Reflections on Justice, Free Will, and Growing Closer to Allah

Assalamu alaikum - I'm jotting down some thoughts to make clearer how I see the Divine law. Since childhood we encounter unfairness in life. Take a small child who gets bullied by someone much bigger and stronger. If Allah is truly just, how can the one who seems spiritually wiser and more sensitive still be dominated by someone with far less understanding? Many kids in that spot don't turn to prayer or dua as a way out. From a child's simple logic, this can shake their faith in Allah's justice. Yet we live with the ability to choose which moral path we follow, and that freedom seems important. Why is such freedom given? If Allah is All‑Powerful and Perfect, why not make a world where everything is instantly fair so no child suffers like that? One answer is that freedom is necessary for real choice. If Divine law were enforced without our choice - say, only in the Hereafter or if this world were like a perfectly governed Paradise - our freedom would be severely curtailed. We wouldn't be free to speak, move, or choose; obedience would feel compelled, not heartfelt. Seen that way, people might start to view such enforced order as oppression rather than mercy, and they could grow to resent the very rules meant to protect the vulnerable. So perhaps part of drawing nearer to Allah involves facing these hard realities. The child must struggle, build strength, train the heart and character, and learn how to stand up for themselves so they are not forever subdued by that injustice. In that effort - through patience, learning, dua, and striving to act rightly - there can be both growth and purpose.