Evil and Suffering... Is there a God?

Here is a beautiful analogy which helps to naswer this question and prove to us that there is a God - Allah despite evil and suffering around the world:

Once a cutomer went to barber to get a haircut. During the haircut he began to converse with the barber and he said, 'you know what.. i dont believe in God. If there was a God then why is there so much evil and suffering and poverty around the world, there cannot be a God!' The Barber decided it was best not to reply and so continued with the haricut. After it was finished, the customer paid the Barber and left the Salon.

Five minutes later, the customer returned and said to the barber, 'you know what... barbers dont exist!' The Barber replied,'What do you mean barbers don't exist, I'm a barber!' The customer replied,
' If barbers exist then why is there a man outside who is really dirty and hairy with hair up to his mid back and a really unclean,long beard?'

The Barber replied,' Just because there is a man outside who is really hairy and scruffy with dirty hair and beard doesn't mean barbers don't exist. He didn't come to me so how can I help him?'

Similarly, just because there is poverty and suffering around the world doesn't mean that God doesn't exist, if they don't turn to Him then how do they expect God to help them?

And Allah Knows Best.

Get Sponsered4Charity

As Salamu Alaikum,

There is a huge need for us to get involved in charity work in this day and age. I came across this poster i was emailed about getting sponsered4charity which is basically encouraging us to get sponsered for charity to help our brothers and sisters around the world. This is very important especially after recent natural hazards such as the Bangladesh Cyclone and the Indonesian Landslide. So please brothers and sisters, get sponsered for charity in your community and get involved!