" But imagine someone in a remote area (or anywhere) who knows nothing of Islam: He cannot be held accountable for not following Islam."
I know of Islam. I choose not to join the religion or subscribe to its tenets. Why should / How and on what grounds shall a person like me be held accountable by you / clerics / Islam ? Who are you, anyway, to be even even having such notions ? It would be mighty enough if you could take care of small matters such as yourself ! Any other attitude, Islam or no Islam, will not take you anywhere close to the peace you pray for your Prophet. On Aug 6, 12:46 pm, "SeeMaa;" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello > :One person ask > > If Islam is the one true religion and all good Muslims will be > rewarded in Paradise, then where does that leave"" thefollowers of > other religions? Will they go to Hell because they are practicing the > “wrong” religion? What would ""happen to a really great man who was > born in a very Catholic country > > the Qur’an gives a clear answer in the following verses that mean > : > 1- { > Surely Allah does not do injustice to the weight of an atom, and if it > is a good deed He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.} > * (An-Nisaa’ 4:40) > 2- *{These are the communications of Allah which We recite to you with > truth, and Allah does not desire any injustice to the creatures.}* > (Aal `Imran 3:108) > 3- *{Then how will it be when We shall gather them together on a day > about which there is no doubt, and every soul shall be fully paid what > it has earned, and they shall not be dealt with unjustly?}*( Aal > `Imran 3: 25) > 4- *{Surely We have revealed to you the Book with the truth for the > sake of men; so whoever follows the right way, it is for his own soul > and whoever errs, he errs only to its detriment; and you are not a > custodian over them.}* (Az-Zumar 39:41) > 5- *{Whoever goes aright, for his own soul does he go aright; and > whoever goes astray, to its detriment only does he go astray: nor can > the bearer of a burden bear the burden of another, nor do We chastise > until We raise a messenger.}* (Al-Israa’ 17:15 > ) > > From the foregoing, we can understand the following about Divine > Judgment: > God does not do the least bit of injustice to anyone. He is All- > Merciful and so He doubles the reward of those who do good, out of the > bounty of His mercy. > > The duty of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)—or of those who > follow in his footsteps—is to invite people to the true guidance of > God revealed to the Prophet. Anyone who follows that guidance benefits > himself or herself; and anyone who rejects that guidance harms himself > or herself. No one can take away the reward of another; nor can a > person bear the punishment due to another. And there is no question of > God punishing anybody without first sending a warner to them: That is > to say, it is only after people have been informed of the true > guidance and they have knowingly rejected it, that they are held > accountable and judged to be deserving of punishment. > > Unlike Christianity, Islam emphasizes personal responsibility and > accountability. In other words, the core of Islamic ethics is justice > and freedom of choice. That is why the doctrine of vicarious atonement > is abhorrent to Islam; and for the same reason sinners cannot be > “saved” by punishing the innocent. > > From the Islamic point of view, the judgment of an action is > dependent, first and foremost, upon the motive derived from the faith > of the person. Only God can be the True Judge of our actions, as other > humans cannot know the real motive and the impelling faith or > philosophy behind it. Suppose a Catholic heard the message of Islam, > but did not care to examine it even when he was aware of the chance of > it being the truth: he is certainly guilty of rejecting the Truth. The > same is true of an atheist or anybody else. For that reason, such > people are held accountable for their actions based on the > questionable beliefs they hold. > > But imagine someone in a remote area (or anywhere) who knows nothing > of Islam: He cannot be held accountable for not following Islam. God > will judge him by the standard of his conscience or of whatever > morality he has imbibed from his native religion or culture. Because > there cannot be injustice in the ultimate judgment of God. And for us > humans, it is basically a question of our sincerity in seeking the > truth and following it --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
