Power Of Allah With Regards To Wisdom And Law Of Guidance
The test of every individual is different, even two born muslims do not have the same kind of test. The requirements of test also vary w.r.t the circumstances of each individual. For example, the test at the time of Rasul is different and just the way their reward is extreme so is their punishment. The same comparison can be drawn with respect to a Muslim and a Non-Muslim. The more knowldge one gets, the more responsibility of religion is put on them in this world, hence more reward but at the same time, severe punishment in case of disobedience. Similarly, a non-muslim who is in search for the right answer won’t be having the same responsibility of religion and because of comparatively less knowledge, there is less responsibility and hence less reward but at the same time, in case of a sin committed because of less knowledge and differing circumstances, the punishment would also be less severe or no punishment at all in some cases. Therefore, when seen holistically, the equivalent punishment balances the rewards for each case. Although it may seem incongrous when comparing two people with different tests, but after considering all the variables for each individual, it is just as far as the test of the individual is concerned ie. the relative difference in rewards is balanced by relative difference in other factors as mentioned above. In another scenario, the test of knowledge for a non-muslim may be more tough as compared to a Muslim, but the test of action for a Muslim may be more tough as compared to a non-muslim, thus bringing them both to the same level. Bottomline is that there are many variables at play and we as humans, because of our limitations, cannot account for all of them to do complete justice, it is only Allah who can provide complete justice in this regard. There can be circumtances where a person labelled non-muslim in this world might make it to Firdous on the day of judgment while another person labelled as Muslim in this world might not even qualify for Jannah. Only Allah knows the best.
Got it. That makes a lot of sense. JazakAllah Umer Bhai.