Originally Posted by
Eric H
Greetings and peace be with you Simple_Person;
(1) That is pretty amazing, most atheists use reason to prove there is no god.
(2) Forgiveness is a profound subject that seems to defy human nature, logic, reason and rationality.
If I punched you on the nose, why would you forgive me? Your instinct would be to punch back or demand justice.
If I stole your car, you would demand it back and want the thief punished, why would you forgive them?
The prophet pbuh, suffered many injustices, and he forgave, he could only forgive people that needed to be forgiven. He had to suffer, in order that witnesses would see this, and they might be inspired to follow his example.
Imagine if the prophet pbuh, had lived a life of luxury and protected in his palace from worldy injustice. How could he then preach about forgiveness to his followers? They would say, it is ok for him to talk, he has not suffered himself.
Prophets are pious people who lead by example, they preach about things they do themselves.
When you look at the 99 names of Allah, it says three times, that Allah is the forgiver. Yet I have noticed over the years that many people on this forum have struggled with the notion of forgiving others. They also struggle with the idea that they can be forgiven themselves.
If I punched you on the nose and stole your car, I have broken Allah’s commandments, how can I be sure that Allah will forgive me? If I lost hope in the forgiveness of God, then this could lead to depression and a loss of faith. Christians also suffer and struggle with forgiveness when we sin against God.
If Allah forgives, then we should also strive to be like him, and also forgive others.
I am not sure how much further I should go. I am very conscious that I am a Christian on a Muslim forum, and I do not want to cause problems by expressing my faith too deeply.
But hopefully, this may lead you to think that there are some things about God – Allah that seem to defy human understanding, logic and reason.
In the spirit of searching for a greatest meaning of ‘One God’
Eric