Chapter 2 - Islamic Creed

  

  

If a man who was born a Muslim, then apostates and converts to another religion until he dies, what is his final abode? | ولد إنسان مسلما ثم ترك الإسلام و اعتنق دينا آخر حتى مات عليه، فما عي عاقبته؟

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What is the final abode of an apostate?

ما هي عاقبة المرتد الذي مات على غير الإسلام؟

According to the Holy Quran: if a person leaves Islam and dies while adhering to another creed: their deeds are rendered void and invalid. Such a person has chosen a path that Allah the Almighty does not accept: resulting in being among the losers in the Hereafter.
وفقاً للقرآن الكريم: إذا ترك الشخص الإسلام ومات على عقيدة أخرى: فإن أعماله تصبح باطلة ومحبطة. لقد اختار هذا الإنسان طريقاً لا يقبله الله عز وجل: مما يجعله من الخاسرين في الآخرة.

Whoever abandons Islam and dies as a believer of another creed will have died having beliefs that Allah the Almighty never accepts.

من ترك دين الإسلام و مات على غيره فقد مات على دين لا يقبله الله منه.

Divine Warnings Regarding Apostasy | التحذير الإلهي من الردة

1. The Rejection of Other Creeds.
(Whoever seeks a way other than Islam, it will never be accepted from them, and in the Hereafter they will be among the losers.) [Al-Imran 3:85]
1. عدم قبول غير الإسلام ديناً.
(وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ) [آل عمران 3: 85]

2. The Voiding of Deeds.
Accordingly, this man has lost all his deeds.
2. حبوط الأعمال وخسارتها.
و بناء عليه فشأن هذا الإنسان أنه قد خسر أعماله كلها.

3. The Final Abode in the Hereafter.
(And whoever among you renounces their own faith and dies a disbeliever, their deeds will become void in this life and in the Hereafter. It is they who will be the residents of the Fire. They will be there forever.) [Al-Baqara 2:217]
3. العاقبة النهائية في الآخرة.
(وَمَن يَرْتَدِدْ مِنكُمْ عَن دِينِهِ فَيَمُتْ وَهُوَ كَافِرٌ فَأُولَـٰئِكَ حَبِطَتْ أَعْمَالُهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ ۖ وَأُولَـٰئِكَ أَصْحَابُ النَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَالِدُونَ) [البقرة 2: 217]

Scholarly Insight: In Islamic theology: the concept of "Habt al-A'mal" (the voiding of deeds) refers to the spiritual consequence where a person's previous righteous actions are neutralized due to the rejection of faith at the time of death. The Holy Quran emphasizes that Islam is the completion of divine guidance: therefore: turning away from it after recognizing its truth is considered a grave loss. Scholars note that the condition for this eternal loss is specifically dying in a state of disbelief: should a person return to Islam before their passing: the door of repentance remains open and their good deeds may be restored by Allah's mercy.

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