lol... true! Continuing the questions, though... how is forgiveness obtained? I mean, is it arbitrary or is there reasoning behind it. I read somewhere that 'Allah will have mercy on whom he will have mercy..." But what is the reasoning behind the forgiveness? Allah is just, is he not? If so, then shouldn't sin be punished for all and not only whom 'he chooses?' That doesn't seem like operating in justice. Forgiveness, yes. Mercy, yes. Justice... not really. In fact, aren't justice and mercy mutually exclusive? i.e.: one is getting what you deserve (justice) and the other (mercy) is NOT getting what you deserve. How do you reconcile the two? How can Allah be both just and merciful according to the standards of judgment which you just laid out for me?