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206 anyone, it is the result of the bad deeds committed by that very person. Allah Almighty does not inflict any cruelty upon such a one, as He states: 1 (Pt. 28 R. 9)— اَّمَلَف اْۤوُغاَز َغاَزَا ُهّٰللا ْمُهَبْوُلُق [Meaning,] So when they became deviated, so did Almighty Allah cause their hearts to become deviated. Then, at another place, He states: 2 ْيِف ْمِهِبْوُلُق ٌضَرَّم١ۙ ُمُهَداَزَف ُهّٰللا اًضَرَم [Meaning,] In their hearts was a disease, and Allah increased this dis- ease. Meaning that by putting them through a trial, He manifested this reality. Then again He states: 3 ْلَب َعَبَط ُهّٰللا اَهْيَلَع ْمِهِرْفُكِب Meaning that because of their disbelief God Almighty set a seal upon their hearts. Nevertheless, if this allegation of compulsion can be raised at all, it will be against your Holy Books; see Exodus 4:21: And the Lord said unto Moses, I will harden Pharaoh’s heart. So when it became hardened, would the consequence be Hell or something else? Look at Exodus 7:3, Proverbs 16:4, then Exodus 10:3, Deuteronomy 29:4: ‘Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day. ’ Now witness what a clear example this is of com- pulsion. Then look at Psalms 148:6: ‘He hath made a decree which shall 1. S u rah A s - S aff 61:6 [Publisher] 2. S u rah al-Baqarah, 2:11 [Publisher] 3. S u rah an-Nis a ’, 4:156 [Publisher]