Re: Allah is omniscient
beliving in an Almighty is a selfish act too, if you think of it, that someone is taking care of ourselves. no? the highest degree of regard for that Almighty to me is that even when i know that i am protected by Almighty's mercy that i myself take on the responsibility as a human being who has moral obligation personaly and fulfill it on my own for my own sense of being dutiful and be helping to other people who are less able to help themselves.
strong belief does not mean that one has to be dogmatic, and orthodox like something such as if i did not say pbuh every time continuously for a few times that i referred to Prophet's name, that i am sinful. or that if the general ideation is that a woman can be a distraction when enters a mosque.
to by pass self rightousness of this sort, which almost is exclusive and makes the followers blind to the basic fact of Islam that is it not a deen of compulsion and no peace, but on the contrary it invites to following its teachings and not forces them per violance. thus, a predestined person does not necessarily have to think that it is alright for him or her to sin. & normally sensible people know this and hopefully they are not comitting errors and gaining vices out of carelessness.
best, Dushwari
Dushwari, no one can and should claim the prerogative of Allah’s (SWT) clemency unless precondition of recognizing, appreciating and submitting to Allah has already been achieved. And again submitting completely to Allah is not manifested in saying your prayers, reciting Holy Quarn, and performing other religious rituals, it is only manifested when we will live a balanced life, with all the highest moral values in all walks of life. So the highest degree of regard that you have referred to is already built into the “memorandum of submission”.
I mentioned strong belief in the sense that I will be truthful entirely only if I have a very strong faith in the outcome of “speaking truth”, no matter what apparent ramification it may bring to my worldly life. My course of action about speaking the truth should not be inspired by the apparent fallout, but by my belief. What you have spoken about being dogmatic is not the soul but mere rituals without meaning, and true attribution.
Last part is exactly what I wanted to know as to how you think about it.
Thanks