We are absolutely free to believe or disbelieve in
God. It is God's will that we will freely , see 18:29, 25:57, 73:19, 74:37,
76:29 ..etc. God told us in the Quran that He knows the future and He knows
what everyone of us will do , believe, behave and commit in this life, because
He is God who knows the past, present and future. God fully knows what kind
of decision each one of us is destined to make; He knows which of us are
going to Heaven and which are going to Hell. Even before we were born into
this world, God knew which souls are good and which souls are evil.
As far as God 's omniscience is
concerned, we know that God already knows everybody's fate in this world
and in the Hereafter. Yet as far as we are concerned, we are totally free
to side with God's absolute authority, or Satan's polytheistic views.
Predestination , therefore is a fact as far as God is concerned, not as far
as we are concerned. An example of God's guidance for those who deserve guidance
(Based on their own decision to accept God ALONE) is found in 21:51 : "
We granted Abraham
his guidance, for we were fully aware of him."
In other words, God knew that Abraham was a good
soul who deserves to be guided, and God granted him his guidance and
understanding. But the first decision to seek God was that of Abraham. on
his own free will. So, we are fully free to choose, either God or someone
else. Because of this freedom we are responsible for our decision on the
day of Judgment. We cannot blame our parents, friends, scholars, or anyone.
We can only blame ourselves. Therfore , we should take heed early on and
side with God and believe Him and His book.
Because of this kind of freedom God never forces His
religion on any body, "Had your Lord willed, all
the people on earth would have believed. Do you want to force the people
to become believers." 10:99. If God was to force people to believe
or disbelieve he would not have asked them about their choices and He would
never have punished some and rewarded others. God is Most Merciful
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