HOW IS CHANGED YOUR LIFE?

[hayat84]

:salam2:
muslim brothers and sisters,I hope you are in good health:ma:
I was thinking to the present time,and I arrived to ask:are we predestinated to have a certain future?Sometimes I ignorantly think that everything exists because there is me who Allah decided to guide to Him.So maybe if I didn't become muslim,I might not got married to a muslim man and never wrote to TTI?!How complicated am I?my conclusion is:is it Allah Who made it happen?I pose the same question to you:How is changed your life by becoming muslims?try to stop for an instant and,if you would it,I'd like to know if predestination is possible on Islam,cause I have some questions about it.

 

[hayat84]

yes,but I read in Quran that every newborn is muslim,but the parents can make of him a jewish,a christian or a fire worshipper.
So,what guided me to this way.
I agree with brother Ayman about fate,but how can a misbeliever become a believer,if he is not destinated to know Allah's Path?

 

[arzafar]

yes it is Allah who makes everything happen. All our actions, including freewill is given to us by Him. im here writing this because Allah willed it so. He created the circumstances/facility that led/enabled me to write this sentences.

“And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allaah wills the Lord of the ‘Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists)” [al-Takweer 81:29]

“Know you not that Allaah knows all that is in the heaven and on the earth? Verily, it is (all) in the Book (Al‑Lawh Al‑Mahfooz). Verily, that is easy for Allaah”
[al-Hajj 22:70]

There is no such thing as a freewill - the word freewill is an oxymoron. Only Allah has free Will as He is infinite, independent of everything else. We are bound by time, biological, chemical, physical processes and basically by Allah's will, His laws; how can we have free will? If we have free will, there is no god.
experiment: stop thinking, stop blinking, stop death.

We only have freedom of choice. We can choose to walk, talk (or not do so) etc. However a handicapped person cannot even do that! Allah, enables/causes us to do the actions we do. However, since we are free to choose, we're responsible for our choices/actions. So we must assess all options, seek Allah's guidances and choose wisely in all matters.

This topic has been discussed many times. here are some useful links
http://islamqa.com/en/ref/49004
http://islamqa.com/en/ref/34732
http://islamqa.com/en/ref/96978
http://islamqa.com/en/ref/12380

 

[BrotherInIslam7]

There is no such thing as a freewill - the word freewill is an oxymoron. Only Allah has free Will as He is infinite, independent of everything else. We are bound by time, biological, chemical, physical processes and basically by Allah's will, His laws; how can we have free will? If we have free will, there is no god.
experiment: stop thinking, stop blinking, stop death.

We only have freedom of choice. We can choose to walk, talk (or not do so) etc. However a handicapped person cannot even do that! Allah, enables/causes us to do the actions we do. However, since we are free to choose, we're responsible for our choices/actions. So we must assess all options, seek Allah's guidances and choose wisely in all matters.

:salam2:

Akhi, we have freewill over matters which we have control over. And one of that is to choose whether to seek the truth and Allah's mercy and love.

I haven't come across a person (bar heretics) anyone who thinks or claims that he/she has freewill over things such as when they die etc.

Brother Ayman has put it well in his post and has mentioned this numerous times on this webforum. BarakAllahu feek akhi Ayman.

Every disbeliever can become a believer if they want to. They must take the first step. We have an obligation to let them know about Islam (Da`wa), but their guidance can only happen if they sincerely seek it. God does not destine anyone to be a believer or a disbeliever; He only knows what they will do of their own free will.

Wasalaamalaykum waa rahmatullahi

 

[arzafar]

:salam2:

Akhi, we have freewill over matters which we have control over. And one of that is to choose whether to seek the truth and Allah's mercy and love.

I haven't come across a person (bar heretics) anyone who thinks or claims that he/she has freewill over things such as when they die etc.

Brother Ayman has put it well in his post and has mentioned this numerous times on this webforum. BarakAllahu feek akhi Ayman.

Wasalaamalaykum waa rahmatullahi

May i know exactly what matters are in your control? We have freedom of choice and even that is granted to us by Allah. Some people dont even have that (mental patients etc).

 

[hayat84]

:salam2:
all tour answers made me think and I'm little confused,cause if for example I was seeking Allah's Mercy in an another religion,might I be firmly convinced that it was Allah Who guided me there?there are people who believe in God,but they pray in front of statues and objects!

 

[BrotherInIslam7]

May i know exactly what matters are in your control? We have freedom of choice and even that is granted to us by Allah. Some people dont even have that (mental patients etc).

We have freewill to make decisions in our life. I for one, can not blame anyone but myself for the choices I make in my life. I can think about a subject, analyse it's pros and cons & then plan/take actions, be it in worldly or deen related matters. I am not predestined to be a failure/success regardless of my actions, good or bad.

In my earlier post that I addressed to you brother, I mentioned that no one reasonable would ever think that 'freewill' equates to them controlling their fate or matters beyond human capability.

In addition there is no proof that Allah azz zawajal has taken away freewill from His servants.

As our dear brother Ayman has mentioned, we need to brush up our understanding of Qadar and Qadhaa as it is often misunderstood.

If you would like, I can copy a section from the book 'Minhaj Al Muslim' about a brief explanation of 'Qadar & Qadhaa'. Please do let me know.

Wasalaamalaykum waa rahmatullahi

 

[arzafar]

sister hayat kindly review the material in the following post
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showpost.php?p=352393&postcount=13

Inshallah it will answer all your questions and you will have the correct knowledge and belief in al qadr. Needless to say you should thank Allah for guiding you to Islam and continue to seek guidance from Him.

 

[Aapa]

Assalaam walaikum,

An example of free will is our ability to seek Allah subhana talla. No one has forced us to act in any manner. We, as individuals, as families, as communities, and as an ummath seek to please Allah subhana talla. When we follow the directions of fard as individuals we connect to families and as families we connect to our communities etc. Each act ( free will ) we perform leads us to fulfillment of the Greater Good.
I pray this simple example is able to tie the thread between the Call of Allah and our response to His Call. As He Calls us our urgency to Answer Him is no longer singular but One (Unity). And the only Path is Islam. Our actions (free will) lead us to firmer faith.
Obviously, vice versa is the same. Should we not heed to faith and our free will leads us astray we become distant from Light.
Afterall, did Man not want the responsibility assigned to him; that which all creation knew not to go near out of fear. Man makes the excuse of not remembering.

 

[hayat84]

brother Ayman is right,I was seeking Allah from my childhood,I passed throught christianism,hinduism and atheism,but in the end I !fell" into that religion that I've never imaged.mashallah i'm happy to be muslima!thank brother Arzafar,you're giving very important informations and if someone will pose me questions about destiny,I have the answers.

 

[arzafar]

1. Allah has decided for us our circumstances.
2. we choose to believe what we want.

we act because we choose to and we have the ability to. So we have the freedom of choice but we have no control over our ability to act nor do we have any control over the consequences of our actions. Our choice therefore can never supersede Allah's will. We cannot choose anything that Allah hasnt willed for us. therefore we cannot become muslim ourselves unless Allah wills is for us and guides us.

The non-muslims who are sincere in seeking the truth can always seek guidance directly from Allah. Inshallah they will be guided.