Aqeedah(Islamic Creed)
* Suretyof Belief
* Israa’ andMi‘raaj
Verily the Believers are those who believe in Allah and HisMessenger without harbouring any doubt and they strive with their wealth andpersons in Allah’s path. These are the truthful. (Surah al Hujuraat 49:15) Thesecond condition for true Imaan mentioned in the verse is absence of doubt. Thebelief in Allah and His Apostle has to be firm and unshakeable for it to benefitone who claims to possess it in this life and in the next.
Elsewhere in the Qur'aan Allah has warned the Muslims in severeterms against unstable and wavering Imaan, saying,
"Verily, those who believe then disbelieve, believe again andthen disbelieve and then increase in disbelief will not be forgiven by Allahnor will he guide them to the path." (Surah an-Nisaa 4:137)
There is no valid reason for leaving Islam after entering, exceptif one entered for reasons other than belief in its principles, for Allah hasmade two promises which clearly demonstrate the greatness of divine justice andmercy in exchange for the stability of Imaan and patience in the face ofadversity. First, he said that
"Allah does not burden any soul with more than it can bear." (Surah al- Baqarah2:286).
This statement contains the foundation of divine justice. Eachsoul is tested according to its ability and its own particularcircumstances. A test which is beyond the human soul's ability would be,of necessity, unjust because failure is guaranteed. Judgement and punishmentbased on such a test would consequently be totally unfair.
Hence, suicide is totally forbidden in Islam because the one whocommits it is, in fact, saying that he or she was unjustly burdened by Allahwith a situation which was beyond their ability to withstand. Secondly, Allahnot only said,
"Surely with every difficulty comes ease" (Surah al-Inshiraah94:6),
but He also repeated the statement for special emphasis, word forword, in the verse following it. This is a divine promise of mercy, wherein,Allah clearly states that He would never continuously burden an individual.There will always be a time of ease following all periods of hardships,therefore, man is enjoined to have Sabr (patience) at all times.
It is man's impatience which drives him to act impetuously,prematurely choosing what appears to be the easy way out, even though it fallsunder what has been forbidden. Impatience is a part of man's nature, for AllahHimself said,
"Man was created hasty." (Surah al- Anbiyaa 21:37).
Consequently the great reward in store for therighteous can only be attained if patience is exercised and the path ofrighteousness is followed especially in times of difficulty and temptation.
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