Are Afflictions Sent By God To Make Us Remember Him
I m afflicted with hardship from many years and my family become more adhere to islamic values I have same thought in my mind that if Allah (swt) wants good for my family than he can choose some other way of taufeek. Too long hardship & trials is very tough to survive. Sometime it results in a depression.
All the established practices of God (Sunan) are explained in the following thread: Discussion 22218 Please watch the videos regarding God’s practices of Tests and Trials (Ibtila) as well as Guidance and Error (Hidayat-o-Zalalat) to gain clarity about your concern. These are excellent videos that one might want to watch multiple times in order to appreciate the knowledge and wisdom that God has shared with us.