Lesson No 15
Q. What is Fate?
Ans. There is an estimation or knowledge with Allah of all things whether good or bad He knows all the things from before He created them. This very appraisal or estimation is known as the Fate. Nothing, good or bad, is beyond Allah’s estimation and knowledge.
THE RESURRECTION (QIYAMAH)
Q. What does Resurrection mean?
Ans. All things shall perish on the Day of Judgment. Then Hadrat Israfil (peace be upon him) shall reblow the trumpet. All things shall again come to existence. The humans shall also come to life. All shall be presented before Allah on the plains of Resurrection. All shall be called to account, and good and bad deeds will be rewarded. The Day when all this shall take place is variously known as the Day of Resurrection, the Day of Reward or the Day of Reckoning (Judgment).
Q. Can a man disbelieve in one or two things out of the seven stated under Iman Mufassal (Faith in Detail) and yet be a Muslim
Ans. Not at all. So long as one does not believe in the Oneness of Allah, Divine commission of the Prophets, the Divine Scriptures, the angels of Allah, the Day of Judgment, the Fate and the Resurrection, he can not be a Muslim.
Q. The Prophet (peace be on him) has described five things to be the bases of Islam which do not include belief in angels, the Divine Scriptures, the Day of Judgment and Fate, etc. Why is it so?
Ans. Belief in the Prophet (peace be upon him) is already included in these five creeds. Anyone who believes in Hadrat Muhammad (peace be upon him) must necessarily believe in whatever is stated by him. It will also be necessary for him to believe in the Divine Scripture revealed to our Prophet (peace be upon him). All the seven things stated in Iman Mufassal are quite evident from the sacred text of the Holy Quran as well as from the holy words of Hadrat Muhammad (peace be upon him).
Q. A man who believes in all these things from the core of his heart’ and affirms them to be true with his tongue but defaults in performing the Salat or fails to give aims, observe fast or undertake the holy pilgrimage (Hajj), will he be a Muslim or not?
Ans. Yes, Muslim he is, but he is a grave sinner and disobedient to Allah. Such a man is called Fasiq (transgressor). Such persons shall get salvation only after undergoing punishment for their sins.
