MOTHER TERESA - of those whose deeds have been in vain

[Mahasvapna]

O ye who believe! Obey Allah and His messenger, and turn not away from him when ye hear (him speak). Be not as those who say, We hear, and they hear not. Lo! <b>the worst of beasts in Allah's sight are the deaf, the dumb, who have no sense. Had Allah Known of any good in them He would have made them hear, but had He made them hear they would have turned away, averse.</b> 8.20-3

Are there any other translations of this verse? The meaning would seem obvious, but surely it isn't. Is it the Islamic belief that essentially those born, for whatever reason, without the ability to practice Islam - for while this verse seems to mention the deaf and the dumb, it seems that the message is geared towards indicating all those who for any reason are physically, perhaps mentally, disabled in a way that prevents them from grasping and practicing the wisdom of Islam - that these people are fated to hell because of this physical flaw alone?


The implication seems to be then that we are all decided, either heaven or hell, when we are born. That no act of free will can change this. Or at least it implies that some are created and live a life for no other purpose than to feed the fire. Surely this cannot be the will of a loving God.


I harbor no assumptions. Is there another understanding of this verse?


If this life is a test, how can one pass who has been designed to fail? If we are to be unattached from others, if only Allah shall matter to one in life, then how can one person pay for the sins or perhaps simply the genetic flaws, of another?


I do not believe in contradictions.


Namaste,


Mahasvapna