The Role of Natural Disasters in Human Education From the Perspective of Islam

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 divinetraditions that god almighty has set for the cultivation of humanity. the holy qur'an repeatedlymentions tribulation in different ways and in different words. the abundance of verses on the subject oftribulation indicates the importance of this subject. natural disasters are a set of harmful events that haveno 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 andlife, famine and starvation, locust attacks, frog attacks, loss of property and wealth. when one of thenatural disasters occurs in the life of an individual or a group of people, it can have several effects. thetraining effects of natural disasters are: increasing faith, identifying benefactors, thinking and teaching,increasing patience and perseverance, decreasing arrogance and increasing humility, returning to the rightpath, increasing thanks-giving, stimulating competition sense, growth and excellence of human to achievehigh positions of the hereafter.