Consequence

Every person will meet the consequence of their own deeds. (Al Muddathir:38)

Some people say, “Why is this a sin? Is Allah a vengeful God? Just because we do not believe in Him and just because we drink, gossip, this that, He is going to burn us?” What do you think?

Jazaa’, Consequence

Allah is not a vengeful God. But you are misusing Allah’s power that He entrusted in you. And you are responsible for it because you are free. Allah gave you freedom, free will. If you misuse it, there is a consequence. If you use it for good, there is a consequence.

No matter what you do, there is a consequence.

Got that? Does that make Allah a wrongdoer, vengeful?

Where do you want to Learn, Know and Accept Allah, Here or in the Hereafter?

Allah wants to be kind.

His mercy surpasses His wrath.

He is powerful too. If you do not want to know Allah in this world, then Allah is going to show you Himself, His power after your time is up so you will accept that He is God because you did not accept it in this world. And then don’t say, “Why is Allah burning me?” This is Allah’s power. You did not want to accept, you thought you were god here. And then when He keeps giving you time and time and time, when the time comes, finished, and now here is the class number 2: Allah 102. And then here, “Whyyyyyy?” Well, you did not want to learn Me, I also have another side. But because you did not want to learn Me, now you cannot get to that side. Whatever. Maybe Allah will later turn, I do not know, that is His business, He can do whatever He wants. He is not accountable for His actions.

Allah is not accountable for His actions.

Qur’an References

But you will not find Allah changing His system (of consequences) nor substituting it (for the sake of any people). (Fatir:43)

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Keywords

Azizin Dhi Intiqaam: Mighty Establisher of Consequences

Dhun-Tiqaam: Establisher of Consequences of the law of action and reaction.

istidraj: to lead on; a test of sincerity by forestalling the consequences of wrong action

jazaa’: reward; consequence; just deserts

Sari’ul ‘Iqab: Swift in Following Up (with Consequences, Punishment)

thawaab: consequence; compensation

This is an edited excerpt of the Online Saturday Sohbet given on January 7, 2012 by Murshid Shaykh Taner Vargonen Ansari and published on sufiview.com on February 28, 2022. The translation of the Qur’an verses are also from Murshid Shaykh Taner Vargonen Ansari.

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