Why Is A Suicide Bomber Not Guided By God?
Please refer to the following: Discussion 44271 • Reply 44285
Did you watch the videos in their entirety? Quran verse 91:8 tells us that the guidance to distinguish between good and evil is innate in every human being. Quran verse 30:30 further elaborates that this guidance can’t be corrupted. It also commands us to act in accordance with this guidance. That said, the videos I shared with you in the above discussion are about Quran’s law of guidance – not fitrah. I did answer the question why apparently God doesn’t guide people. It’s because people themselves are not ready to pay the price. They want to cling to their own beliefs. Further details are in the videos.
Continuing on the topic of guidance. Let me share my experience before I ask the question. I feel like guidance is not an ongoing linear process. Here is the process I noticed 1. Being mature (around 40), humble, sincere and receptive 2. Seeking for answers about our creation. Looking for a creator who created us and the universe Just the above two seem sufficient to have guidance started. The culmination of guidance seems to be Allah creating an opportunity for a person to read Quran with meaning. It felt like suddenly I understood everything and all the questions are answered. In comparison to that feeling, everything else that we discuss on various forums feels like insignificant details that add very little. I do not see what is next. Is there another chapter? What would be next?
It’s perfectly fine to think in those terms. As for #3 I can tell you that once one starts to understand the Quran from the same perspective that it presents itself from, then it doesn’t allow any wiggle room whatsoever. It makes it’s argument in a way that takes us to the same level of certainty as we have for our own existence.