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6: The Power of Doing Good or Evil
| Q. |
What do you understand by your belief in
the power of doing good or evil proceeding from
Allah and Allah alone? |
| A. |
I mean that Allah has given me the power
of action (good or bad), but He has also given
me reason and a code of life to choose between
good and evil, and therefore, I am responsible
for my actions. For example, Allah has given me
the power of speaking. It is for me to use tongue
for speaking the truth or abuse its power by speaking
lies. |
| Q. |
How does Allah help you to do good acts? |
| A. |
Allah helps us to do good acts by sending
Messengers to guide us all along the right path,
and Codes of Relegion. |
| Q. |
What is a sin? |
| A. |
Any action against the Commands of Allah
is a sin |
| Q. |
Who can forgive sin? |
| A. |
Allah and Allah alone can forgive sins. |
| Q. |
What should you do, so that allah may forgive
your sins? |
| A. |
In order that my sins be forgiven, I must
pray to Allah with all my heart and, atoning for
all my evil deeds, resolve never to commit any
such or other misdeeds again. |
| Q. |
Witch articles of food and drink have been
decreed unlaw for a muslim? |
| A. |
The articles of food and drink that have
been decreed un law full for a muslim are:
1.All kinds of , liquintoxicating winesors and
sprits.
2. Flesh of swine and wild animals that employ
claws or teeth for killing their vicitims, e.g.,
tigers, leopards, elephants, wolves, etc., and
all birds of prey as hawks, eagles, vultures,
crows, etc.
3. Rodents, reptiles, worms, etc.,
4. Flesh of dead animals that are otherwise sanctioned
as legitimate.
5. Flesh of animals and birds (sanctioned) that
are not slaughtered or slayed in the prescribed
manner.
6. Flesh of animals that are offered as sacrifice
to idols. |
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