Post 147
I’ve already said many times, we have been kind to non-Muslims, and they have been taught about Islam-what then do you call what has been happening these past years? The Muslims here are under the impression that we are going to start from scratch and talk about Islam-why would we need to do this? When every single person has heard about Islam in the whole of this world, it has been written on every single newspaper and radio station and TV.
Some people are simply underestimating what Allah has already provided to all of these people.
Your question;-
"Are you a Muslim, because you deserved to be guided or because Allah was Merciful to you even though you did not deserve it"?
Is a no brainer question in Islam-everyone has a fair test, they are not chosen to be given a place in Paradise, everyone has the free will to accept being a Muslim. Allah has allowed us to “earn” our own rewards for the next world either in Paradise or in hell. Allah has been Merciful to everyone-to Muslims and non-Muslims! So we are not a Muslim because we have deserved it. We all rely on Allah’s Mercy-but we have to make the right choice before we are able to receive it. So we are reliant on Allah, but he has allowed us to earn our rewards.
So Allah is not rewarding himself on the Day of Judgement for being Merciful to us-he is rewarding us!! Because we earned it!! He is not rewarding us because we have received his Mercy! He is rewarding us because we have made the right choices.
So we are simply a Muslim because we have accepted the message that there is only one God, remember the Day of Judgement and in Paradise and hell-which everyone would know about even if they are not a Muslim-everyone knows around the whole world that Muslims worship the one God!
Allah never purposely makes a person a disbeliever to test that person!
Again people know that there is only one God, and have heard about the Day of Judgement even if they are not a Muslim. He has already made it easier for everyone to accept Islam. What do you think has been happening all this time?? Allah has been Merciful and provided them with a fair test. If they have chosen to visit nightclubs every week for the past couple of years knowing their countries are fighting against Muslims that is there problem, they purposely do not do anything to improve upon their life, just as some are lazy etc. That’s not because they didn’t know about Islam-its because they chose to live stupidly. It doesn’t make a difference to the test today, people know the difference between good and bad sins. Even if your not a Muslim, they believe killing someone is wrong, adultery is wrong etc.
As I said numerous times, we are not starting from the beginning with these people, while the war on terror was going on they heard of Islam, they seen so many natural disasters, but still increased their sinful behaviour. Your simply saying they don’t know about Islam because they have continued with their rubbish behaviour-that was their choice-but when they went to a pub, or wherever they knew that Muslims live in this world and they do not like drinking behaviour, and they worship the one God.
I live in the UK, and I firmly believe that everyone is being tested fairly- to deny this means that you would be denying that Allah is being Merciful to them.
To say they don’t know what it takes to be a good person-means your also denying that Allah is providing them a fair test.-some of them died last week-and they are going to hell -and they received a fair test.
Wait till the Day of Judgement then approach the sinners and ask them if they could have repented yesterday, last week, last year, the years before them-they will say yes. Ask them did living in the UK, US etc stop them from always knowing what is required to be a good person-and they will say no, ask them on the Day of Judgement did they know that Allah existed-and they will say Yes.
Nobody is going to stand on the Day of Judgement and say to Allah;-
1. I don’t know who you are,
2. Why are you judging me?
3.. I don’t know what I’m doing here on the Day of Judgement!
4. I didn’t know that I had to be a good person.
5. I thought being lewd was an acceptable behaviour.
6. What is hell?