Our God — Page 192
192 untimely deaths as a result of accidents or some other law of nature, leaving their relatives in a state of extraordinary shock or loss. According to the teaching of Islam, God provides for the bereaved family out of His mercy in some other ways. God enforces His law for the welfare and progress of the world and does not break His law for anyone under normal circumstances. However, He is, at the same time, very kind to His good people and most faithful to them. Therefore, on such occasions, He most surely compensates their losses by some other means. For exam- ple, for sufferings in this world, He grants them special reward in the Hereafter, generously provides for their progeny the blessings of this world, or demonstrates some other means of Mercy and Justice without compromising the rights of others. As for the children who are born with weakness and disability which hinder their spiritual progress, Islam teaches us that God will consider their disability on the Day of Judgement. They will not be accountable for deeds which were beyond their control nor will they suffer any loss of reward because of their physical debil- ity. God says in the Quran that His law of recompense takes into account every act of goodness for reward and does not ignore any extenuating factor. Why is there Sin in the World? It is essential to dispel another doubt here. Why is there sin, injustice, and transgression in the world? It is argued that if God existed, people would never freely indulge in sin, injustice, and tyranny and the world would be free of evil. These critics have not