Friday, May 22, 2020

Islam critiqued's spiritual laziness; easy way to forgiveness?

In answer to the video "Allah is NOT Forgiving, Merciful or Loving"


40:3"The Forgiver of the faults and the Acceptor of repentance, Severe to punish, Lord of bounty; there is no god but He; to Him is the eventual coming"  
39:53,85:14"And He is the Forgiving, the Loving".
God is Merciful those who do not persist in their transgression, disregard and dishonor of the sanctity of religion. The capacity to repent is recognized by Allah as a deed requiring great strength and resolve. Allah in turn immidiately appreciates that deed by accepting the person in His boundles mercy. One must turn to Allah with remorse and resolve, otherwise even the plea of the noblest of men on a sinner's behalf will not lead to his forgiveness 63:5-6.

In fact Allah's mercy is such, that even when one shows the initial spark of good will, then Allah immidiately assits the person in strengthening his resolve
9:118"then He turned to them (taaba) that they might turn (liyatubu) to Him".
It is amazing to note that sin, which is synonymous with estranglement from God, does not stop God Himself from making the first step towards reconciliation with His creatures. He first turns to us mercifully, opening the gates of forgiveness, it is then up to us to walk through it. Those who follow the guidance and find strength along the way, Allah has made it obligatory for Himself to accept their repentance and purify them from their sin
2:160"these it is to whom I turn (mercifully)"  
4:17"Repentance with (on) Allah is only for those who do evil in ignorance, then turn (to Allah) soon, so these it is to whom Allah turns (mercifully)".
Allah has promised His servants that He would accept the repentance of the sincere; and He does not break His promise. Muslims trust God's word and do not need Him to send His own self in human form to be humiliated and crucified so as to prove His ability to forgive. It is the connotation of every declaration where we say that a certain action is wajib (obligatory) for Allah.

An interesting observation is that 4:17 ends with
"Allah is All-knowing, Wise"
after speaking of those whose repentence will be accepted instead of the usual ending
"Allah is Forgiving, Merciful"
because only He knows what is truly the spiritual condition of a heart 29:10-11. Repentance of a truly penitent heart is thus indiscriminate, showing that there are no deadlocks in Islam and the path of return is open at all times, whether the person is a believer repenting from any sin or disobedience 40:7,9:118 or an unbeliever repenting from polytheism and disbelief.
"those who do evil in ignorance",
encompasses both Muslims and non-Muslims when they are not willfully, knowingly obstinate in their disbelief or sin, when they arent neglectful in repentence, remaining in their evil ways despite the warnings. This was Pharao's case who remained obdurate until he saw his death imminent and repented only then 4:18, or the Israelites that similarily persisted in disbelief despite the warnings of imminent destruction
Ezek8:18"My eyes will not spare, neither will I have pity, and they will call into My ears with a loud voice, but I shall not listen to them".


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