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In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Diana, Princess of Wales
1961-1997
As far as Islam (Submission) is
concerned
Princess Diana is going to Heaven
The world lost
one of the most loved ladies in our times, Princess Diana. Her loss is only
this temporary world's loss because it is definitely Heaven's gain. While
the world is grieving over her loss, those who know true Islam know that
Princess Diana has made it to Heaven at the right time that was destined
for her. Irrespective of her religion, her beliefs and her doings in
this life, the religion of Islam (Submission in English) teaches us that
she is destined for Heaven. Her death at 36 years of age was not a
co-incidental event but rather a deliberate one to give her the eternal life
she deserved. Quran, the Final Testament , the last scripture from
God, has God's law. His law promises those who die before the age of 40 an
eternal life in Heaven. God teaches us in the Quran that He gives the human
beings 40 years of life to search, study, ponder and decide on his or her
own destiny. Those, whom God chooses to terminate their life before the age
of 40, will be granted Heaven . God gives everyone else 40 years of
age to makeup their minds. People from all over this world, from all
religions, nationalities, background, race, color, social class, or even
atheists who die before the age of 40 are given this special treat. God knows
best who deserve His mercy and He gives it to them. Below, appendix 32 from
the English translation of the Quran by Dr. Rashad Khalifa is being reproduced
where the teaching of the Quran regarding the "Crucial Age of 40" is explained.
The whole translation is available on our home page download station. If
you have any comments or questions, please feel free to write to us.
The Crucial Age of 40
Appendix 32
What is the age of responsibility? If a child dies at the age of 12, without
even hearing about God, does this child go to Heaven or Hell? What if the
child is 15 years old, or 21, or 25? At what age will the human being be
held responsible for his or her beliefs? This question has puzzled researchers
of all religions for a long time.
The Quran sets the age of responsibility at 40; anyone who dies before this
age goes to Heaven (46:15). If the person believed in God and benefitted
from belief by nourishing and developing the soul (see Appendix 15), he or
she goes to the High Heaven. Otherwise, the person goes to the Lower Heaven.
Your first reaction to this piece of information is objection: "What if the
person was really bad, evil, and an atheist, will he go to Heaven if he died
before the age of 40?" This is because you are mean, while God is the Most
Merciful. Our tendency is to "put them all in Hell."
People who objected strongly to this Divine mercy cannot come up with a cut-off
age of responsibility. They ask questions like, "What if the person was really
wicked?" The answer is, "Does God know that this person was wicked?" "Yes."
"Does God know that this person does not deserve to go to Heaven?" "Yes."
"Therefore, this person will not die before the age of 40." As simple as
that. God is the only one who terminates our lives on this earth. He knows
exactly who deserves to go Heaven and who deserves to go to Hell. Early in
1989 a man by the name of Theodore Robert Bundy was executed for killing
a number of women. The whole nation agreed that he was one of the most vicious
criminals in history. So much so that his execution was one of the rare occasions
where the opponents of capital punishment did not protest. On the contrary,
many people actually celebrated his execution. Numerous journalists, editorials,
and politicians lamented the fact that justice took eleven years to execute
Ted Bundy. They stated that Bundy should have been executed within a maximum
of six years after his conviction. According to the Quran, this would have
been the greatest favor anyone could have done to Bundy. He was 42 years
old when executed. Had he been executed five years earlier, at the age of
37, he would have gone straight to Heaven, and he did not deserve that.
As it turns out, Bundy was one of the signs God has given us to confirm that
anyone who dies before 40 goes to Heaven. Bundy's name, Theodore Robert Bundy,
consists of 19 letters, and he confessed to killing 19 women just one day
before his execution. There were many other signs from God.
Delivering this important piece of information is one of the responsibilities
given to me as God's Messenger of the Covenant. It is not my personal opinion.
It is noteworthy that both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X were assassinated
just a couple of months before their 40th birthdays.
*** END ***
P.S. Eva Peron died at the age of 33. She dedicated her later years to
the poor and needy.
Comments from our readers
sainul@wave.pe.titech.ac.jp
<<<<Your works in the
homepage(www.submission.org) are really
praiseworthy.However, I can not agree on your explanation about
Princess Diana. Thefact that she died before the age 40 can not ensure
heaven to her. If your assertion is right, all the young gangstars,
street-fighters are destined to go to the heaven? Is it so?
Hope you would kindly clarify this
matter.>>>>>
REPLY:
Salaam
Thank you for your mail …….
The age of 40 is not always understood or appreciated by the average
human being …… they will say like you said, that if that is so
then ..
<<<all the young gangstars, street-fighters are destined to go to
the
heaven? >>>>>
This is because we (human beings) are nowhere near as merciful as God
……. If we were the judges on Judgement Day we would NEVER send
such
people to heaven and we would want to see them suffer in hell !!!
First, and before I reply to your question , I assume you have good
knowledge of 46:15, which indicates that God set the age of 40 as the
age where the human reaches full mental maturity ….. if one dies
before
reaching full maturity he/she is not held accountable by God due to
God’s Mercy …….
It is not any different from the example of a teacher saying to his
students “By the end of the year I would have given you the complete
syllabus ….. so before you receive the complete syllabus you will not
be
tested”…. Thus the students will not be tested till the end of
the year
…. Also, all those who do not receive the complete syllabus will not
be
tested ….
It is not different either from our own civil laws which do not send
convicts below the age of 18 or 16 to jail , but they are send to
juvenile reform centres …. If we set the age at 16 , is it difficult
to
conceive of God’s immense Mercy in that He extends the age up to 40
?
The reply to your question lies in the following points :
1- The major purpose of our life and test on earth is to redeem ourselves
from our previous sin , and maintain our worship of God without
committing idol worship …… if we do that , God is able to forgive
ALL
our other sins …… even murder ….
4:48
“GOD does not forgive idolatry, but He forgives lesser offenses for
whomever He wills. Anyone who sets up idols beside GOD, has forged a
horrendous offense.”
In confirmation to that , we are told that Moses killed a man with his
own hands , but he was forgiven by God …. Moses is in heaven right now
…..
While as we judge people according to earthly criteria ….( did he kill
,
did he steal …… etc …. ) and if the person did not kill or
steal and was
very righteous , we would say he/she is a good person …. Even if they
are idol worshippers who say that Jesus is God in the flesh ….!
But is that how God evaluates us …. Not exactly …….
2- Certainly the righteousness of the believers will count and be of
importance in deciding their place in heaven (heaven is of varied
levels) …… yet the only factor that will decide whether anyone
is lucky
enough to escape hell and hopefully get to heaven is whether they have
committed idol worship or whether they have worshipped God alone ……
3- Those who die before 40, even if they commit many earthly sin , must
have something in their soul that God knows and which qualifies them to
get to heaven …… they deserve to get to heaven for reasons known
to God
and that we may not see ……… but must accept …. (if we
get rid of our
mean nature) ……
In any case , the example of Princess Diana does not apply to your
inquiry since she was not a murderer nor a sinful person, on the
contrary she will always be remembered for all the charity work she did
……
Only God knows if deep in her heart she recognised Him as the Only God
…… the fact that she died before 40 indicates that God knows that
she
deserves to get to heaven ….. we must accept that and believe it and
also stop moaning about His Infinite MERCY ……
Your brother in Islam
Muhammad
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