How to Overcome Injustice

"Did We not open your heart for you and remove from you the burden that weighed so heavily upon your back?

Truly, with hardship comes ease. Truly, with hardship comes ease.

So when you are free, continue to strive, and turn your longing toward your Lord.”

Surah Ash-Sharh (94:1–8)

The world is a place filled with injustice, and when we are subjected to it, it is not only the heart that suffers: our entire sense of life, trust, and the very meaning of what we experience begins to fracture.

In such moments, questions emerge—how and why, and ultimately questions of meaning.

The Qur’an addresses this reality directly, offering answers that speak to the soul even before they reach the mind.

The Qur’an and the Great Questions of Existence

The Qur’an is not merely a religious text, but a spiritual guide that responds to humanity’s need for understanding:

Who am I? Why do I suffer? What is the meaning of good and evil? Where does justice lead?

Allah says:

“We have neglected nothing in the Book.”(Qur’an, 6:38)

This means that every trial, every pain, every injustice finds within the Qur’an a key for interpretation—one that offers direction and meaning.

Injustice as a Trial of the Soul

The Qur’an reminds us that worldly life is not the place of absolute justice, but a place of testing:

“Do people think they will be left to say, ‘We believe,’ without being put to the test?” (Qur’an, 29:2)

Injustice does not define our worth, nor does it signal the absence of God. Often, it is precisely through trials that the soul is purified, strengthened, and drawn closer to truth.

Allah Is Never Unjust

One of the most comforting messages of the Qur’an is the certainty that injustice never comes from God, as many believe—whether Muslim or not.

“Allah does not wrong anyone, even by the weight of an atom.”(Qur’an, 4:40)

Even when the world appears blind and deaf, every wrong is seen, recorded, and preserved within divine justice.

Patience as Spiritual Strength

In the language of the Qur’an, sabr is not resignation, but inner strength, trust, and steadiness of the heart:

“Seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient.”(Qur’an, 2:153)

Patience does not erase pain, but helps transform it into a source of strength.

Transforming Evil Without Becoming Evil

The Qur’an calls for a response that elevates the spirit:

“Good and evil are not equal. Repel evil with what is better.”(Qur’an, 41:34)

This is one of the most profound spiritual lessons: do not allow the injustice you have suffered to turn you into what you despise. True victory lies in preserving your inner light.

Ultimate Justice and Final Meaning

Many questions find their answer in awareness of the Hereafter:

“On that Day, every soul will be fully repaid for what it has done. No injustice will be done.”(Qur’an, 16:111)

The Qur’an teaches that nothing is meaningless, nothing is lost, and nothing is forgotten. Even pain has a purpose, even if we do not yet understand it.

The Qur’an as an Answer to the Heart

Overcoming injustice does not mean forgetting, but entrusting the burden to a greater wisdom. The Qur’an offers answers not only to moral dilemmas, but to the deepest questions of life—about pain, justice, destiny, and hope.

As Allah promises:

“Indeed, after hardship comes ease.”(Qur’an, 94:5–6)

Whoever approaches the Qur’an with an open heart discovers that no wound is without meaning, and that every soul is accompanied—even in the silence of trial.

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