Why Would Anyone, In Their Right Mind, Commit Kufr?
Salam!! أَعـوذُ بِاللهِ مِنَ الشَّيْـطانِ الرَّجيـم Iblis, who is he? A creation, made up of fire.. and among jinn (Quran 7:12 & 18:50) what Quran is? شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِّنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ ۚ The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for the Humans and clear proofs of guidance and criterion. -Quran 2:185 so for rest of world’s creation & for rest of worlds (الْعَالَمِينَ) this Quran is what? فَأَيْنَ تَذْهَبُونَ ‎﴿٢٦﴾‏ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ‎﴿٢٧﴾‏ لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَ ‎﴿٢٨﴾‏ وَمَا تَشَاءُونَ إِلَّا أَن يَشَاءَ اللَّ هُ رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ ‎﴿٢٩﴾‏ So where are you going? (26) It is not except a reminder to the worlds (27) For whoever wills among you to take a straight course. (28) And you do not will except that Allah wills – Lord of the worlds. (29) -Quran ; Surah Takwir . ….. ; Masterpiece & how beautifully it condensed the longness… indeed ‘ إِنَّ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابُ اللَّهِ، وَأَحْسَنَ الْهَدْىِ هَدْىُ مُحَمَّدٍ ; best of report (hadith) is book of God. and best of Guidance is Guidance of Muhammadﷺ (bukhari : 6098) so yes, this(Quran and whatever was with prophet) is nothing but ‘a reminder to the worlds ذِكْرٌ لِّلْعَالَمِينَ ‘, also for jinns And for Humans this Qur’an is revealed from messengers among them (3:164), So basically it’s for them, A guidance and ‘Clear proof( بَيِّنَاتٍ) for their guidance ‘ and it’s a Criterion for them. why all this I writing? Because, iblis is more likely not from among us, وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ and that Human shall have nothing but what he has striven for -Quran 53:39 but, Jinns shall have nothing but ??????????????? ? Do you know answer for this? or do u have to know this?? then for what? ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ وَاسْتَكْبَرَ ‎﴿٢٣﴾‏ فَقَالَ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ يُؤْثَرُ ‎﴿٢٤﴾‏ إِنْ هَٰذَا إِلَّا قَوْلُ الْبَشَرِ ‎﴿٢٥﴾‏ سَأُصْلِيهِ سَقَرَ ‎﴿٢٦﴾‏ وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا سَقَرُ ‎﴿٢٧﴾‏ لَا تُبْقِي وَلَا تَذَرُ ‎﴿٢٨﴾‏ لَوَّاحَةٌ لِّلْبَشَرِ ‎﴿٢٩﴾‏ عَلَيْهَا تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ ‎﴿٣٠﴾‏ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا أَصْحَابَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَلَائِكَةً ۙ وَمَا جَعَلْنَا عِدَّتَهُمْ إِلَّا فِتْنَةً لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لِيَسْتَيْقِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَيَزْدَادَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِيمَانًا ۙ وَلَا يَرْتَابَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ وَالْمُؤْمِنُونَ ۙ وَلِيَقُولَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ وَالْكَافِرُونَ مَاذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهَٰذَا مَثَلًا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُضِلُّ اللَّهُ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ ۚ وَمَا يَعْلَمُ جُنُودَ رَبِّكَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۚ وَمَا هِيَ إِلَّا ذِكْرَىٰ لِلْبَشَرِ ‎﴿٣١﴾‏ Then he turned back and was arrogant (23) And said, “This is not but magic imitated [from others]. (24) This is not but the word of a human being.” (25) I will drive him into Saqar. (26) And what can make you know what is Saqar? (27) It lets nothing remain and leaves nothing [unburned], (28) Blackening the skins. (29) Over it are nineteen. (30) And We have not made the keepers of the Fire except angels. And We have not made their number except as a trial for those who disbelieve – that those who were given the Scripture will be convinced and those who have believed will increase in faith and those who were given the Scripture and the believers will not doubt and that those in whose hearts is hypocrisy and the disbelievers will say, “What does Allah intend by this as an example?” Thus does Allah leave astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. And none knows the soldiers of your Lord except Him. And mention of the Fire is not but a reminder to humanity. (31) -Surah Muddathir ; care to read whole Surah, wanting to share a Hasan hadith, قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ ‏ “‏ سَلُوا اللَّهَ عِلْمًا نَافِعًا وَتَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ لاَ يَنْفَعُ ‏”‏ ‏.‏ the Messenger of God said: “Ask God for beneficial knowledge and seek refuge with Allah from knowledge that is of no benefit.” – Sunan Ibn Majah : 3843 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ahead of this, all of the talkings are side talk and more of scholar’s assumptions and mine too, due to One Clear Quran’s ayah for me, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ The Clear Quran’s verses that is Ayah(sign) for me is :- قُلْ إِنَّمَا أَنَا مُنذِرٌ ۖ وَمَا مِنْ إِلَٰهٍ إِلَّا اللَّهُ الْوَاحِدُ الْقَهَّارُ ‎﴿٦٥﴾‏ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفَّارُ ‎﴿٦٦﴾‏ قُلْ هُوَ نَبَأٌ عَظِيمٌ ‎﴿٦٧﴾‏ أَنتُمْ عَنْهُ مُعْرِضُونَ ‎﴿٦٨﴾‏ مَا كَانَ لِيَ مِنْ عِلْمٍ بِالْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ إِذْ يَخْتَصِمُونَ ‎﴿٦٩﴾‏ إِن يُوحَىٰ إِلَيَّ إِلَّا أَنَّمَا أَنَا نَذِيرٌ مُّبِينٌ ‎﴿٧٠﴾ Say, “I am only a warner, and there is not any deity except God, the One, the Prevailing. (65) Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Exalted in Might, the Perpetual Forgiver.” (66) Say, “It is great news (67) From which you turn away. (68) I had no knowledge of the exalted assembly when they were disputing (69) It has not been revealed to me except that I am a clear warner.” (70) –Quran 38:65-70 ; Surah Sād ‏ الْمَلَإِ الْأَعْلَىٰ the exalted assembly Prophetﷺ don’t know about it, nor it was revealed to him, nor it is beneficial, nor it is part of guidance in Humanity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ But i want to mention a hadith, i don’t know if it is Truth or not, nor i confirm it, nor i reject it, i don’t know, just read it. Classified as Sahih by Al-albani.. God’s Messenger as saying: I saw my Lord in the most beautiful form, and God said, “ What do the Exalted assembly dispute about in near?” I replied ,” Thou knowest best.” Then He placed the palm of His hand between my shoulder-blades and I felt the coolness of it between my nipples! Then I knew what was in the heavens and the earth. And he recited, “Thus did We show Abraham the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and it was so that he might have certainty (Al-Qur’an; 6:75).’’ – Mishkat al-masabih : 725 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ And for this Ayah, Sayyid Abul Ala Maududi in his Tafhim al-Qur’an wrote down that “This is the explanation of the dispute referred to about, and the dispute implies Satan’s dispute with God, as becomes evident from the verses that follow. In this regard, one should bear in mind the fact that “the exalted ones” implies the angels, and the dialogue between Allah and Satan was not direct but it took place through some angel. Therefore, no one should have the misunderstanding that Allah also was included among the exalted ones.” but is it the fact that angles are exalted one?? no one knows.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now, i am going to more weak sources,, other books,in which you will get story of fallen angel, you can get by yourself.. what you think satan will be punished? in fire? isn’t it satan made up of fire? Final words.. وَمَا خَلَقْنَا ٱلسَّمَآءَ وَٱلْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا بَـٰطِلًا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ظَنُّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ ۚ فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ And We did not create the sky and the earth and that between them aimlessly . That is the assumption of those who disbelieve, so woe to those who disbelieve from the Fire. -Quran 38:27 وَقَالُوا لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدتُّمْ عَلَيْنَا ۖ قَالُوا أَنطَقَنَا اللَّهُ الَّذِي أَنطَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ ‎﴿٢١﴾‏ وَمَا كُنتُمْ تَسْتَتِرُونَ أَن يَشْهَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ سَمْعُكُمْ وَلَا أَبْصَارُكُمْ وَلَا جُلُودُكُمْ وَلَٰكِن ظَنَنتُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَعْلَمُ كَثِيرًا مِّمَّا تَعْمَلُونَ ‎﴿٢٢﴾‏ وَذَٰلِكُمْ ظَنُّكُمُ الَّذِي ظَنَنتُم بِرَبِّكُمْ أَرْدَاكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم مِّنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ ‎ ﴿٢٣﴾ And they will say to their skins , “Why have you testified against us? ” They will say, “We were made to speak by God, who has made everything speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned. (21) And you were not covering yourselves, lest your hearing testify against you or your sight or your skins, but you assumed that Allah does not know much of what you do. (22) And that was your assumption which you assumed about your Lord. It has brought you to ruin, and you have become among the losers.” (23) -Quran surah fussilat. إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ الْأُنثَىٰ ‎﴿٢٧﴾‏ وَمَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا ‎﴿٢٨﴾‏ Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names, (27) And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. (28) -Quran 53:27 يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ فِى ٱلسِّلْمِ كَآفَّةً وَلَا تَتَّبِعُوا۟ خُطُوَٰتِ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَكُمْ عَدُوٌّ مُّبِينٌ O you who have believed, Submit yourself completely and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy. -Quran 2:208 Salam.. and ‘i gtg’ does not mean ‘i need time’ And i don’t know about fitrah of Jinns, and what is rule of God for their guidance.