The Essence of Islam – Volume II — Page 344
344. Essence of Islam II. Your being convinced that the Holy Qur'an teaches that some people have been compulsorily condemned to hell or have their hearts sealed merely shows that you have never studied the Qur'ān in a just manner. Consider what. Allāh the Glorious has said: الا مَلَةٌ جَهَنَّمَ مِنْكَ وَ مِمَّن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ 134. Addressing Satan, Allāh says: "I will surely fill hell with thee and with those who follow thee from among them, all together. ". This shows clearly that God Almighty will not condemn people to hell without cause. He will so condemn only those who would have earned such condemnation through their misconduct. . It is also said: يُضِلُّ به كَثِيراً وَ يَهْدِي بِهِ كَثِيرًا ، وَمَا يُضِلُّ بِمَ إلّا الفَسِقِين 135. He adjudges astray many through this world and guides aright many, but He adjudges astray only those who chose to go astray and are guilty of misdeeds. . This means that man is judged by God according to his conduct; as when a person opens the window of his room that faces the sun the light of the sun naturally falls on his face, but when he shuts the window he creates darkness in the room by his own action. . As God Almighty is the Causa Causans, He ascribes both these consequences to Himself, but He has repeatedly expounded in His Holy Word that the misguidance which a person conceives is the consequence of his own mis134 Şad, 38:86 [Publisher] 135 Al-Baqarah, 2:27 [Publisher]