Showing posts with label Enter Islam fully. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Enter Islam fully. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Enter Islam fully

O believers enter into Islam completely and do not follow the footsteps of Shaitan, surely he is your clear-cut
enemy.
If you falter after receiving the clear-cut message, then keep in mind that Allah is Mighty, Wise.
Are they waiting for Allah to come down to them in the shadow of clouds, along with the angels, and make His
decision known? Ultimately all matters will be presented to Allah for decision.
(Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 208-210)

The above ayah calls to people to enter Islam fully. Now one would ask the question that he has already entered Islam fully so this should not be meant for him. But just saying shahada or being born and raise in a muslim family doesn't make us a muslim. Entering Islam fully means that we have the follow the teachings of Islam without any exceptions, without any reservations or without just focusing on one part and leaving the other on ALLAH to forgive. ALLAH knows us better then we know ourselves and ALLAH knows whether its possible to follow HIS teachings or not. And as a muslim our responsibility is to try to follow the teachings of ALLAH, ALLAH never said that you have to be a 100% perfect example of it. Its not possible for us as humans are bound to make mistakes. But we just have to try our best and what is our best is already known to ALLAH even if we say something else to the world. So ALLAH will judge us based on our efforts. While in trying to follow HIS teachings, if we makes a mistake then ALLAH is certainly most merciful, most forgiving. But we should know that there is a difference between "mistake" and "intentional attempt."

Most of the times we intentionally choose not to follow certain parts of our deen because we feel that its too rigid, not possible for us to follow or just too out-dated. If things were supposed to be that way, then there was no point for ALLAH to say to us to "enter Islam fully." But as ALLAH has said that, it becomes our responsibility as a muslim to try to do that. If while doing that, we make some mistake which is not deliberate, then ALLAH will certainly forgive. If we are tempted by the wordly desires but repent as soon as we realize our mistake make repentance, then too ALLAH will certainly forgive. But whats does simple logic says for acts that are done deliberately. Does the law in our country forgives for continuous deliberate acts of breach of law? I doubt anyone would say YES or can give any such proof from human history. Then how do we develop this logic that ALLAH will also forgive deliberate disobedience of his rules. ALLAH is not just merciful and forgiving, ALLAH is also the most stern in punishment.

For those who intentionally disobeys the law of ALLAH and make different justifications of it, ALLAH says in the above third ayah that are you waiting for ALLAH to come down from the heavens to make the judgement. This will only happen at the day of judgement so ALLAH is in fact asking us if we are waiting for the day of judgement. Are we waiting for doors of repentance to close and then we are gonna realize our mistakes and our sins? Each one of us should ask this question to himself. If we are waiting for that day then we should also keep in mind that there will be no one to save us that day from the wrath of ALLAH.

Is it really a good decision to choose a temporary wordly pleasure over the period of infinity of hell?

THINK ABOUT IT