I wonder if Allah (t) really is the only one who can judge wether someone is a “muslim” or not. I mean everyone can say “There is only one god and Mohammed (s.a.s.) is his prophet” but if being a Muslim really comes from the heart and only Allah (t) knows what is in someones heart, then at the end of the day he will decide, if someone lived as a Muslim or not…or am I wrong? To me that just means that we have to try much harder to be close to Allah (t) not only by praying, fasting and so on, but also by – like you said so beautifully – purifying our heart (in which of course praying and fasting is helping us)…and just hope that in the end Allah will accept our effort. I get the feeling that “purifying the heart” and meeting Allah (t)within oneself with a clean heart is the hardest part….much harder than not eating and drinking during daylight.
These chronicles are like little sweet gifts. Very nice
Dear Prof. Ramadan,
I wonder if Allah (t) really is the only one who can judge wether someone is a “muslim” or not. I mean everyone can say “There is only one god and Mohammed (s.a.s.) is his prophet” but if being a Muslim really comes from the heart and only Allah (t) knows what is in someones heart, then at the end of the day he will decide, if someone lived as a Muslim or not…or am I wrong? To me that just means that we have to try much harder to be close to Allah (t) not only by praying, fasting and so on, but also by – like you said so beautifully – purifying our heart (in which of course praying and fasting is helping us)…and just hope that in the end Allah will accept our effort. I get the feeling that “purifying the heart” and meeting Allah (t)within oneself with a clean heart is the hardest part….much harder than not eating and drinking during daylight.