[gueremaisse]

Assalam alaikum ive being thinking and i was just wondering what everyone else thinks. If allah knows everything that has happend and everything that going to happen .why did allah create shaytan knowing he would lead us astray and if allah guids us then why would he command death to apostates

[lookanddiscover]

bro.

I have had similar thoughts before, lots and lots of questions. Why did Allah do this, Why did Allah do that? etc. Then one day i realized the answer to all this. I have heard that the knowledge give to us humans is only that of a drop compared to the ocean. So this is negligible. Then I started thinking about this drop of knowledge we humans had. Quran the most comprehensive knowledge known to Man, yet after years of study no one can completely grasp this Book completely. So even a part of this drop of knowledge is very difficult to grasp for us Humans. So I compared our atomic sized appetite to acquire knowledge to that of Allah's infinite knowledge and logic. Our logic is nothing compared to Allah. So if we start asking 'why' Allah did something is like a 4 year old kid, who still wets his bed at night, demanding a valid explanation to his parents why he needs to go to school everyday. The kid wont just grasp the importance of such things at that age.

Similarly We humans dont ve enough caliber to grasp 'why' Allah does somethings. I remember the fate of the First person who asked such Question. I am sure you know him. We all know him. This is one of his Dialogues: "…I am better than him, you created me from fire, and you created him from clay." No points for guessing, yes its iblees. He is the pioneer in questioning Allah the Almighty and his fate was Allah cursed him.

So if you ever feel like questioning Allah the Almighty's actions, just remember the fate of iblees and you can be dead sure such thoughts arise due to his whisperings, coz he needs company in Hell.

May Allah save us from such whispering and doubts.
Ameen.

[gueremaisse]

But that don't explain it .if allah wants to be worshipped then why create something to stop us from doing that

[AndrewBoss]

Assalam alaikum ive being thinking and i was just wondering what everyone else thinks. If allah knows everything that has happend and everything that going to happen .why did allah create shaytan knowing he would lead us astray and if allah guids us then why would he command death to apostates

But that don't explain it .if allah wants to be worshipped then why create something to stop us from doing that

There is a lot of wisdom behind creation of Shaytan. Of them,

1. To show us how grievous sin arrogance is.
2. To teach us a lesson that we are weak and without the help of Allah, we can't even fight back Shaytan properly. Hence the command of "fastaiz billah", or "Audhubillahi minash-Shatanir-Rajim".
3. To to boost our spiritual development by opposing his deceits and turning to Allah for help. Man can be raised to a high degree in the sight of Allah, just by disobeying Shaytan by the help of Allah, which in return means obeying the commands of Allah.
4. Allah already created Angels with their constant high level, who worship Him all the time and who has no free-will. On the other hand, Allah also created animals with a very low degree who actually still worship Allah with their tongues of disposition. So, Allah being the most Wise, created human being in between Angels and animals, with their free-will capable of raising their status even above the levels of Angels, or going down decreasing even under the level of animals. The role of Shaytan is to ensure this process.

Hope these help.

[MwhwF6bp]

I think these thoughts come into everyone's mind once in a while, and I think maybe different explanations are suited for different people depending on their circumstances and understanding. For Muslims who already believe in Allah, the answer I prefer is:

Allah is the creator of everything and needs nothing. This is easy to state but not so straightforward to comprehend. One of the implications of this absolute freedom from need of anything is that Allah is not driven by motives when He acts. Someone who needs nothing can have no motives. To ask "why" Allah did something makes no sense at all. In the words of the Qur'an, "He is not questioned regarding what He does, but they are questioned."

Taken from: http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.a...=4732&CATE=150

I think sometimes people forget who Allah is. Assuming you believe He exists, remember we are talking about the Supreme Being. The One who brings things into existence from a state of non-existence by His mere will. That's a huge deal, but we hear it so often that we sometimes forget. So there's no point in in asking why He does what He does. The truth is, whether we like or understand what He does or not, or whether we think it's just or not, doesn't affect Allah at all. Assuming we believe already, wondering about it won't do us any good. Better for us to just focus on doing what we've been asked to do.