How can the verses of the Quran and the aḥādīth which speak about the Divine Blessings and Divine Tribulations be reconciled? In some of the a ḥadīth, [a general theme] has been stated that: “أَلْبَلاَءُ لِلْوِلاَءِ” – meaning that tribulations will inevitably come upon those who have a firm allegiance (to Allāh, the Prophet and the Ahlul Bayt). In addition to this, it has been narrated that Imam ʿAlī said: “Tribulations reach our followers quicker than floods reach the valleys.”[1]
[1] Biḥār al-Anwār, v. 67, p. 239.
10 - Islamic Queries - How to Reconcile Divine Blessings and Retribution
