SEKADAR TAZKIRAH

As usual, I did my daily routine- rummaging through the old books and junks I've got in the room. Found this one interesting HK bulletin, 5th Edition PENAWAR, SAKTI's HK bulletin.
I found this one tazkirah- simple but very educational (can't find the word!!)

This is maybe one of the best explanations of why Allah allows pain and suffering that I have seen:

A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects, when they eventually touched the subject of Allah.

The barber said: " I don't believe that Allah exists,"
The customer asked: "Why do you say that?"
The barber answered: "Well, you just have to go out in the streets to realize that Allah doesn't exist. Tell me, if Allah exists, would there be abandoned children? If Allah existed, there wouldn't be neither suffering nor pain. I can't imagine a loving Allah who'd allow all of these things,"

The customer thought for a moment, but didn't respond because he didn't want to start an argument. The barber finished his job and the customer left after paying. Just as he left the barbershop, he saw a man in the street with long, stringy, dirty hair and untrimmed beard. He looked dirty and unkempt.

The customer turned back into the barbershop and sais to the barber: "You know what? Barbers don't exist,"

"How can you say that?" Asked the surprised barber. "I am here, and I am a barber. And I just worked on you!"

"No!" The customer exclaimed. "Barbers don't exist because if they do, there wouldn't be any people with dirty, long hair and untrimmed beard, like that man outside,"

"Ah, but the barbers do exist! That's what happens when people do not come to me,"

"Exactly!" Affirmed the customer. "That's the point! Allah, too, does exist! That's what happens when people do not go to Him and don't turn to Him for help. That's why there's so much pain and suffering in this world,"

I'm not so certain about this article, but I was astonished when I first read it. If ever there's anything that isn't in its place about this article, do point out.

By: Jot