Allah, the Exalted, informs that He is able to make all of mankind one nation
upon belief, or disbelief. This is just as He said,
[وَلَوْ شَآءَ
رَبُّكَ لآمَنَ مَن فِى الاٌّرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ جَمِيعًا]
(And had your Lord willed, those on earth would have believed, all of them
together.) [10:99] Allah goes on to say,
[وَلاَ يَزَالُونَ
مُخْتَلِفِينَإِلاَّ مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ]
(but they will not cease to disagree. Except him on whom your Lord has
bestowed His mercy,) This means that people will always differ in religions,
creeds, beliefs, opinions and sects. Concerning Allah's statement,
[إِلاَّ مَن رَّحِمَ
رَبُّكَ]
(Except him on whom your Lord has bestowed His mercy,) This means that those
who have received the mercy of Allah by following the Messengers are excluded
from this. They are those who adhere to what they are commanded in the religion
by the Messengers of Allah. That has always been their characteristic until the
coming of the finality of the Prophets and Messengers (Muhammad ). Those who
received Allah's mercy are those who followed him, believed in him and supported
him. Therefore, they succeeded by achieving happiness in this life and the
Hereafter. They are the Saved Sect mentioned in the Hadith recorded in the
Musnad and Sunan collections of Hadith. The routes of transmission of this
Hadith all strengthen each other (in authenticity). In these narrations the
Prophet said,
«إِنَّ الْيَهُودَ
افْتَرَقَتْ عَلَى إِحْدَى وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، وَإِنَّ النَّصَارَى افْتَرَقَتْ
عَلَى اثْنَتَيْنِ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، وَسَتَفْتَرِقُ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ عَلَى
ثَلَاثٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فِرْقَةً، كُلُّهَا فِي النَّارِ إِلَّا فِرْقَةً
وَاحِدَة»
(Verily, the Jews split into seventy-one sects, and the Christians split into
seventy-two sects, and this nation (of Muslims) will split into seventy-three
sects. All of them will be in the Fire except one sect.) They (the Companions)
said, "Who are they (the Saved Sect) O Messenger of Allah'' He said,
«مَا أَنَا عَلَيْهِ
وَأَصْحَابِي»
(The sect that is upon what my Companions and I are upon.) Al-Hakim recorded
this narration in his Mustadrak with this additional wording. Concerning Allah's
statement,
[وَتَمَّتْ كَلِمَةُ
رَبِّكَ لاّمْلاّنَّ جَهَنَّمَ مِنَ الْجِنَّةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ]
(And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled (His saying): "Surely, I shall
fill Hell with Jinn and men all together.'') Allah, the Exalted, informs that He
precedes everything in His preordainment and decree, by His perfect knowledge
and penetrating wisdom. The result of this decree is that from those whom He has
created, some deserve the Paradise and some deserve the Hell Fire. From this
decree is that He will fill the Hellfire with both mankind and Jinns. His is the
profound evidence and the perfect wisdom. In the Two Sahihs it is recorded that
Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah said,
«اخْتَصَمَتِ
الْجَنَّةُ وَالنَّارُ فَقَالَتِ الْجَنَّةُ: مَا لِي لَا يَدْخُلُنِي إِلَّا
ضُعَفَاءُ النَّاسِ وَسَقَطُهُمْ وَقَالَتِ النَّارُ: أُوثِرْتُ
بِالْمُتَكَبِّرِينَ وَالْمُتَجَبِّرِينَ. فَقَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ
لِلْجَنَّةِ: أَنْتِ رَحْمَتِي أَرْحَمُ بِكِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ، وَقَالَ لِلنَّارِ:
أَنْتِ عَذَابِي أَنْتَقِمُ بِكِ مِمَّنْ أَشَاءُ، وَلِكُلِّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْكُمَا
مِلْؤُهَا، فَأَمَّا الْجَنَّةُ فَلَا يَزَالُ فِيهَا فَضْلٌ، حَتَّى يُنْشِىءَ
اللهُ لَهَا خَلْقًا يُسْكِنُ فَضْلَ الْجَنَّةِ، وَأَمَّا النَّارُ فَلَا تَزَالُ
تَقُولُ: هَلْ مِنْ مَزِيدٍ حَتَّى يَضَعَ عَلَيْهَا رَبُّ الْعِزَّةِ قَدَمَهُ
فَتَقُولُ: قَطْ قَطْ وَعِزَّتِك»
(Paradise and the Hellfire debated. Paradise said, `None will enter me except
the weak and despised of the people.' The Hell- fire said, `I have inherited the
haughty and the arrogant people.' Then Allah said to the Paradise, `You are My
mercy and I grant mercy with you to whoever I wish.' Then He said to the
Hellfire, `You are My torment and I take vengeance with you upon whoever I wish.
I will fill each one of you.' However, the Paradise will always have more
bounties, to such an extent that Allah will create more creatures to dwell in it
and enjoy its extra bounties. The Hellfire will continue saying, `Are there
anymore (to enter me),' until the Lord of might places His Foot over it. Then it
(Hell) will say, "Enough, enough, by Your might!'')
[وَكُـلاًّ نَّقُصُّ
عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَنْبَاءِ الرُّسُلِ مَا نُثَبِّتُ بِهِ فُؤَادَكَ وَجَآءَكَ فِى
هَـذِهِ الْحَقُّ وَمَوْعِظَةٌ وَذِكْرَى لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ]
(120. And all that We relate to you of the news of the Messengers is in order
that We may make strong and firm your heart thereby. And in this has come to you
the truth, as well as an admonition and a reminder for the believers.)
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