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Old 11-19-2011, 09:23 AM   #23
Wavgbtif

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Bismillah Al-Rehman Al-Raheem

Dear Sister Lorelei:

Sister, Christians do exist in Saudi Arabia and are employed as workers. However, yes, their population is the minority, and they are not citizens.

However, in the earlier scenario, were we not speaking of citizens, U.K. citizens to be more precise?

Also, Sister, Allah created all land, but Allah has given us free will. Therefore, we find today the present Saudi Arabian government exercising its will, and the present U.K. government exercising its will on its citizens.

If you do not believe in Allah, however, that is an entirely different matter, Sister. Should you not 100% verify that He does not exist?

All right, Sister: Say I am wrong, and you are right, that He doesn't exist (when I know 100% that He does but let us suppose for this hypothetical situation that I do not). So, in my grave, I will have lost nothing and you will also have lost nothing when you turn to dust. We will both only be dead and beneath the ground. But say you are wrong about His existence. Then you, my dear Sister, will have lost everything while I would have gained everything. You will be poor and suffering in the hereafter, but I would be rich and have found eternal bliss. And only for one reason, a very small reason. Because you did not make the right choices when you had the right to exercise the free will Allah has given you, and I did. What a small thing that would make such a big difference. What is that small reason?

Verifying whether He exists.

Yesterday, when I asked you to watch those videos, you said you will, Sister. I am going to hold you to that, Lorelei, because I am trusting in your word. Whether you keep it or not is up to you, but I think the best of people, and I am relying on you to do for yourself what you said you will.

Sister, strangely, you will find that this Forum comprises of an exceeding number of reverts. They are people like you, and earlier they even had your values and beliefs, but now, they are as Allah wants them to be. Sister, you will find good people in every religion, culture, and race. But I have to say that you cannot find the level of goodness that you can in Muslims who have truly and completely submitted their will to Allah. I do not have anything to offer you, Sister, but kind words and this sincere advice that will cost you nothing to follow: Just one day, sit, sincerely sit, and for one moment, pray like this, "O God! I don't know if you exist or not, but if you do, guide me to you." That is it. No fancy words. Just sincerity. That is all the words would require of you.

May Allah open your eyes to the Truth.

If I have said anything that is good and true, it is from Allah, and anything other than that is my own mistake.
The scenario you've outlined in called Pascal's Wager, but it falls down immediately because it's not a choice between one particular religion and atheism, but countless different religions and atheism. And in fact, if I were a god, I don't think I'd want people to believe in me just out of fear of hell. I'd want them to believe in me without any such threat.
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