Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said:
“There is nothing more harmful to a believer than for the blessings and favors of Allah to become so ordinary to them that they no longer appreciate them.”
Madarij al‑Sālikīn
This is something that took me a very long time to understand, and it was none other than the great Dr. Israr Ahmad who helped me grasp it.
Allah’s knowledge is pre-knowledge, not pre-destination. Time does not exist for the Almighty in the way it does for us. Allah has already seen what every person will freely choose, how each life unfolds, and where it ultimately ends. This is why the Day of Judgment is sometimes described in the Quran in the past tense because
it has already been witnessed by Allah. The entire timeline is present before Him all at once; it is not linear from His perspective.
This is also why I shared a few days ago that time is, in a sense, an illusion. We experience it as a sequence because we are bound by this dimension of existence, but Allah is not constrained by time.
So no, Allah is not choosing your good deeds or your bad deeds for you. Rather, He knows them because His knowledge encompasses the entirety of time and existence. His perfect knowledge of our choices does not negate our free will.
So a man walked up to a Muslim employee at a kiosk in a mall yesterday, asked for water, and as the employee turned he stabbed him 15 times, saying he “intends to kill Muslims” and is planning mass casualty events.
Anti-Muslim hate crimes keep happening and no one even blinks.
@Kryptotajeer The comments saying that you cut his response out acting like he doesn't have the same script every time. He forces people into a y/n question that does obviously not have a y/n answer and then acts all high and mighty. He's a deceptive greedy content creator not an apologetic
Sadly seeing a Muslim post this, I’ll leave you with a Hadith:
A Muslim should know that wealth is not measured by money alone. The Prophet ﷺ said: ‘Richness is not having many possessions, but true richness is the richness of the soul.
All the verses say they prayed like Muslims
Genesis 17:3 “…Abram fell facedown…” / “…Abram fell on his face…”
Exodus 34:8 “…Moses bowed to the ground at once and worshiped.”
Matthew 26:39
“…he fell on his face and prayed…”
Subhanallah 😂
@apelogetika@coryunbroken the whole verse, my friend and yes the one in the bracket. If I'm not mistaken, this is referring to the people who were on the path of tawhid before the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and died before him. Allah is the Most Just and He does not wrong any soul
"Persisting in supplication (Du'a), thinking well of Allah, and not despairing are among the greatest means of having one's prayers answered"
Imam Ibn Baz (May Allah have mercy on him)
Source: Majmoo' al-Fatawa (26/122)