Favouritism
\r\n Muhammad (Muhammad) - Chapter 47: Verse 4 (partial)
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"... and had God so willed, He could have indeed put them down [those who stubbornly denied the truth] Himself; but He willed to test you all through one another."
There may be certain moral values which are agreed upon by all human beings, or most of them, in different times and places, and which can be included in the \"common sense,\" but they may be understood and practiced in different ways. Since Islam is the last of God's messages to humankind, as Muslims believe, it provides the permanent principles and the dynamics for responding to the human change. Change follows the general natural laws of God. The human societies have their natural laws, and the succession of social or political powers follows certain laws, just like the succession of day and night. With regard to the general natural laws, God does not treat Muslim individuals or societies exceptionally or with favouritism.
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\r\n Muslims have to struggle, suffer and persevere according to the natural laws. Their religiosity and sincerity would definitely be rewarded in the life to come, but in this world they obtain the best through the individual and social peacefulness balance, and steadfastness as a result of the belief in the One God and the life to come. Praying to God for something beneficial in this world life may be positively answered, according to the Prophets tradition, by granting the person who has prayed something good rather than what he/(she) has prayed for, in this life or in the life to come.
Compiled From:
\r\n \"Islam and Dynamics of Change\" - Fathi Osman