Why Does Allah Allow Suffering and Evil in the World?
Allah allows some people to suffer in order to test their patience and steadfastness.
Good people sometimes suffer but their sufferings heal others and bring goodness to their communities.
People learn lessons from their good examples.
Allah allows sometime some people to suffer to test others, how they react to them. When you see a person who is sick poor and needy, then you are tested by Allah. Allah his there with that suffering person to test your charity and your faith.
So to summarize we can say that sufferings occur to teach us that we must adhere to Allah’s natural and moral laws. It is sometimes to punish those who violate Allah’s natural or moral laws. It is to test our faith in Allah and to test our commitment to human values and charity.
Whenever we encounter suffering we should ask ourselves, “Have we broken any law of Allah?” Let us study the cause of the problem and use the corrective methods. “Could it be a punishment?” Let us repent and ask forgiveness and reform our ways. “Could it be a test and trial for us?” Let us work hard to pass this test.
Believers face the sufferings with prayers, repentance and good deeds. The non-believers face the sufferings with doubts and confusions. They blame Allah or make arguments against Him.
May Allah keep us on the right path.