Re: What will it take to shake/strengthen your belief in God? (merged)
Gamma, I is shocked!
I always had a strong faith in Allah, and moreso as a teen, whenever I was faced with a trial, it made my faith stronger and somehow my duas were always eventually answered.
This past year however, has been particularly trying for me, and at often times I was like, Allah are you serious, this cant be happening ... my namaaz became irregular, and if I prayed I pray like a zombie. However, I know deep in my heart its wrong, and we should always strive to increase our faith, because its essentially the shaitan that brings about despair and anguish. Iman = inner strength, and without faith we might as well give up on life.