One may further ask “Why does God allow suffering"? the fact is that God has made natural laws which effect this world, for instance, cause and effect, action and reaction. The majority of suffering is due to the reaction to some action, but God can intervene and prevent the effect, the reaction. But as suffering is also a sort of trial for testing mankind on how they react; therefore, if we remain steadfast and put our full trust in God then we will get closer to God. On the other hand, if we curse and blame God for our loss, then we have lost this trial and moved further away from God. So if God took away suffering, then He would take away our ability to develop and grow. In this way, some natural disasters must happen and God will not prevent them.
Natural disasters have been occurring throughout the passage of time. The result of these natural disasters can cause some benefit or some harm. Sometimes they lead to adversity, scarcity, hardship and loss and sometimes a life of ease and abundance. God will choose to protect us from the effects of these natural disasters or allow them to continue as part of His law of cause and effect. Normally, God will not intervene and see what our reaction is. More often than not, man will turn to God at times of needs and despair. It is only when mankind starts to move far away from God that God will consider intervening. At that time when a particular people has moved far away from God, God will send His Prophet to them to guide them back to the right path. If those people choose to reject the message of their prophet and continue in their evil ways, then God may choose to warn them through His punishment or destroy them all together and allow the good people to develop. This has what has been mentioned in the Holy Books.
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