How is "Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope" compatible with people dying in natural disasters?
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> Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. -- Qur'an 2:286 (Muhsin Khan translation.)
I'm trying to get a better grasp as to what this means. People die in natural disasters, so logically it seems either:
- natural disasters are not a burden,
- natural disasters are a burden, but are not Allah's burden, or
- natural disasters are Allah's burden, but dying in a natural disaster is not considered beyond a person's scope.
None of these make much sense. The first point seems obviously silly (except perhaps at some abstract level of thinking). The second point contradicts the nature of Allah (see: https://islam.stackexchange.com/q/2150/17163) . If the third point is true, it raises into question what "beyond his scope" actually means if death is not considered beyond someone's scope.
**Question**: How is "Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope" compatible with people dying in natural disasters?
Asked by Rebecca J. Stones
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Sep 1, 2017, 06:47 AM
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