I'm rethinking this statement, and wondering if I might have read into something from my own tradition that you didn't mean to imply. So, let me back up and ask (hopefully a little differently) what it means to try and live a righteous life? Is it the teaching of Islam that one can live a righteous life completely unaided? Or, is the guidance/protection of Allah needed to do so, at least to do so successfully?
Let me rephrase for you.. you can live a perfectly good life, as a Buddhist or an atheist would and be rewarded for it, I don't know what that reward entails.. I am talking about your religious life. It doesn't count when you pray to the wrong God!
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19] The religion before God is Islam (submission to His Will): nor did the people of the Book dissent therefrom except through envy of each other, after knowledge had come to them. But if any deny the Signs of Allah, Allah is swift in calling to account.
I don't know what you mean by aided or not aided.. certainly it is a two way process, you need to change yourself before God changes!
if you have convinced yourself that you are doing God's bidding then, there are no more questions to be asked. my response is the Muslim response. The religion before God is Islam!
قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُمْ بِالْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَالًا }
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[Pickthal 18:103] Say: Shall We inform you who will be the greatest losers by their works?[/SIZE]
[104] "Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life. While they thought that they were acquiring good by their works? [105] They are those who deny the Signs of their Lord and the fact of their having to meet Him (in the Hereafter): vain will be their works, nor shall We, on the Day of Judgment, give them any Weight.
all the best!
I see your point but what I am asking is where is the Qu'ran do we see this doctrine that all prophets are sinless and perhaps you will also show us where a prophet is defined or explain how we can recognise one when we see them?
One final point, you say Satan has no power over the righteous so is every Muslim righteous and does these righteous get automatic access to heaven?
Hugo, I'd love to bring it all down to little ity bits to fit with your MO, but even when doing so, you'll still find something as usual to complain about. The Quran is complex and meant to for study, we have Quran classes if you'd like to enroll in lieu of relaying on your orientalists they seem to lead you further astray which I suppose is the christian agenda to begin with.. Perhaps you understand the verses from the correct perspective you wouldn't be asking so many forgive me how should I say this unintelligent questions? I have already quoted you more than ample verses echoing exactly that sentiment, God's chosen people especially those to convey a certain mission are righteous.
There is no ALL or NONE. I don't need to recognize them their judgment doesn't lie with me-- for again if you read the Quran you will come across verses such as this:
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all the best
