Why Is A Suicide Bomber Not Guided By God?
Between this discussion and the previous one (referenced below) I thought that I have already answered your question and shared the appropriate resources. Let me attempt again: According to the law, first the person has to appreciate the guidance that he has already been given . Then not only that he has to sincerely ask for further guidance , but he also has to patiently work towards it . When such guidance comes his wa y , he has to rise above his ego, fears, and emotions to accept it . This is extremely hard. Once he accepts it, he has to show appreciation for what he has received thus far, and continue to sincerely ask for more and patiently work towards it. This way the cycle continues till his last breath, and there’s a chance of stumbling and falling at any point. Why a bomber is not guided has nothing to do with his illiterac y . The knowledge of good and evil is universal, and inherent in every human being. The person who unjustly kills others, even if illiterate , is not innocent. He inherently knows that killing others is wrong. However, he ignores his innate nature and gives into his emotions in order to carry out the killings. For reference, here’s our previous discussion: Discussion 44271
I totally agree with brother Imran and I believe in exactly what you stated. I am just curious to see if someone has come up with an answer yet? Perhaps my thought pattern is different, so what brother Faisal mentioned, I understand but it doesn’t seem to answer the question. To me it is a list of requirements for guidance and who is a better believer and devoted to Allah but the person willing to give his life. Seems like brother Faisal is stating that the bomber knew what he is doing is wrong and he still did it. That does not make sense. The person who committed suicide belived that he is participating in Jihad and will go streight to Junnah. His belief is no different than those who go to a ligitimate Jihad and die.
You are right Faisal, once in a while belief gets challenged, but here is a thought process I go through that helps me get back on track. It might be helpful to someone else too. 1. It completely doesn’t make sense that all this universe came to existenace by itself and we we will die and be nothing. It is not possible that all that we are going through in this life is meaningless. Whatever force created the universe is god. So aetheism is out naturally. 2. Now if you look into all other religions and you will find that nothing makes sense in comparison to Islam. Not even a single religion has an authentic book, let alone a book that could provide a better evidence than Quran that it is from god. So the best choice remains to be Islam. 3. What if Islam is not the truth, Quran is not a book from god. There is nothing that can prove with 100% certainty that it is all true. What then? Well, when such thoughts and uncertainty creeps in my mind I think this way… Let’s use analogy of insurance for a valuable item. More specifically, let’s take an example of fire insurance of a property. Most of the properties never burn, but since monthly payment for insurance premium is low enough, we buy fire insurance just in case the property is destroyed by fire. Similarly, since the insurance premium to avoid eternal hell fire is so low that it doesn’t make sense not to pay. In fact the insurance premium is unimaginably low. It just requires believing in one god to avoid eternal hell fire. If you decide to pay a slightly higher premium and avoid hurting any soul physically , financially and psychologically, it is possible to avoid hell fire altogether and go to Junnah streight. Beyond this if you continue to pay higher and higher premium by helping poor (zakat) and perform prayer and fasting, there is a good chance a person may earn better and better quality Junnah.