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Kafir is someone who is a deliberate denier but what about a believer who is he? You said ” Mushrik has no proof, accepts they commit shirk and the chances that there is a confused honest believer hiding there are less.” Who is a believer and what if someone doesn’t has a religion will there be a believer too?
A believer is someone that values the truth. In first step of our lives. We value the truth that Allah gave us when we came into this world, to properly follow the way to judge right and wrong (morality) , to appreciate the design in creation (aesthetic sense) and our ability to believe in things we don’t see through use of intelligence (induction). This leads to an eventual conclusion that I am a creation so there is a Creator, He wants me to value morality, He wants me to appreciate the beauty He has created and that I can believe that there will be Day where He will judge me even if I haven’t seen this with my own eyes through induction. So I should do good in His name and hope He will be happy with me when I meet Him. Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in God and the Last day and does good , they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve. (Qur’an 2:62) This is the basic believer. Even if he is in process of reaching this step, he is making effort towards this step. He is a believer. Now if such a truth-seeker receives news from God, any revelation, then this person shows concern and moves towards guidance. He shows seriousness towards verifying the news from God and tries to his best to follow whatever part of guidance he is convinced is from God i.e he values the truth when he sees it (in contrast to kafir that rejects it). Even if he is in the process of becoming a part of religion, he is considered a believer, as long as he is on the path of seeking truth and making effort, he is a believer. And if Allah wants, He will complete his journey and make him a true Muslim but that is a favor from Him, it is not necessary that a truth-seeker needs to reach the last step to find salvation, as long as the attitude is of sincere humble worshiper of God, the religion isn’t the main factor, the attitude is: Discussion 69020 • Reply 69035 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zXhrG3LA6Y