``And whatever of affliction may afflict you, is for what your hands have earned and Allah forgives a lot.''

      With regards to the above verse we will have to note a few points:-

      1- What afflicts Man, of misfortunes and troubles, are some sort of a warning from our Merciful Creator. Pains, fear, grief, and such things are signs and alarms that something is going wrong in our body or soul.

      2- Every slip, scratch, or stumble that afflicts our body, is due to a fault or a sin that we have committed. Even if a wasp has stung you, do not doubt that you have done something wrong in that field.

      3- The troubles and afflictions of the saints and prophets, are an exception, because they deliberately and voluntarily have taken over a duty that might cause serious troubles, and even martyrdom, for them. They have knowingly accepted the harms and troubles that are the by products of their endeavour, for the excellent consequences and sweet fruits that their work and patience will bear eventually.

      4- Afflictions are sometime the result of the collective work or custom of a group of people, a party, or even a nation. When the calamity or a punishment touches a town, all the citizens might not have had a hand in the source of the trouble, but it will make all of them to taste it. This is inevitable that a harsh earthquake may also injure the innocent children too. Had the children been delivered, who knows that they would not do the same thing that has now afflicted their parents. When a huge fire has been kindled it will burn the dry pieces of wood as well as the wet moisty pieces.

      God will never take back His Mercy and favours that Has bestowed on Man, and will never change the fate and destiny of a people unless they change their inside and inner self.

      As a matter of fact, the fruit of our deeds is a part of our deeds, and is mingled with what we have done, and always there is a reaction for every action.

      To put this in an abstract, we may say:- ``Life is what we make it.'' All the pains, fears, sorrows, and troubles of our life are alarms and warners that will give us a notice of an approaching dangers. We therefore must admit that such afflictions when appear, are by their nature a useful notice that warn Man to take some precautionary actions. All of us should know that any trouble, fear, pain, and whatever we may call it a bad luck, are the consequences of our wrongs, and faults, and as soon as troubles appear we must immediately take necessary measures to remove the source or the cause of our trouble.

      So if anyone is to be blamed for a Man's afflictions, first of firsts, it is himself:-

      ``And whatever of affliction may afflict you, it is for what your hands have earned, and God forgives a lot.''