Issues Related to Calamities 10.35781/1637-000-123-003

Abstract

The study has dealt with the identification of calamities and their related terms, calamities in the Holy Quran and Prophetic traditions, and the belief issues related to calamities, among which are that they signify belief in the Oneness of Allah, in the existence of Allah, and in the three categories of Oneness of Allah: Oneness in His Lordship, which implies belief in Fate, Oneness in Worship and Attributes, and the violation of belief regarding calamities that negates belief in the Oneness of Allah, among which are the calling of other creatures and trusting them and mistrusting Allah, giving up hope in Allah’s mercy, and feeling secure of Allah’s plan. Also, there are belief violations that are incompatible with the perfection of belief, among which are pessimism, and the feelings of resentment and uneasiness, enumerating calamities and forgetting bounties The study aims at identifying calamities, and pointing out the related belief issues and belief violations related to calamities. The inductive, descriptive analytical method has been adopted.. The most important findings: 1. Calamities are all what befalls the human being causing him to feel pain, sadness, distress 2. There are many terms related to calamities like: tribulation, punishment and test. 3. Calamities have implications on the belief in the Oneness of Allah 4. There are a number of belief violations related to calamities The most important recommendations: 1. It is a call for researchers to study belief issues related to calamities comprehensively. 2. Drawing the attention of research centers to deal with the issue calamities from different aspects. 3. Benefiting from the findings of this study and other relevant researches in developing a comprehensive understanding of the issue calamities.