Why do bad things happen to good people?
No tradition says suffering means you are abandoned. They explain it as a test, as the nature of a changing world, or as something beyond human understanding.
Best answered by Islam
The Quran addresses this question head-on: trials are a test, and patience through them is rewarded.
What the scriptures say
Islam
“And We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient.”Quran 2:155
Christianity
“The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.”Job 1:21 (KJV)
Buddhism
“Birth is suffering, aging is suffering, death is suffering; union with what is displeasing is suffering.”Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (SN 56.11)
Hinduism
“The non-permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are like the appearance and disappearance of winter and summer seasons. One must learn to tolerate them without being disturbed.”Bhagavad Gita 2.14
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Quotations are from public translations linked above. GOD is an AI guide; for personal matters, also seek your faith leader.