Thank you for your question. The ultimate wisdom behind God's actions is unknown and simply being born into a non-Muslim family does not mean that a person is unduly disadvantaged, because God judgement of people is not linear. His Justice will prevail and be accorded to people according to their situations and what He has blessed them with. He does what is in the best interest of His servants and it is His creation that is unjust to their loving all-Merciful Creator. There are some traditions to indicate that there was a level of test prior to our creation in this world and that determined certain variables in this world. But ultimately the capacity of each creature is known by God, so even if these traditions are not accepted, the issue of who is born into what family, at what time, and all the other innumerable factors surrounding an individual's existence all come back to the Knowledge and Wisdom of God.
God has showered on us His great bounties and great Mercy by creating us to make us exist after we were not existing. This great bounty needs to be thanked all the times. You can see the great value of this bounty of creation when any danger on life is expected or feared. We must appreciate and be grateful to God who created and gifted us with the life and guided us to the right way to live a happy life. Our sufferings are results of our own deeds away from the teachings of God, or because of the deviation of others from the way of God. If we are victims of injustice from others, God will compensate us with His great Mercy either in this life or hereafter.
Thank you for your question. While it is true that God's power and authority are pervasive and encompassing He has endowed humans with meaningful free will and is Just in rewarding and punishing them for their actions based on their ability to choose. It is God's Will that humans have free will and can choose accordingly and are therefore tested in this world.
our relationship with Allah should be based on worship and servitude. Concentration may be a part of worship but it is not its finality because to focus on ideas and meanings, as lofty as they may be, can be in some cases a form of distraction from the One to Whom our worship is directed. There is a fundamental element in worship distinguished from different forms of exercises and concentration. Mere concentration may improve our capability of meditation on an object but may not be classified as real worship. That is why sometimes worship has been compared to a lover admiring his loved one without focusing on what he is saying to him.
If our intention is to satisfy Allah, we won't have any ambition to reach a particular state or stage and that is when the heart get ready to receive more favors and grace from his Lord. In other words, a pure intention, attitude and lifestyle in the light of the teachings of Islam are often more effective than alienating yourself trying to grasp something behind single moments through basic concentration.
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