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Both the words, Islam and Iman, are used synonymously. ALLAH Ta'ala says : "Verily (the true) Deen by Allah is Islam" "Whoever searches for a Deen other than Islam, never will it be accepted from him (i.e. His adoption of any other religion will never be acceptable to Allah Ta'ala). And, in the Aakhirah he (the one who chooses another religion) will be ruined." "Whoever among you turns away from his Deen (Islam) and then dies being a kaafir, his good deeds will be ruined in this world and the Aakhirah. Such people are the inmates of the Fire; therein will be they remain forever." The ruin of One's deeds in this world is the nullification of one's nikah. By reneging from Islam, the renegade's (murtad's) wife falls out of his nikah. He is also deprived of inheritance. He will not inherit in the estate of any Muslim. After death there is no Janaazah Salaat for him. The ruin of one's deeds in relation to the Aakhirah is the everlasting residence in Jahannum. If a murtad (one who renounced Islam) returns to the fold of Islam, he will have to renew his nikah wit hthe woman who was previously his wife. This renewal will be with her consent and approval. If she refuses, it cannot be imposed on her and she cannot be compelled to marry him. Allah Ta'ala says : "O People of Iman! Believe in Allah, His Rasool, in the Kitab which He has revealed to His Rasool and in those Kitabs which were revealed before (Rasulullah Sallallahu alayhi wassalam). Whoever commits kufr (i.e. disbelieves) with Allah, with His Angels, with His Books, with His Rasools and with the Day of Qiyaamah, verily, he has gone far astray. Undoubtedly, those who were (first) Muslims then became kaafir; then again Muslims; then again kaafir (and remained so to the last), have gone multiplying in kufr. Allah will never forgive such people nor will He show them the Road (of Jannat)". Allah Ta'ala says: "Verily, those who have r ejected Our laws, soon will We enter them into a dreadful Fire. Therein (there condition will be such that) when their skins have become scorched (and burnt out), we will immediately replace the skin so that they suffer the punishment (forever). Verily, Allah is most Powerful and the Wise. Those who have adopted Iman and practised righteousness, soon will We enter them into such Paradise under which flow rivers. They will dwell therein forever. Therein will be pure wives for them. We will enter them into a dense shade (of coolness)." In these ayaat some of the bounties of Jannat for the people of Islam and some of the terrors and hardships of Jahannum are mentioned for the rejectors of Islam. Other aayaat and ahadith explain these in greater detail. Muslim! The life of this world is insignificant. If you remain steadfast on Islam irrespective of whether you have to suffer some hardship, the comforts and luxuries which you will experience and enjoy immediately after death, will obliterate the memory of any difficulty or hardship which your had undergone here on earth. If due to some beneful motive, greed, fear or hardship you turned away from Islam Allah forbid! you will experience and suffer such terror and punishment immediately after death that you will forget whatever comfort and luxury you had enjoyed here on earth. You will never be able to escape that misfortune and dread which will overtake you after death. Hence, a person with the least amount of understanding will not renounce Islam for the sake of even the kingdom of the whole world. O Allah! Guide our brethren and straighten their intelligence. |
"Apabila orang orang yang beriman kepada ayat ayat Kami itu datang kepadamu, maka katakanlah : "Salaamun alaikum). Tuhanmu telah menetapkan atas diri-Nya kasih sayang, yaitu bahwasanya barang siapa yang berbuat kejahatan di antara kamu lantaran kejahilan, kemudia ia bertaubat setelah mengerjakannya dan mengadakan perbaikan, maka sesungguhnya Allah Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyayang. (Al An’aam 54)" "Dan pada sisi Allah-lah kunci kunci semua yang ghaib; tak ada yang mengetahui kecuali Dia sendiri, dan Dia mengetahui apa yang di daratan dan dilautan, dan tiada sehelai daunpun yang gugur melainkan Dia mengetahuinya (pula), dan tidak jatuh sebutir bijipun dalam kegelapan bumi dan tidak sesuatu yang basah atau yang kering, melainkan tertulis dalam kitab yang nyata (Lauh Mahfuzh)". Dan Dialah yang menidurkan di malam haridan Dia yang mengetahui apa yang kamu kerjakan pada siang hari, kemudian Dia membangunkan kamu pada siang hari untuk disempurnakan umur(mu) yang telah ditentukan, kemudian kepada Allah-lah kamu kembali, lalu Dia membaritahukan kepadamu apa yang dahulu kamu kerjakan." (Al An’aam : 59-60) "Kemudian, sesungguhnya Tuhan-mu (mengampuni) bagi orang orang yang mengerjakan kesalahan karean kebodahannya, kemudian mereka bertaubat sesudah itu dan membperbaiki (dirinya); sesungguhnya Tuhan-mu sesudah itu benar benar Maha Pengampun lagi Maha Penyayang."(An Nahl:119) "Sesungguhnya Allah berserta orang orang yang bertakwa dan orang orang yang berbuat baik" (An Nahl:128) |
