Why God Will Never Forgive Shirk?
@Sonnadi Assalam u Alaikum I have a feeling that Ghamidi Sb shares your thoughts. I will refer to some of his relevant responses later in this post. To begin with, my personal understanding is as follows: Such major crimes or sins cannot merely be determined by observing the event(s) at arm’s length (whether on Earth or on the Day of Judgement). There has to be a causal link between one’s act or omission and the actual event. Additionally, our common sense or collective human wisdom guides us that a person’s knowledge and intent ought to play a key role in determining his/her guilt of the crime thereof. For example, a person who went hunting may have accidentally killed a human being without knowledge of the latter’s presence. The aforementioned cannot be convicted of murder due to the lack of his knowledge and intention. Therefore, the remaining two choices are that the accused will either be acquitted on genuine grounds or he may be convicted of negligent or reckless manslaughter depending on the circumstances of the particular case (I hope that I am on track so far). Interestingly, I have noted Ghamidi Sb using similar elements in some of his discussions & interviews where the issue was about determining the guilt of an individual’s serious crimes. For example, in answering a question relating to some of the disappointing behaviours of young Muslims, Ghamidi Sb’s counter-argument was along the lines of “how can we blame them if we have not raised them according to the ideals that we seek?”. If memory serves me right, I also recall him using a similar argument in reference to the present day non-Muslims who may not have received the Divine Message in an appropriate manner (I’ll try finding specific links if you need them). In conclusion, my understanding of Ghamidi Sb’s view on determining an individual’s guilt of certain serious crimes/sins is that only Allah and his Divine Authorities (i.e. the Messengers and Prophets etc.) ought to know the actual (level of) knowledge and intent of a person. However, the last Messenger is no longer among us. Moreover, the circumstances experienced or perceived by every individual on Earth vary on a wide grey spectrum that displays a mix of similarities and uniqueness. We also know that there is no compulsion in religion. Accordingly, it is befitting that judgements relevant to such serious crimes be reserved till the Day of Judgement where Allah, the Just and the All-knowing, will reveal the truth. In reference to the Day of Judgement, I recall Ghamidi Sb making comments along the lines of “Ho sakta hai keh un (Non-Muslims) ko sahi tarah se Allah ka peghaam mila hi na ho aur Allah un ka uzer qabool kar lain…”. I will perhaps add to the above that present-day individuals, Muslims or Non-Muslims, may struggle in their test of Earthly Shirk or other similar serious crimes if their attitude is that of arrogance, and outright refusal to sincerely consider different points of view, and if they repeatedly commit serious crimes despite given many opportunities for reversion.