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Power Of Allah With Regards To Wisdom And Law Of Guidance
Asalamualaikum,
Can someone please summarize the message conveyed in the video below? I want to make sure that I have understood it correctly, especially in terms of Allah’s wisdom and how it relates to His power.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWVazIZjpME
JazakAllah
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Power Of Allah With Regards To Wisdom And Law Of Guidance
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Wherever the will of God has been mentioned in the Quran, it only means that except for God Himself no one has the power to stop Him from materializing it or to alter it in any way. It does not mean that His will is not subservient to justice and wisdom. The Almighty is wise and just and nothing that He does is devoid of justice and wisdom. Hence wherever His will is stated in the Quran, it must be considered to be subservient to the wisdom and justice according to which He is running the affairs of this world. It would not be correct to assume that He would act contrarily to whatever practice He has initiated for Himself and to the justice and wisdom He has chosen for Himself. For example, the Quran says that God guides whomsoever He wills and leads astray whomsoever He wills. This statement does not mean that He does not adhere to any principle of justice and wisdom in giving guidance to someone or leading him astray; it only means that giving guidance to someone or leading him astray materializes in accordance with the practice He has set for it and no one has the power to change or break it.
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JazakAllah Umer Bhai,
Excellent explanation as always!
1.) On the point that Allah SWT guides whomsoever He wills and leads astray whomsoever He wills: I recently watched a video where Ghamidi Sahab discussed the aftermath of non-muslims. It seems that we will all be judged in accordance to what we honestly found to be the truth, and how we pursued that truth. In this case, what exactly does it mean that Allah SWT guides whomsoever He wills? And what is the value behind this guidance, if it means towards Islam, given that people will be judged in accordance to what they found to be the truth anyway?
JazakAllah
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There are two distinct but closely related aspects to be considered here:
1). It is Allah’s law or Allah’s Sunnah (which is absolute) that he guides those who appreciate the innate guidance and seek the guidance with honesty. For such people, it is promise of Allah that he will guide them to the true path no matter what.
2). Accountability on the day of judgement is not necessarily based on the person reaching the right conclusion in this world in all instances. For example, there could be a person who was a Muslim in this world, but other than his outward appearance, he was not a conscious Muslim. As opposed to that, there could be a person claiming to be a Non-Muslim in this world, but was in the process of finding the truth with honesty, but died before reaching his conclusion or there could be many other genuine reasons which caused some sort of impediment. Now his case will be judged according to his endeavour and not accordign to his Non-Muslim status in this world. The law of guidance for such people was at work and the results do not appear overnight, rather it takes its time and a person is tested throughout this time for his honesty and his true appreciation of the innate guidance.
Following short comments of Ghamidi Sahab will be helpful in this context:
Please refer to the video below from 1:48:08 to 1:50:14
https://www.youtube.com/live/UrDM1yMBpME?feature=share&t=6488
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JazakAllah Umer Bhai,
So if we were to take the case of a non-Muslim in this world who was in the process of finding the truth with honesty, but died before reaching his conclusion (or there were other impediments). Would this person still have been considered to be guided by Allah SWT to the true path? In the case of such a person, are there any limitations to their reward when compared to a Muslim (e.g., achieving a rank in Jannat Al-Firdaus)? I’m asking because such a person wouldn’t even be partaking in routine rituals of a Muslim, such as prayer, fasting, etc. However, I do understand that this is no fault of their own – it’s just a bit hard for me to conceptualize.
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The test of every individual is different, even two born muslims do not have the same kind of test. The requirements of test also vary w.r.t the circumstances of each individual. For example, the test at the time of Rasul is different and just the way their reward is extreme so is their punishment. The same comparison can be drawn with respect to a Muslim and a Non-Muslim. The more knowldge one gets, the more responsibility of religion is put on them in this world, hence more reward but at the same time, severe punishment in case of disobedience. Similarly, a non-muslim who is in search for the right answer won’t be having the same responsibility of religion and because of comparatively less knowledge, there is less responsibility and hence less reward but at the same time, in case of a sin committed because of less knowledge and differing circumstances, the punishment would also be less severe or no punishment at all in some cases. Therefore, when seen holistically, the equivalent punishment balances the rewards for each case. Although it may seem incongrous when comparing two people with different tests, but after considering all the variables for each individual, it is just as far as the test of the individual is concerned ie. the relative difference in rewards is balanced by relative difference in other factors as mentioned above. In another scenario, the test of knowledge for a non-muslim may be more tough as compared to a Muslim, but the test of action for a Muslim may be more tough as compared to a non-muslim, thus bringing them both to the same level. Bottomline is that there are many variables at play and we as humans, because of our limitations, cannot account for all of them to do complete justice, it is only Allah who can provide complete justice in this regard. There can be circumtances where a person labelled non-muslim in this world might make it to Firdous on the day of judgment while another person labelled as Muslim in this world might not even qualify for Jannah. Only Allah knows the best.
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Got it. That makes a lot of sense. JazakAllah Umer Bhai.
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Please also refer to the video below from 1:57:58 to 2:01:23
https://www.youtube.com/live/YtTi32-36LM?feature=share&t=7078
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Looks like the question was answered by the question itself here
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