Most Common Questions asked by Non-Muslims
who have some knowledge of Islam
who have some knowledge of Islam
Q10.Allah has sealed the heart of Kafirs
Question:
If
Allah has sealed the hearts of the Kuffar i.e. non-Muslims, then why are they
to be blamed for not accepting Islam?
ALLAH HAS SEALED THE HEART OF KUFFAR
Answer:
- Allah has sealed the hearts of those who are continuously bent on rejecting the truth
Allah
(swt) mentions in Surah Al Baqarah chapter 2 verses 6 and 7
"As
to those who reject Faith, it is the same to them Whether thou warn them or do not warn them; they will not believe. Allah hath set a seal on their
hearts and on their hearing, and on their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty
they (incur)."
[Al-Qur'an 2:6-7]
These
verses do not refer to common Kuffar who reject faith. The Arabic words used are
al-lazina kafaroo, those who are bent on rejecting the truth. It will
not make any difference to such people whether you warn them or not, they will
not believe. Allah has set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing and on
their eyes is a veil. It is not because Allah has set a seal on their hearts
that these kuffar do not understand and believe, but it is the vice-versa. It
is because these kuffar are bent on rejecting the truth and whether you warn
them or not they will not believe, that Allah has set a seal on their hearts.
Therefore Allah is not to blame, but these kuffaar who are bent on rejecting
the faith are responsible.
- Example of teacher predicting a student will fail
Suppose
an experienced teacher, before the final examinations, predicts that a particular student will fail in the exams, since the student is very
mischievous, not attentive in class and does not do his homework. If after the
student appears for the examination, he fails, who is to be blamed for the
student failing: the teacher or the student? Just because the teacher
predicted, it does not mean that the teacher is to be blamed but the student
himself is responsible for his failure.
Similarly
Allah (swt) knows in advance that there are some people who are bent on rejecting
the faith and Allah has put a seal on their hearts. Thus these non-Muslims themselves
are responsible for rejecting the faith and not Allah (swt).
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