01-21-2005, 01:45 AM
Quote:But by sealing there hearts, ears and eyes he has taken away their free will. They now must go the rest of there lives without the free will to change there minds and follow the right path.
Hello Martini, i was going to try and post a response to your question but i'll give you this first and then try if i can and of course Insha Allah to elaborate on it if you have any more questions regarding it.
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Question:
If Allah has sealed the hearts of the Kuffar i.e. non-Muslims, then why are they to be blamed for not accepting Islam?
Answer:
1. Allah has sealed the hearts of those who are continuously bent on rejecting the truth
Allah (swt) mentions in Surah Al Baqarah chapter 2 verses 6 and 7
"As to those who reject Faith, it is the same to them Whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe.
Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur)."
[Al-Qur’an 2:6-7]
These verses do not refer to common Kuffar who reject faith. The Arabic words used are <b>al-lazina kafaroo, </b>those who are bent on rejecting the truth. It will not make any difference to such people whether you warn them or not, they will not believe. Allah has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing and on their eyes is a veil. It is <b>not</b> because Allah has set a seal on their hearts that these kuffar do not understand and believe, but it is the <b>vice-versa</b>. It is because these kuffar are bent on rejecting the truth and whether you warn them or not they will not believe, that Allah has set a seal on their hearts. Therefore Allah is not to blame, but these kuffaar who are bent on rejecting the faith are responsible.
2. Example of teacher predicting a student will fail
Suppose an experienced teacher, before the final examinations, predicts that a particular student will fail in the exams, since the student is very mischievous, not attentive in class and does not do his homework. If after the student appears for the examination, he fails, who is to be blamed for the student failing: the teacher or the student? <b>Just because the teacher predicted, it does not mean that the teacher is to be blamed but the student himself is responsible for his failure.</b>
Similarly Allah (swt) knows in advance that there are some people who are bent on rejecting the faith and Allah has put a seal on their hearts. Thus these non-Muslims themselves are responsible for rejecting the faith and not Allah (swt).
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Using the teacher example it's like the teacher saying to the student "you will never pass this test. Because i know you won't" Obviously coming from a human this sounds mad, no one knows anything....but God. So coming from God this is acceptable. The teacher could see the student is obviously going to fail, looked into his work throughout the year and see he will fail. The teacher could say "I have put a veil and a seal on you, you will not pass" Of course the teacher would sound like a madman for using these words, because the teacher is not God. But the essence of what the teacher is saying is the same thing God / Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) is saying, except God can confidently say this with no fear of possibly being wrong, because God will always be right of course.
So at first glance it looks unusual or more appropriately arrogant that someone would say this. But when you accept it is GOD saying this, you accept and submit to it. Because God knows how these people are better then we or even themselves do. This is why in the Qur'an it says there is no compulsion in religion. So we should only give so much information or try to invite others to Islam to a limit and then leave it, because it's obvious some people will never accept it. This is Gods plan, if everyone accepted blindly then what's the point of free will. Hope this helps.