The Holy War — Page 205
Proceedings—Debate 1 June 1893 205 Now, it should be clear that this ideology which seems to have become firmly established in your imagination that the Holy Quran has created some people for Hell for no apparent reason, or sets a seal on the hearts without any cause, simply proves that you never look at the Holy Quran with the pure eye of justice. Look what Allah, the Lord of Glory , states: 1 Pt. 23 R. 14— َّنَٔـَلْمَاَل َمَّنَهَج َكْنِم َو ْنَّمِم َكَعِبَت ْمُهْنِم َنْيِعَمْجَا۰۰ Meaning that while addressing Satan, He says that I will fill Hell with thee and with those who follow thee. See how this verse clearly manifests that it is not the wish of Allah Almighty to throw people in Hell by force and for no reason what- soever, but rather only those people will be made to enter Hell who become deserving of it due to their own evil deeds. Then again He states: 2 ُّلِضُي ٖهِب اًرْيِثَك١ۙ َّو ْيِدْهَي ٖهِب اًرْيِثَك١ؕ َو اَم ُّلِضُي ٖۤهِب اَّلِا َنْيِقِسٰفْلا۰۰ Meaning that many does He adjudge by it to be erring and many by it does He guide, but He adjudges those to be erring who commit such deeds as lead to misguidance and walk along the paths of transgression. In other words, man receives the consequences of his actions from God Almighty, just like when a person opens a window facing the sun. Then, its natural and innate consequence is that the sunlight and its rays will fall onto his face, but when he shuts this window, then through his own action, he creates darkness for himself. Now, since God Almighty is the Ultimate Cause of all causes, He attributes these two actions to Himself, but in His Holy Word, He has repeatedly explained that whatever misguidance impacts the heart of 1. S u rah Sa d, 38:86 [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:27 [Publisher]