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Islamic Universalism
Salam alaykum,
My question pertains to Tadabbur i Qur’an Vol. 4 Exegesis of Surah Yunus (10) – Surah Maryam (19) by Amin Ahsan Islahi Rendered into English by Dr Shehzad Saleem. In Shaykh Amin Ahsan Islahi’s tafsir of Surah Hud’s verse 107 (11:107), Dr Shehzad Saleem translates part of it into: “The exception stated in the verse implies that if God wants He can reduce the punishment of some [sic] or reduce him [sic] to dust and ashes. None can stop Him.”
Does this passage suggest that it was within Shaykh Amin Ahsan Islahi’s understanding that it is possible that even all the non-Muslim inhabitants of Hell will ultimately be forgiven and admitted to Heaven, as held by Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim? If this interpretation is considered theologically viable, would it then follow that all of humanity will ultimately be admitted to Heaven?Alternatively, does this passage suggest that it was within Shaykh Amin Ahsan Islahi’s understanding that it is possible that the view associated with Ibn ‘Arabi could be correct, namely that while punishment in Hell will eventually come to an end for all its inhabitants, Hell itself would continue to exist as a place that becomes pleasurable for all the non-Muslims who remain within it (as the Muslim inhabitants of Hell will already have been forgiven and admitted to Heaven by this time, as according to standard Sunni theology)?
I would also appreciate it if anyone could tell me if Javed Ahmed Ghamidi Saab also agrees that either Ibn Taymiyyah/Ibn al-Qayyim’s or Ibn ‘Arabi’s views could possibly be outcomes that Allah (SWT) deems as appropriate for the non-Muslim inhabitants of Hell.
Many thanks,
FT
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