Assalamu alaikum,
I just wanted to share a personal story that might help Muslims who are struggling with doubts; whether about Islam being the true religion or the Holy Qur’an being the word of Allah (سبحانه وتعالى).
Like many Muslims born in Muslim-majority countries, I grew up reading the Qur’an, learning it from a young age, and being encouraged to pray on time. That was part of my routine. But over time, doubts started to grow in me.
A big reason for that was seeing the suffering happening in places like Palestine, Sudan, Bosnia during the war with Serbia, and among the Uyghurs, and even reflecting on hardships throughout history since the death of the Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم). It made me question the fairness of this life. The test in this dunya started to feel unequal.
For example, I would think about a Palestinian child suffering from hunger and cold, and compare that to someone living a comfortable life whose test is simply to stay humble and help others. It didn’t seem balanced to me. It felt like some people were given much harsher tests than others.
Because of that, I slowly lost interest. I couldn’t bring myself to fully believe that Allah (سبحانه وتعالى), who is the Most Merciful and the Most Just, would give such unequal tests.
But Alhamdulillah, I still asked Allah for guidance.
What brought me back was something unexpected. I came across verses in Surah Fussilat and Surah Al-A‘raf describing the creation of the universe in “days.” At first, this didn’t make sense to me. Why describe creation in days? It felt too simplistic.
The Qur’an mentions that the universe was created in six days, and the earth in two. I initially thought this might just be a way to make the concept easier for people across different times to understand.
But then something struck me deeply. When I looked at modern scientific estimates, the universe is about 13.80 billion years old, while the earth is about 4.54 billion years old. When you compare them, it’s close to a 1:3 ratio, which reflects the same proportion as 2 days out of 6 mentioned in the Qur’an. It wasn’t an exact match, but the consistency in proportion really made me reflect and pushed me to take the Qur’an more seriously again.
From there, I started rethinking the idea of fairness.
I came to realize that as humans, we are biased;we tend to see our own situation as the hardest. But in reality, tests are different, not necessarily unequal.A privileged person may have a very difficult test in ways we don’t see. Wealth, beauty, and status can make it harder to stay humble, to see others as equals, and to remain sincere. Their ease in dunya might come with a heavier accountability in the akhirah. On the other hand, someone going through hardship may find it easier to turn to Allah, because pain often brings sincerity and dependence on Him. Their struggle in dunya may actually make their path in the akhirah easier.
Always say Alhamdulillah and stay humble
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