Testing in the View of the Commander of the Faithful (a)

In this paper, an examination will be made of view of the Commander of the Faithful (a) regarding the divine tradition of trials and tribulations. In the view of the Commander of the Faithful (a), the trials of life are one of the permanent traditions of the system of creation. By disclosing the various aptitudes of individuals by means of these trials, God finds that some of them deserve rewards while others deserve punishment. By means of the disclosure of the thankful and the ungrateful, man traverses his path to perfection by means of his free-will and choice. No human being can exempt himself from this perpetual tradition. It is by means of testing that the spirit of resistance is created in man and he comes out of his state of negligence. Also, it is due to these tests that he becomes aware of his inner potential. It is also by means of this that God fulfills His responsibility with regards to human beings.