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Faith & God · Q&A

Eternal hell for a life of mistakes

“Did Allah create us such that we make mistakes? If we didn't make mistakes, Allah would create another creation. When Allah made us error-prone, then isn't eternal hell too much for a 50-60 year life?”Asked by Irshad Ali, Rampur

He answers at 52:03 in Spirituality in Simple Living, High Thinking · 1 min 49 sec

His answer, in his own words
52:03
maulana, agla sawal irshad ali sahib ne bheja hai rampur se. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana sahib, mera sawal aaj ke topic se hat kar hai. kya allah ne hamein banaya banaya hi is tarah hai ke hum ghaltiyan karein? agar hum ghaltiyan nahi karte to allah ek aur makhlooq paida karta. maulana, jab allah ne hamein ghaltiyan karne wala banaya hai to phir 50, 60 saal ki zindagi ke badle mein hamesha ki jahannum kuch zyada nahi ho jayegi? maulana, yeh sawal hamesha mere zehn mein ghoomta hai. yeh koi sawal hi nahi hai,
52:47
art of questioning janiye. yeh koi sawal hi nahi, yeh to us ko kehte hain confusion. versa versa, yeh koi sawal hai, yeh koi sawal nahi hai. sawal to ek bohat zabardast, yani super reason ka naam hai.
53:15
yeh to jo aap farma rahe hain , yeh to waswasa hai, waswasa hai. aap janiye ke sawal kis cheez ka naam hai. sawal samajhne ke liye aap ko science parhna hoga, sirf ke sirf fazail e iman parh kar nahi samajh sakte.
53:47
science. maulana, agla sawal lucknow se bheja hai sirajuddin sahib ne. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, today there are many camps that run in the name of spirituality to initiate a seeker into spirituality.
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