A spiritual test, according to several religious traditions, is a life situation, provided by God, to evaluate man's individual moral character and obedience to His laws.
Spiritual tests assess one's virtue in many aspects of everyday life, individual conduct, particularly when no witnesses exist, and reflect the maturation of the character with regards to such moral imperatives as honesty, respect, and consideration for others.
A servant continues to be tested until he walks the Earth without a single sin on him.” (Ahmad, Tirmidhi)[citation needed] “Allah will not leave the believers in the state in which you are now until He distinguishes the wicked from the good.” (Surah Al ‘Imrân 3:179, Quran)[4] “The more one is severed from the world, from desires, from human affairs, and conditions, the more impervious does one become to the tests of God.
Likewise, an expert student prepareth and memorizeth his lessons and exercises with the utmost effort, and in the day of examination he appeareth with infinite joy before the master.
This test is just as thou hast written: it removeth the rust of egotism from the mirror of the heart until the Sun of Truth may shine therein.