The Truth About Salvation — Page 16
Hazrat Mirza Bashir-ud-Din Mahmud Ahmad 16 That is, the deeds of every individual will be weighed on the Day of Judgment. If individuals have forged a capacity within themselves to create a relationship with God Almighty through the accumulation of their good deeds, then their minor infringements will be forgiven. Likewise, a university passes a student despite their inability to solve all the questions put before them. This validates the assertion that by trying one’s best to abide by the law, even if they sometimes fail in their endeavours, a person can still hope to achieve salvation. IS IT POSSIBLE TO FOLLOW ALL THE COMMANDMENTS OF THE LAW? However, Muslims do not accept that it is impossible for anyone to follow the law in its entirety. Do the Christians (in India) follow the Indian Penal Code? Of course they do. The evidence of this is in their freedom; if they did not obey it, they would be punished for their transgressions. The laws stipulated in the Holy Qur’an are far fewer than the Indian Penal Code, therefore, how could it be impossible to follow it completely? To say that the divine law cannot be followed in its scales are heavy, it is they who shall prosper. And as for those whose scales are light, it is they who shall have ruined their souls because of their being unjust to Our Signs. Surah Al-A‘raf , 7:9-10 [Publishers]