Quote:Originally posted by <b>Anyabwile</b>
If Allah has sealed the hearts of the Kuffar i.e. non-Muslims, then why are they to be blamed for not accepting Islam?
Actually, I never asked that question.
Quote:Originally posted by <b>Anyabwile</b>
1. Allah has sealed the hearts of those who are continuously bent on rejecting the truth
The Quran never specifies that they <i>continuously</i> reject faith.
Quote:Originally posted by <b>Anyabwile</b>
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 not because Allah has set a seal on their hearts that these kuffar do not understand and believe, but it is the vice-versa.
I don't think your interpretation makes sense. Why would Allah need to seal the hearts on didbelievers who will never believe? What the Quran is saying is, don't bother warning the disbelievers because with the seal that Allah has set on their hearts, it is impossible for them to believe. What purpose would this seal serve in your interpretation?
Quote:Originally posted by <b>Anyabwile</b>
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? 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.
Surely Allah can predict who will believe and who will not. The Quran is saying not to bother warning non-believers because they no longer have a choice with the seal Allah hath placed on their hearts, not because Allah has predicted the future.
If Allah places a seal on ones heart and hearing and a veil over their eyes, it is common sense that this person no longer has free will. Even one bent on not accepting faith may change later in life but not if God makes it impossible to do so. Making it impossible for one to change their mind is taking away their free will.