلَيْهَا مَا اكْتَسَبَتْ)   

“Allah does not task any soul beyond its capacity. Whatever [good] it earns is to its benefit, and whatever [evil] it incurs is to its harm.” (2: 286)

The view of the religion of Islam on the issue of justice and injustice is that although some in this world live in better conditions than others, but what is actually important is that all humans in this world are undergoing various divine tests and the harvest of what is sown in this world is reaped in the next world. In reality, the difficulties and struggles that a human experiences are tests and if a person passes them by avoiding bad behaviours and obeying the commands of God. his patience and actions will be rewarded in the afterlife. Certainly, someone who, in this world lived in case and comfort will not receive any reward for patience in the face of difficulties.

A Real Story

The plane was ready to take off. The passengers carried their luggage into the airplane. Smiling, White-skinned attendants directed them towards their allocated seats. 

A Black-skinned man entered. He was solemn and sedate. The female attendant guided him towards his seal with perfect politeness. The man sat. After a short time, a White-skinned woman in her fifties entered and the flight attendant, with the same grace, directed her towards her seal, which happened to be beside the Black-skinned man.

The woman sat with reluctance. She shifted around in her scat a little and gave an arrogant look at the black-skinned man and then looked away. Black-skinned man was a little upset al this but did not express what lie felt inside. He smiled and did not say anything. The woman could not tolerate it anymore and called the attendant to tell her of her problem.

She complained that she had been seated next to a person from a low and hated group. The attendant looked perplexed. She thought for a while how she could resolve this problem. She did not have the authority to move people’s places and so she asked the woman to be patient while she went and spoke with her supervisor.

Some time passed. The woman still upset, sat with her back to the man; she looked like she was a queen who had been sat next to a slave. The other puzzled passengers were witnessing this event but did not know what would be its outcome. The attendant came back smiling; a solution had been found. She looked at the woman and said:

“Unfortunately there is no empty place in this section. However, in First Class there is an empty space.Even though until now we have not allowed somebody lo move for this reason, because we do not want to force someone to sit next to someone they detest, my supervisor gave permission for us to request  this man to move to First Class so that you can be at ease.”

The man got up from his place, look his hand-luggage and went to First Class. The pride that was shown on the face of the woman a few moments before gave way to surprise and humiliation. The arrogant woman had never experienced such humiliation.

The other passengers, who had been watching the happenings to see its conclusion, excitedly rose from their places and gave a long clap to the attendant.