Since our childhood we are told to always obey the will of God. To differentiate between good and bad and always choose the good path; the path laid by God for the Muslims. To do as He commands. And as a prize He would shower His blessings upon us in the afterlife. And if we fail to do so, then we will have to face His wrath and burn in the fires of hell.
This shows that each and every person is given a choice of which path to choose. The path of righteousness or the path of blasphemy. Righteous would bring you the joy of God and He would reward you in the afterlife, but in this world, you would have to sacrifice. You would have to live according to the will of God and forsake the pleasures of this world. While on the other hand if you do not believe in God you could have all the pleasures of this world, but condemned for the next life. This is a simple test, whether you want the pleasures and joys of this temporary world right now or the permanent pleasures of the next life?
All the Muslims follow the path of righteousness because they believe that they were created by God and should do as He commands. At the point of every decision at every second of life they forsake their pleasures in order to obey the will of God. They know that this life is temporary and yet a greater prize awaits them which shall be permanent.
This is what I believed in. In lecture no. 6: Islamic legal tradition, we were taught that God knows everything. He knows how a person would live his life, which choices he would take in his life and how would they affect him. If it is the will of God how to shape the life of every individual then what is the purpose of this life? Why are we being tested when our fate is already written? Why and on which basis judge a...
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...oices available to divert from it. And that the different things that we choose to do in life make more paths available and close off some.
I do not think that fate determines everything. But at the same time, I think that some things are pre-determined and that we cannot change or choose. We should not assume that suffering and pain is written in our fate and that no matter what we do we cannot change it, but we should seek the guidance from God and always choose the right path, as this life is our test and we would be awarded in the next one. It is not what we are (Muslim or non-Muslim) and what we get (money and other earthly pleasures) which determines whether we are good or bad because it is already written in our fate. The things which tests us and on the basis of which we would be awarded are the choices we take and the path we follow in achieving our fate.
Well there is always the fate aspect in everything that occurs in our lives but majority of the outcomes created from the individuals own decisions. It is up to the individual to determine what can occur, if they do one thing then something will be the outcome. A side from that, there is always the possibility of being at the wrong place at the wrong time which can have an affect of on the outcomes of life.
But irrespective of the different manifestations and different practices, finally all streams of Islam find their mission and identity in their beloved prophet, religious history and sacred texts As it is such sources that will finally define and guide Islam of the future as it goes on spreading around the world, we must consider them as seriously as a serious Muslim does (Wilson). We should understand what is there in Islamic texts and instances and life of their prophet for understanding the growth and nature of Islam. On such historical-theological foundation, then we can best understand and contrast the objectives and state of Islam in today’s world for its true mandates and motivations.
Predetermined fate is a hard thing to believe in because everyone has a different view on life. A ...
Fate is non-existent as one's future is based upon their own personal decisions. It is believing
Fate can be defined in many different ways. Webster's Dictionary defines fate as a power that supposedly predetermines events. Fate is synonymous with the word destiny, which suggests that events are unavoidable and unchangeable. Whatever happens in life is meant to be and cannot be changed by mankind. In Shakespeare's Macbeth, fate plays an important role in the lives of Macbeth, Lady Macbeth and Banquo.
Islam gives Muslims a purpose in life and the tools necessary to fulfill that purpose, just as Christianity gives Christians a purpose in life and the tools necessary to fulfill that purpose.
Many who believe in fate have a religious background and believe in a higher power. Fate, otherwise referred to as destiny, is nothing but the result of a person’s actions in life.The saying, “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction” can be a commonly associated statement for the term fate. The other saying that comes to one’s mind about fate is “As you sow, so you reap.” According to Hindu philosophy, “man is destined to reap the benefits of his actions, be it good or bad, and cannot escape from them.” Humans, by nature, have the tendency to not accept one’s mistakes. When faults react on one’s own life, people refer to it as ‘fate’. Because they use it as an excuse for all the bad things that have occurred in one’s life, and “luck” if the results turn out to be positive. Humans never say it is due to one’s own wrongs,but is because a higher power has chosen for
The happenings of an individual’s life are undoubtedly owed to fate. As humans, we have control over nothing that happens to us. This is because life, though it may seem complex is actually just a simple equation. The equation of life is a person's genetics plus the random events that happen to the person throughout their life and the person is whatever the combination of the former two variables dictates. Everything you ever do is owed to a predetermined genetic code reacting to the random events life throws at you.
Muslims believe that the absolute deity is Allah. However, they also believe that there was a string of prophets sent by God to teach his word. The last of these prophets was Muhammad. His life is used as a foundation for Muslims to see how they are supposed to live and to help explain the teachings of the holy book of Islam, which is called Holy Qur’an. These teachings are said to have been revelations that Muhammad received that confirmed the God’s unity and the direct life in the world.
I do not personally believe in fate or its ability to control my life. Fate’s definition, “the development of events beyond a person's control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power” sounds preposterous to me, I stay more realistic. Supernatural power controlling and making my decisions for me proves a foolish thought. These supernatural powers looming over us and deciding my friends or where I attend to school and especially how well I do in my education must not gain traction in society.
On the other hand, Muslim should follow the behavior of that person whose are the idol for this world. The best example of the i...
Moreover, analysis these different interpretations of the verse have given me a new notion and viewpoint on the text. Therefore, I came up with the new notion that people should not be ever force to believe in religion in which they do not want too, under any circumstances. In addition, I agree that we as humans can be convince to believe externally, but it could be hard to convince them internally, which gives no excuse to pursue them to believe in the religion. According to the one the verses in the Quran says, “God does not compel people to believe in him because people have free will.” In other words, it would be that if God does not constrain people to believe in him, we have no right to force someone else to believe in our beliefs. Doing this will make us go against God because God is the one who we cannot encounter or exceed.
Webster defines fate as a “ a power thought to control all events and impossible to resist” “a persons destiny.” This would imply that fate has an over whelming power over the mind. This thing called fate is able to control a person and that person has no ability to change it.
...ethics, and so forth. The crucial piece of information to remember about this religion is that they greatly emphasis unity and have a great amount of diversity. Even though it is a diverse religion, all of the Muslims are monotheistic and solely believe that Allah is the creator of everything, including humans. As a human being they believe that they are in debt to God or simply stated as according to Seyyed Hossein Nasr, “Therefore, all that we are and all that we have belongs to God for which we are indebted to Him and for whose gifts we must give thanks (shukr)” . God is the Absolute and the main point of the Islamic religion is that it is crucial to worship him and follow his commands, and that will lead to peace among everyone. This particular religion has continued to rapidly grow throughout the world and as with most religions, it will continue to grow.
A famous philosopher once said, “Fate determines many things, no matter the struggle.” Although some people may argue that life is governed by choice, I disagree and believe that fate governs the human experience. Fate controls our lives by already determining what will happen in our lives, also by causing pain to learn from mistakes, and having death be a result of fate. Fate controls and powers us by deciding what will happen in the future.