Whom Allah Guides

 

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Ansar Al 'Adl

 

 

 

The allegation is as follows:

Guiding to truth? "Say: 'God - He guides to the truth; and which is worthier to be followed ...?" [Sura 10:35] But how much is left over of this worthiness when we also read: "Allah leads astray whom he pleases, and he guides whom He pleases, ..." [Sura 14:4]. And how do we know in which of Allah's categories of pleasure we fall? How sure can a Muslim be that he is one of those guided right and not one of those led astray?

The question of whom God guides has already been explained in detail in two of our previous responses, Is the Punishment and Mercy of Allah arbitrary and The Mercy and Guidance of Allah. The answer from these articles is that God guides those who desire His guidance and He allows astray those who seek only to satisfy their worldly desires.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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