Seemingly Inconsistencies In Quran Regarding Minimum Requirements
As I have alluded to above, the requirements for the bare minimum are innate in human nature. They don’t require knowledge from any external sources. A person who has not been given any opportunity to learn the details of the guidance brought to us by the prophets and the messengers will only be judged on the basis of these requirements. Giving charity, for example, when we find someone in need and we know that we can help them doesn’t require guidance from a prophet. It’s a universal concept. It’s true that the prophets also communicated this knowledge to us, but that’s just the confirmation and the details of the information that we already knew. In contrast, knowledge of angels is not innate. A prophet had to tell us about their existence. A person who never had the opportunity to learn the message of the prophets will not be judged on this matter. On the other hand, belief in angels is a requirement for those of us who are aware of the guidance brought to us by the prophets. Please refer to the following videos for a deeper understanding of fitrah (nature). I have shared these videos with you before, but it’s bit of a complex subject matter. Even I had to carefully listen to all of these videos twice or thrice in order to get a good grip on it. However, I can tell you that once this concept is understood, it resolves many such questions. Discussion 30094 • Reply 30095