Recently a brother by the name of Abdullah asked me a question on one of my blog titled "Revive Deen Islam". That brother asked: "Why God doesn't save the good people or the Muslims from the crime?" I have decided to share the answer to this question with all of you because many of you may have this question. Finding no answers or finding unsatisfactory answers to the questions you have about Islam may lead you to disbelief. This is why it is important to have your questions answered by the people of knowledge. I am not a religious scholar but I have studied religions to a limited extent to be able to answer some common questions many people have about Islam.
God promises victory to Muslim Ummah IF they bite the Quran & Sunnah with their molar teeth. Do you remember the Battle of Badr? Didn't God give victory to Muslim Ummah? God did but 13 companions of Prophet (sw) were martyred in this battle. You may ask why God didn't save those 13 companions of Prophet (sw) who were martyred. You may ask why God didn't save the lives of many Israelite Prophets murdered by Jews as both Quran & Bible state. The answer is simple. God doesn't promise to save lives of individual Muslims in battles. God only promises to give victory to Muslims as a whole known as "Muslim Ummah". But that doesn't mean God has no compassion for the lives of individual Muslims who die in the way of God. God promises them paradise. As Muslims, we believe our lives & deaths are pre-destined. When a martyr is shown his/her place in paradise at the time of his/her death, the martyr has no regret to for giving up his/her life. We don't deserve paradise because of our good deeds. Because our good deeds are limited but rewards in paradise are unlimited. We don't deserve eternal life in paradise even if we give up our life in the way of God a million times, let alone just once. It is the absolute mercy of God upon us for giving us paradise for giving up our lives just for once. Hope that helps, brother Abdullah.
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