Why Do we Lose Things?

I’ve asked myself this question so many times.

Why did I lose that job I cared about? Why did that relationship end when I gave it everything? Why did my health slip just when I needed strength the most?

It’s one of the most human questions — why do things fall apart when we want them to stay?

We lose things so we remember Who really owns them.

Jobs, people, money — none of it was ever ours to begin with. We just borrowed them. Allah, in His wisdom, sometimes takes things away to bring us back to Him.

Not to punish us — but to remind us where to look when everything else fails.

"To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth..."(Qur’an 2:284)

It hits different when you read that after loss. It softens the heart.

We lose things so we can grow.

Sometimes, you’re not being broken — you’re being reshaped.

You thought that job was your purpose. That person was your forever. That situation was your stability.

But maybe Allah wanted to make room for something better. Or maybe He wanted to teach you something your comfort zone never could.

Loss is painful, yes. But it’s also a classroom.

And when you look back later, you often whisper, “I needed that.”

We lose things so we don’t attach to this world.

The dunya is beautiful, but it’s not home. Everything in it comes with an expiry date — every breath, every blessing.

Allah gently detaches us from this world so we don’t get trapped in it. So our hearts stay light. So we remember where we’re really going.

“Whatever you have will end, but what Allah has is everlasting.”(Qur’an 16:96)