Playing God

"All rights of this book are reserved for the publisher and the author. This copy is for reading purpose only. This copy cannot be uploaded on any website except those of the publisher and the author." Playing God: Misreading a Divine Practice 54 ‘alaykum to them. 38 vii. Non-Muslims to be Doomed in the Hereafter It is generally held that all non-Muslims will necessarily go to Hell. Verses like the following usually form the basis of this view: + 29 7 I < jX fB 1 - „ hW 1 ,@ F? 1- VX F!G R ! H1 U +, Tuh -@ m23< F! h] )sy: '( These Disbeli evers a mong the People of the Book and the Idolat ers shall burn for ever in the fire of Hell. They are the vilest of all creatures. (98:6) 39 Once again, it must be appreciated that these verses speak of the Jews and Christians and the Idolaters of the Prophet Muhammad’s (sws) times, who had knowingly denied the truth. According to the divine practice discussed in the previous pages, such non-Muslims were condemned to this fate. As far as the non-Muslims of later times are concerned, they will meet this fate only if they are not sincere seekers of the truth and also deny the truth in spite of being convinced about it. viii. Assassination of Non-Muslims One of the arguments on the basis of which it is held that blasphemy is punishable by death is the 38 . Ab ū ‘ Ī s ā Muhammad ibn ‘ Ī sa al - Tirmidh ī , Sunan , vol 5 (Beirut: D ā r ihy ā ’ al-tur ā th al-‘arab ī , n.d.), 61, (no. 2702). 39. For verses of similar meaning, see: 3:10, 63, 131; 4:56, 115; 7:41; 8:50; 9:63. www.javedahmadghamidi.com www.al-mawrid.org