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How Islam Makes Tragedies Worse
As hard as it may be to imagine, every single person reading this will experience loss at some point in their life. Maybe you already have, or perhaps you are looking for a resource to feel validated and understood. Perhaps you are tired of the same Islamic platitudes served to you when you try to open up about your loss. Muslims may say things like, “they are in a better place now.” Maybe Islam shattered your faith after your loss, and you feel like the pain inflicted on you was so great, there is no going back to Islam.
In this video, I am going to explore the strange and unhelpful rulings Islam has regarding loss and grief. I am going to show you that Islam does not understand the intensely personal and unique nature of the grieving process. Let’s get into it.
This article was written by my wife and edited by me detailing the experiences she had dealing with loss in Islam. What follows is not just theory but the real experiences about how Islam makes it worse for Muslims who suffer tragedies.
