Where is the way?


Abdullah ibn Mushabbib al-Qahtāni

Many people still search for the truth so as to be guided to the True God.

Some rely upon the call of natural disposition within them.

{The natural disposition that Allah has created people upon.}

[Suratar - Rūm: 30]

{The natural disposition that Allah has created people upon.}

[Suratar - Rūm: 30]

While others turn to the principle of causality, which establishes that every made thing must have a maker, every incident must have an agent that causes it to happen, and every system must have an organizer.

Some others deal with this issue on the basis of calculation. They are the people of doubt and suspicion.

They ultimately reach the conclusion that the safer choice for them in terms of their worldly life and that of the Hereafter is to believe in Allah, the Hereafter, resurrection, and reckoning. As the poet says,

“Both the diviner and physician say the bodies will not be resurrected! To them I say: If you are right, I will lose nothing! But if you are wrong, then you both will be losers!”

Doubt does not lead to salvation. Allah Almighty says:

{Can there be doubt about Allah, the Creator of the heavens and earth?}

[Surat  Ibrāhīm: 10]

There are some among them who are still in confusion and poly theism. We seek refuge with Allah from misguidance after bring guided!

{Then is he who knows that what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth like one who is blind? Only the people of understanding will take heed.}

[Suratar - Ra‘d: 19]

The truth is: Everything that is proved to draw us closer to Allah Almighty is true, and everything that keeps us away from Him is false and wrong.

{Say: “If you really love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you.”}

[Surat Ᾱ l - ‘Imrān: 31]

Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him) said,

“A person is not righteous by merely knowing the truth without loving, wanting, and following it.”

{Can there be doubt about Allah, the Creator of the heavens and earth?}

[Surat Ibrāhīm: 10]

There are some among them who are still in confusion and polytheism. We seek refuge with Allah from misguidance after bring guided!

{Then is he who knows that what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth like one who is blind? Only the people of understanding will take heed.}

[Suratar - Ra‘d: 19]

The truth is: Everything that is proved to draw us closer to Allah Almighty is true, and everything that keeps us away from Him is false and wrong.

{Say: “If you really love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you.”}

[Surat Ᾱ l - ‘Imrān: 3 1]

Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy upon him) said,

“A person is not righteous by merely knowing the truth without loving, wanting, and following it.”

Indeed, the real disaster for a person is not affliction in himself or his wealth or children, but in his religion. That is the biggest disaster and irreparable loss. Doubt replaces certainty, and thus he sees the truth as untruth and the untruth as truth and sees the right as wrong and the wrong as right.




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