What about non-Muslims that believe in God?
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Heaven is the supreme achievement (Quran).
Your comment on Satan, I dont understand.
I don`t understand your comment on "L" word either.
Love is an ambiguous term. I suggest you use compassion, or desire, wherever appropriate.
I believe the human mind has infinite potential. And what you call determining the future of others, is exactly what God does in the Quran, with good news for the believers and a warning to the associators. This is on a level, that even children can understand. What severe limitation are you talking about?
You refer back to your question, and I have answered that. Since you qoute me, I guess the question was for me.
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@Paradox Uncreated
Oh no, not everything i said is directed at you, just the first two sentences, actually. Forgive me for any confusion.
Regarding "high rank" or "low rank", i have an idea why not look closer into their lives right now, see the works they (the so-called "non-Muslims" are doing, their energy, the people whose lives are being affected/influenced by them etc (and therefore look closer into their lives too and so on and so on)... that should give us a better sense of how they would 'fit into' this heaven we are talking about, don't you think so? )
Regarding satan, well, metaphorically speaking, a "satan" is a potential that exists in every human. So, Human is the one who could potentially follow his desire (not that i label 'desire' as an absolute negative word, but just to keep it in sync with your wording). This is just my opinion, see if it rings with you or leave it. In other words, angelic or satanic. Metaphors.
Love is an ambiguous term. I suggest you use compassion, or desire, wherever appropriate.
Yes, i have made it specific to "pure love" in the following point being addressed to the topic starter who set out the context (i.e. family) )
The rest was not addressed to you specifically. However, you bring a very interesting point
I believe the human mind has infinite potential.
Yes. Very agreeable. Potential being the keyword. That is, not all is known at once.
And what you call determining the future of others, is exactly what God does in the Quran.
Exactly. Should we use this information to judge others with? I think you already know what i'm saying though.
What severe limitation are you talking about?
The limitation of not knowing perfectly the exact nature of the chosen path of any specific human, that is.
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It`s a bit difficult, because being completely non-muslim, is impossible. One is born muslim, and many carry with them natural belief in their life, regardless of what they label themselves. That is why, I believe, the Quran uses the word "associator", because they associate with God, rather than completely disbelieve.
About Satan, I believe in the Quranic statement, that satan is a jinn. I think you should really accept this Quranic logic, because it is very central to Islamic teachings.
"Pure Love" .. ) I am reading your signature, and realizing you are a romantic. Is not God the best? Why worship/love anything else?
About judging.. in the Quran are guidelines.
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Believing in Allah could be understood easily, but believing in means also believing in THE BOOK. Please see 692
692
692 And this is a Book which We have sent down, blessed and confirming what is between his hands, that you may warn the Mother of Cities and those around it. Those who believe in the Hereafter believe in it, and they are maintaining their prayers.
Besides this one more thing is there in 262 " ", how is it possible without The Book?
May Allah guide us all to His only path pr
Mohammed M. KhanGreetings and Peace, all group
No snark intended, but I must disagree with you that the Book is required for belief based on clear verses in AQ.
2140 Or do you say that Abraham and Ishmael and Isaac and Jacob and the Patriarchs were Jewish or Nazarenes? Say Are you more knowledgeable or is God? Who is more wicked than the one who conceals a testimony with him from God? God is not unaware of what you do.
367 Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Nazarene, but he was a monotheist who submitted; he was not of the polytheists.
Abraham (peace upon him and all Prophets) did not have any book. I find no Guidance in AQ requiring any book. Further, as AQ 2130 testifies
And who would abandon the creed of Abraham except one who fools himself? We have selected him in this world, and in the Hereafter he is of the righteous.
AQ 33 states
He sent down to you the Book with the truth, authenticating what is between his hands; and He sent down the Torah and the Gospel.
AQ is a blessing (from ALLAH!), but ultimately it is a tool--a tool to be used for the purpose of guiding those who would be guided--to ALLAH. AQ even states that it is not the only Guidance (AQ 33, see above).
Rain means wet streets, but wet streets don't necessarily mean rain. Those who follow AQ are like rain. Wet streets are like the righteous. ALLAH knows best, and without doubt knows who is righteous.
May ALLAH see fit to guide all seekers.
peace
~Abdul-Hadi
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Salaam All,
Religion/DEEN is nothing but one?s LIFESTYLE. The way we spend our lifetime from the time we wake up from our daily rest to the time we go back to sleep again. This sounds a bit weird of a definition, but something to think about.
Islam, on the other hand, is the NAME of a certain and SPECIFIC lifestyle. The said lifestyle, i.e., ISLAM, has been defined throughout The Qur?aan in detail. See 2177 for full definition.
According to The Qur?aan, we are responsible for our ACTIONS only, during our life of this world.
According to The Qu?aan, whosoever that believes in GOD, THE LAST DAY, and leads a RIGHTEOUS, constructive LIFESTYLE, should not be fearful of anyone or get sad about anything. See 262 and 569.
Saying all that, and after all, the ultimate judgment belongs to GOD Himself. Our only responsibility toward our fellow humans is just to promoting virtue and preventing from vice, only when possible and in a peaceful manner. See 3104.
Peace,
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Salam bro,
You say that a mushrik has Iman in Allah.
I say a mushrik has Iman to (a certain) god i.e. a mushrik is not an atheist.
Iman in Allah is to have Iman in The Tauheed (Oneness) of Allah.
Iman in Allah is firstly believing and accepting the divinity of Quran. All other ideas like tauheed etc. are teachings of Quran. Mushriks aren't mushriks because they are faithless but because they reject Quran's message.
Following Al-Quran is for the one who receives The Message and understands it.
But the one who is unaware of Al-Quran, for him is 262.
I think you are wrong since 262 adresses all believers, not the ones among them who are unaware of Al_Quran. (262 "Certainly, those who believe, and those......... "
Quran do not tell us about the salvation of unawares of Al-Quran, because this info is unnecessary for the awares of Al-Quran and inaccessible for the unawares of Al-Quran. ;D
Surely salvation is guaranteed by totally following Quran, which is not possible for fallible human-beings, but we muslims still hope salvation due to the mercy of Allah.
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Salaam brother Abdul-Hadi,
I did not understand the purpose of aayaats quoted by you. Can you please clarify them and explain me how they are in relation to the topic?
Abraham (peace upon him and all Prophets) did not have any book. I find no Guidance in AQ requiring any book. Further, as AQ 2130 testifies
Ibrahim (AS) and all other Prophets were having 'The Book' i.e., AlKitaab.
Ibrahim - 683
Is-haaq, Ya'qoob, Noah, Dawood, Sulaimaan, Ayyoob, Yousuf, Moosa, Haroon - 684
Zakariyya, Yahya, E'isa, Ilyas - 685
Isma'eel, AlYasa'a, Younus, Looth - 686
From there fathers, children and brothers - 687
If they do shirk, they would have lost what they have done - 688
These are the ones who got 'AL KITAAB' + 'AL HIKMAH' + 'AL NABUWWAT' - 689May Allah guide us all to His true path pr
Mohammed M. Khan -
Salaam brother Abdul-Hadi,
I did not understand the purpose of aayaats quoted by you. Can you please clarify them and explain me how they are in relation to the topic?
Wa Alaikum as-Salam Brother Khan
I quoted AQ 2140 and 367 to show that Abraham (peace upon him and all prophets) was neither a Jew nor a Christian. He could not be (not only because AQ says so!) but also because the Holy Texts related to people called Jews or Christians did not exist at that time. So then...if neither the Torah, Mosaic law, the Bible, the Gospel, nor AQ existed, I pose the following questions in relation to your post Ibrahim (AS) and all other Prophets were having 'The Book' i.e., AlKitaab.
Which Book might that be? Abraham (peace upon him and all prophets), came long before Moses. Any Book in existence at that time was neither the Torah, the Bible, nor AQ. In English, what Book is AL KITAAB?
By my understanding, AL KITAAB refers to "People of the Book", not a specific Holy Text--and any person chosen for Guidance, even if they had not recieved a Book, is to be considered a AL KITAAB. Guidance is Guidance--it doesn't and didn't matter if it was conveyed through a Book or not.
683 And such was Our argument that We gave Abraham over his people; We raise the degree of whom We please. Your Lord is Wise, Knowledgeable.
684 And We granted him Isaac and Jacob, both of whom We guided; and Noah We guided from before; and from his progeny is David, and Solomon, and Job, and Joseph, and Moses, and Aaron. It is such that We recompense the good doers.
685 And Zachariah and John, and Jesus, and Elias; all were from the upright.
686 And Ishmael and Elisha and Jonah and Lot; and each We have preferred over the worlds.
687 And from their fathers and their progeny and their brothers We have also chosen; and We
guided them to a straight path.688 Such is the guidance of God, He guides with it whom He pleases of His servants. And if they set up partners, then all that they had worked would fall away from them.
689 Those to whom We have given the Book, and the law, and the prophethood, if they reject it, then We will entrust it to a people who will not reject it.
Are you sure that 689 says "These" and not "Those"?
The overall purpose was to state that nothing in Allah's creation is reserved for any person solely because of any manmade label. AQ 262 is not the only way of confirming this. I feel that it is wrong to claim exclusivity where none exists--and neither rewards nor punishments are ours to bestow or deny! Isn't this one of the problems with Judaism, that it claimed exclusivity for its adherents?
If I am mistaken, I look forward to increasing my knowledge and understanding.
May ALLAH see fit to grant us all useful knowledge, and Guide all seekers.
peace
~Abdul-Hadi