.. Allah asks: ‘What has deluded you concerning your Generous Lord?’ Some of the mufassirun said that the answer is embedded within the question itself: His generosity (karam) is what deludes people. Allah is generous. People commit sins, yet He does not immediately destroy them. People often ask, ‘Why are oppressors allowed to do all these things? Why do they commit evil and nothing seems to happen to them? Why do those who spread corruption continue to live with strength and energy?’ Some people sleep only a few hours each night, yet they carry on with their corruption and wrongdoing. They seem healthy and unaffected. Meanwhile, a righteous and gentle soul—someone serving humanity and striving to do good—may be afflicted with cancer or some other serious illness. Then people ask, ‘What is going on here?’ But if Allah loves a person, He may test them. Trials can be a sign of divine concern and purification. On the other hand, never being tested at all is not necessarily a good sign. The fact that many evil people appear to live without hardship can itself be a reminder of this reality. Another lesson is that if Allah grants respite to such people, then who are we to be impatient? Should this not teach us greater hilm—patience, forbearance, and self-restraint? Look at the generosity of the Prophet ﷺ. People ask, ‘Why doesn’t Allah stop someone before they commit evil? Why doesn’t He prevent every wrongdoing from occurring?’ But if Allah prevented every evil action and never allowed people to exercise their free will, then what would be the meaning of free will itself?Furthermore, Allah does not react as human beings react. His actions are not driven by emotion. This teaches us to embody noble character—to be less reactive, more forbearing, more cautious, calmer, and more understanding. We want Allah to forgive us. We want Him to overlook our mistakes and grant us excuses. Yet often we do not want Him to forgive anyone else. That is not fairness.