Thread by @PenAbdull

Thread: Allaah is Just and has made oppression forbidden against Himself: How then do people entertain the idea that the process of entering Heaven or Hell is a rigged one?

I begin with the Name of Allaah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

Islam encourages intellectual and rational thinking and it equally solidified the fact that, the concept of belief or rather religion has to do with the ability of Man to belief in the Unseen.

Interestingly, in its introduction, Qur’an boldly and unequivocally states that “This is the Book (the Qur’an), whereof there is no doubt, a guidance to those who are Al-Muttaqoon (the pious and righteous persons who fear Allaah much).” Qur’an 2:2

In describing Al-Muttaqoon (the pious one) whom Allaah says are guided by the Qur’an, the strongest feature of Belief was used and that is; “Who believe in Gahib (Unseen)..” Undoubtedly, the matter of Heaven and Hell is from amongst The Unseen

In discussing issues pertaining to Islam, certain principles have to be assimilated otherwise, things will not be seen from their right perspective.

1: That Allaah the Exalted, is Just&All- Wise, just as He states in several places in the Glorious Qur’an. “The All-Knower, The All-Wise” Q2:32; “The All-Mighty, The All-Wise” Q2:129; “The All-Wise, Well-Acquainted with all things” Q6:18
“Only He is All-Knowing, All-Wise” Q12:83

Based on the Justice, The Wisdom, The all-Encompassing Knowledge of Allaah, all of which are infinite, man tends to find it difficult to comprehend simple realities. Man’s finite mind cannot comprehend the infinity with Allaah the Exalted.

Allaah is far above being unjust towards His slaves in the slightest. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Truly, Allaah wrongs not mankind in aught; but mankind wrong themselves”

[Yoonus 10:44].

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “ “Every child is born in a state of fitrah (the natural state of man, i.e., Islam), then his parents make him into a Jew or a Christian or a Magian.” Bukhari and Muslim

Allaah said: ‘I created My slaves as haneefs (believers in pure monotheism), then the Shaytaan misled them from their religion; he forbade them what I had permitted to them and commanded them to associate others with Me for which I had not sent down any authority.’” Sahih Muslim

The argument of circumstances of birth (COB) is not a valid argument when discussing Heaven and Hell simply because a lot of people cake from humble backgrounds and had poor primary education, but because they had the choice of exerting effort to excel, they became successful.

If in this world being born into a humble family does not mean that one will end up being utterly impoverished, he succeeds beyond his pairs if he travels the path of success and make the needed sacrifice.

Similarly, being born into a non-Muslim family does not deny one the ability to seek for the truth using his intellect.

Interestingly, being born into a Muslim family is not a guarantee that one will make it to Heaven, each individual has to exert personal efforts to seek out for the truth about Islam, otherwise the wives of Nuh and Lut (AS) as well as Nuh’s son wouldn’t have been destroyed.

What it means when it is said that a child is born as a Muslim is that he is born inherently ready, when he reaches the age of discretion, if he is given the choice between Islam and its opposite, to prefer Islam over its opposite and to choose Islam as his religion,....:

so long as there is nothing to prevent him from doing so, such as his whims and desires or tribalism. Following his desires makes him prefer falsehood so that he may attain some share of leadership or wealth, & tribalism or racial pride makes him follow his forefathers or elders.

It should also be noted that the person whose fitrah has been changed from Islam will not be punished for the sins of another; rather he will be punished if the call of the Messenger (SAW) reaches him and he does not accept it out of stubbornness, arrogance or tribalistic pride

Has Allaah not given us eyes, intellect, ears, tongues, the use of the intellect is for thinking and reasoning and not to imitate. Hence, those born into a non-Muslim family, once they are matured they are responsible for their choices.

In Islam, nobody goes to Heaven or Hell because of his lineage - the family he’s born to- NO, people either go to Heaven or Hell because of the choices they made.

Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And We never punish until We have sent a Messenger (to give warning)” [al-Israa’ 17:15]

Understand that the divine decree is like the sun; when you believe in it and surrender to it, on the basis of Qur’aan and Sunnah, then your mind will be at ease, like the one who walks in the daylight.

But if you examine it too closely and look too deeply, what does the one who stares at the disk of the sun gain except damage to his eyes?

Allaah says: “Have We not made for him two eyes?” Q90:8 i.e., two eyes with which to see;

“And a tongue and two lips” Q 90:9, i.e., a tongue with which to speak that which is in his heart, and lips with which to speak.

And shown him the two ways” Qur’an 90:10 – Ibn Mas’ood said: i.e., good and evil.

How can man claim that the process of entering Heaven and Hell by virtue of Circumstances of Birth (COB) when Allaah has shown him the two ways? Now was not such person born into a Muslim family and now he is embarking on the opposite direction? How then can he explain this?

Allaah says: “Verily, We have created man from Nutfah (drops) of mixed semen (sexual discharge of man and woman), in order to try him, so We made him hearer and seer.
Verily, We showed him the way, whether he be grateful or ungrateful” Qur’an 76:2-3

From the above verses it is clear that Allaah has given man the means and tools to find out the ways of good and evil.

Moreover, Allaah has not given these tools only in order to judge people against them; rather He sent them warnings and gave them clear guidance in the Revelation that came to them from heaven.

“This is because your Lord would not destroy the (populations of) towns for their wrongdoing (i.e. associating others in worship along with Allaah) while their people were unaware (so the Messengers were sent)” Qur’an 6:131

Born into a Christian or Jewish family is not the reason for being punished by Allaah on Judgement Day, it is denying the clear Message of warning that the Prophets came with of not associating partners with Allaah and worshipping Him Alone.

Ibn al-Qayyim said:
“A distinction is made between the one who imitated his forefathers even though he know the truth, and one who imitated his forefathers and had no way of knowing the truth....” Tareeq al-Hijratayn

The two categories do exist, so the one who knew the truth and turned away from it is negligent and has no excuse before Allaah. As for the ones who were unable to ask and learn, and had no way of knowing the truth, they also fall into two categories:

1-Those who wanted guidance and sought it but were unable to find it because there was no one to guide them. They come under the same ruling as those who lived in the intervals between Prophets and those whom the call did not reach.

2-Those who did not care and did not seek the truth and it never occurred to them to follow a way other than that which they were following.

To be continued in shaa Allaah

Whoever is entertaining the idea that if Heaven exists and entering it depends on one’s religion during life is a rigged process should kindly reflect on this point.....

Allaah will judge between His slaves on the Day of Resurrection by His wisdom and justice, and He will not punish anyone but those against whom proof is established by means of the Messengers. This case is clear and definite.

“Allaah wrote a decree before He created the universe (saying); My mercy prevails over My wrath, and it is written with Him above the Throne.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari (7554). Allaah is a merciful Lord. None will be punished wrongly.

Please, the new breed of “intellectuals” who see it as intellectually appealing to question the Wisdom of Allaah because they think they have come of age, we pray Allaah guides your intellects to something more rewarding and that you become the beacons of true Islamic Monotheism.

In conclusion, I besiege all of you my respected tweeps, do not allow people with twisted ideology use you as a specimen for eternal deatruction. Seek for the truth sincerely and do not be deceived by superficial arguments questioning the Perfect Wisdom of Allaah.

“Does not man see that We have created him from Nutfah (semen drops). Yet behold! he (stands forth) as an open opponent. And he puts forth for Us a parable, and forgets his own creation. He says:”Who will give life to these bones after they are rotten and have become dust?”Q36:78

Do not allow yourself to form part of the statistics of those mentioned in the verse above: (Qur’an 36:77)