Assalamu Alaykoom
I have two questions from non Muslim and I need your help to answer him
Here are his questions :
In Quran the verse 16:90 saying:
"Verily, Allah enjoins justice and goodness, and giving (help) to kith and kin; and forbids all evil deeds, bad conduct and wrongdoing. He admonishes you, that you may take heed"
I was wondering though, from the Islamic point of view how does one make sure that they are doing things that are objectively good? when people read a verse such as 16:90 different people might interpret it in different ways, for example, ISIS might say that what they do doesn't count as "evil deeds" What way is there to determine if we are following this instruction properly? What can we use as criteria to measure ourselves against?
Also I wanted to discuss about the concept of Qadr. Islam says that Qadr and free will are compatible but it didnt really make sense to me...
as I understand it, everything in this universe has already been willed and written down on the Eternal Tablet 50,000 years before creation, how are we any different than the robot who just does what he's programmed to do thinking it's his own choice?
I have two questions from non Muslim and I need your help to answer him
Here are his questions :
In Quran the verse 16:90 saying:
"Verily, Allah enjoins justice and goodness, and giving (help) to kith and kin; and forbids all evil deeds, bad conduct and wrongdoing. He admonishes you, that you may take heed"
I was wondering though, from the Islamic point of view how does one make sure that they are doing things that are objectively good? when people read a verse such as 16:90 different people might interpret it in different ways, for example, ISIS might say that what they do doesn't count as "evil deeds" What way is there to determine if we are following this instruction properly? What can we use as criteria to measure ourselves against?
Also I wanted to discuss about the concept of Qadr. Islam says that Qadr and free will are compatible but it didnt really make sense to me...
as I understand it, everything in this universe has already been willed and written down on the Eternal Tablet 50,000 years before creation, how are we any different than the robot who just does what he's programmed to do thinking it's his own choice?
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