Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 28 Surah Qasas verse 56: You cannot guide whom you love, but Allah guides whomever He Pleases. And He best knows those who would accept guidance. so my question is , if guidance is with Allah,s will, then y we ppl ll b accused on the day of judgement?
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cannot guide whom you love, but Allah guides whomever He Pleases. And He best
knows those who would accept guidance. so my question is , if guidance is with
Allah,s will, then y we ppl ll b accused on the day of judgement?
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Answer:
Allah guides whom he wills
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol,
no person, no grave, no
prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
The theme and principle that you
have quoted from the beautiful Verses of Surah Qasas are related all over the
Quran.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 39 Surah Zumar verses 36-37:
36 Is not Allah enough for
His servant? But they try to frighten
thee with other (gods) besides him! For such as Allah leaves to stray, there can be no guide.
37 And such as Allah doth
guide, there can be none to lead
astray! Is not Allah Exalted in Power
(able to enforce His Will) Lord of Retribution?
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 30 Surah Rom
verse 29:
Nay!!!
The wrong-doers (merely) fellow their own lusts being devoid of
knowledge. But who will guide those
whom Allah leaves astray? To them
there will be no helpers.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 45 Surah Jathiya verse 23:
Then seest thou such a one as takes as his god
his own vain desire? Allah has knowing
(him as such) left him astray, and
sealed His hearing and his heart (and understanding), and put a cover on his sight. Who then will guide him after Allah (has
withdrawn Guidance)? Will ye not
then receive admonition?
Allah says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 17 Surah Israa verse 97:
It is he whom Allah guides that is on true
guidance; but he whom He leaves
astray for such wilt thou find no protector besides Him. On the Day of Judgment We shall gather them
together prone on their faces blind dumb and deaf: their abode will be Hell: every time it shows abatement, We shall increase for them the fierceness of
the Fire.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 35 Surah Fatir verse
8:
Is
he then, to whom the evil of his conduct
is made alluring so that he looks upon it as good, (equal to one who is rightly guided)? For Allah leaves to stray whom He
wills, and guides whom He wills. So let not thy soul go out in (vainly)
sighing after them: for Allah knows well
all that they do!
The Truth is that Allah has allowed and guided
mankind to chose one of the ways: one is
of the guidance to Allah’s Way, and the other is the way of Shaitaan. He has clearly shown us the two ways, and guided
mankind by appointing Messengers and sending the Book of Guidance. And Allah has given humans beings the
intelligence and the free will to choose between the Right and the Wrong, without any force or pressure! And that is
precisely the test Allah has involved mankind in.
Allah says in the Holy
Quran in Chapter 67 Surah Al Mulk verse 2:
He (Allah) created
death and life that He may test you, to
see which of you is the best in deeds.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 18 Surah Kahf verse 29:
Proclaim, “This
(Quran) is the Truth from your Lord: now
whosoever wills may accept it, and whosoever wills may reject it.”
Thus, it is not as if Allah Subhanah pulls out
5,000 names a day and declares that these 5,000 must be guided, whether they like it or not!; or pulls out 5,000 names and declares that
they must not be guided!
Whoever chooses, of his own free will, reasoning
and intelligence the Right Path of Allah, he is guided aright. And whoever chooses, of his own free will,
any other way then he has chosen the path of Shaitaan, and has thus gone
astray!
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chatper 28 Surah Qasas verse 56:
You cannot guide whom you love, but Allah guides
whomever He Pleases. And He best knows those who would accept guidance.
Thus what is truly meant by the
above verse is that because man is involved in a test, Allah Subhanah allows
man to choose the path he wishes to live his life. If one wishes of his own free will to chose
Islam as his ‘way of life’, Allah Subhanah allows the person and is pleased
with him. And if one wishes to choose a
path other than Islam as his way of life, Allah Subhanah allows him to live his
life in misguidance, but He is displeased with him!
Your Question: if
guidance is with Allah ,s will, then y we ppl ll b accused on the day of
judgement?
Please allow us to relate a
simple example which would clarify your very important question, Insha
Allah. Just as when one gives an
examination in a school or university, during the time the exam is actually in
progress, the teacher may come behind and see the answers being written by his
student; but it is the very nature and sanctity of tests and exams, that the
teacher neither encourages (although he could!) the student who is writing the correct
answers, nor stops (although he could!) the student who is writing the wrong ones; but rather the
teacher allows each student to fulfill the test according to the stipulated
time. It is only after the exam papers
are submitted at the end of the stipulated time, will the teacher mark the
papers and let the students know who has passed and who has failed the exam.
Similarly, whoever accepts the
guidance sent by Allah, and chooses with his own free will to follow the path
shown the appointed Messenger of Allah(saws),
Allah is pleased with this person and allows him to follow that Path.
And whoever rejects the guidance
sent by Allah, and independently makes or follows any other path than that
shown by the Messenger of Allah (saws), Allah is dis-pleased with this person, but
still allows him to follow his chosen path!
And that is because Allah has put mankind through a test in this worldly
life! He has guided mankind aright by
sending His Messengers and revealing His Books, and given man the free will to
choose whether he wants to take: the Path of Guidance, or the path that leads
him astray. Whatever path man chooses
of his own free will, Allah will allow him to take that path and complete his
test; and only in the Hereafter the results of success or failure will be
declared.
Whatever written of
Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever
of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows
Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and well wisher in
Islam,
Burhan