| One of the most important Qur'anic subjects has been the subject of human Tribulation and Trial,
the history of which dates back to the time of human creation and is one of the most important divine
traditions that God Almighty has set for the cultivation of humanity. The Holy Qur'an repeatedly
mentions Tribulation in different ways and in different words. The abundance of verses on the subject of
Tribulation indicates the importance of this subject. Natural disasters are a set of harmful events that have
no human origin. These events are usually unpredictable or, at least for a long time, cannot be predicted.
The natural disasters mentioned in the Qur'an are: floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, lightning, death and
life, famine and starvation, locust attacks, frog attacks, loss of property and wealth. When one of the
natural disasters occurs in the life of an individual or a group of people, it can have several effects. The
training effects of natural disasters are: increasing faith, identifying benefactors, thinking and teaching,
increasing patience and perseverance, decreasing arrogance and increasing humility, returning to the right
path, increasing thanks-giving, stimulating competition sense, growth and excellence of human to achieve
high positions of the hereafter. |