Since Saddam Hussein believed in Allah, will he be let out of h**l eventually but Gandhi won't?

Question

I heard all Muslims are freed from h**l eventually. Saddam was a muslim.

But Gandhi believed Lord Vishnu AND Lord Krishna were God, so he wasn't a muslim. Will Gandhi the mushrik be freed from h**l like Saddam will be?

Answer 1

Maybe,  its up to Allah to forgive people.

Answer 2

Saddam Hussein will be rewarded with 72 virgins for being a martyr for Allah. I'm not sure about Gandhi, maybe he will just get excused for being an all round good doobie.

Answer 3

Thank you for allowing me to answer your interesting (and complex) question. I was thinking about this myself recently, but not with the specifics of Gandhi vs Saddam, a more generalised view though.

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Yes & No

As with many religions the fundamentalist view is often "yes", anyone outside of Islam for whatever reason is doomed to h**l for an eternity according to the hard-line interpretations of the Holy Qu’ran.

Other more conservative opinions (and yes, there are conservative Muslims) would argue this point. Having said that, the most accurate and widely accepted answer is “not necessarily” and here’s why:

According to Islamic teachings, any person who has been offered a true and complete understanding of Islam and knowingly rejects it, then dies without repenting, is destined for h**l. You will note that the operative phrases here are “offered a true and complete understanding

of Islam” and “knowingly rejects it”. This suggests that one must first HAVE an opportunity to embrace Islam and THEN, upon his or her own informed understanding, free will, and free choice refuse to embrace it before that person is at risk of condemnation on this basis.

The Qu’ran says:

[2:62] Surely, those who believe [in Islam], those who are Jewish, the Christians, and the converts; anyone who believes in GOD, and believes in the Last Day, and leads a righteous life, will receive their recompense from their Lord. They have nothing to fear, nor will they grieve.

Surah al-Baqarat verse 62

http://www.masjidtucson.org/quran/nofram...

The widely accepted meaning of this (except among some hard line groups perhaps) is that people (note: "anyone") who have faith in God will be rewarded, even if they didn't convert to Islam, as long the reason they didn't convert is because they never had the opportunity to obtain “a true and complete understanding of Islam”, and as long as

they obeyed what they DID follow what they sincerely believed was the law of God.

I’m not suggesting that YOU feel this way but it is interesting that a large portion of the non-Muslim population often sees Islam as some weird, barbaric, archaic cult that is bent on the destruction of Jews and Christians when in fact Muslims themselves view Islam as the completion, or the continuation to maturity of both Judaism and

Christianity (in much the same way that Christians see the biblical New Testament as a matured form of Judaism; new laws, new covenant’s etc.). Muslims actually believe that God revealed the Torah to Moses (yes, the same Moses) and also revealed the Gospel to Jesus (yes, they know and revere Jesus Christ).

Muslims believe that God revealed the Qu’ran to provide guidance in its complete and final form. Islam, in it’s

most fundamental form, teaches that Judaism and Christianity both contain truth and are both based on revelations from God but it also teaches that followers of these religions have distorted the true faith with a mixture of God and man-made teachings and doctrines. {Detailed in the 'Combat Kit' by Deedat which can be downloaded from here: http://www.irf.net/irf/download/index.ht...

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The Infidels?

The majority of Muslims are not trying to send all non-Muslims to h**l and most of them are not even trying to squeeze that translation out of various verses of the Qu’ran and propagate that teaching throughout the earth.

In fact, the word “infidel”, commonly used nowadays (especially in the media) to describe ALL non-Muslims, is not even a Muslim (Arabic) word; it is a word that has its origins in Christianity and was used to describe – now brace yourself – NON-CHRISTIANS. That’s right.

Because of it’s incorrectly presumed similarly in meaning, the Middle French word “infidèle” (from Latin “infidelis”) was the word chosen to translate the Arabic word “kafir”,

a word used by the Qur'an to describe people who were guilty of rejection or non-acceptance of the truth. To this day the word “kafir” is still translated to the word “infidel” even though many Arabic speaking people never actually use it; they typically say “kafir” which is in turn often fed back to us in English as “infidel” (and to heap ignorance upon ignorance we incorrectly assume this is a Muslim term used to describe someone who needs their throat cut for disavowing Islam – it’s just absolute nonsense).

Source:

ONLINE ETYMOLOGY DICTIONARY

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term...

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Kafir is more Accurate

There are actually many types of “kafir” (abstract noun “kufr”) in the Qu’ran.

Source:

WIKIPEDIA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafir#Q...n...

The actual translation of the word “kafir” (alt. Khafir) for the

purposes of being apostate means “one who is enraged toward” (as in opposition to). Simply put, once cannot be enraged toward something he does not know.

So, here we’ve come full circle haven’t we? To be a “kafir” one must knowingly and knowledgably reject Islam and if one has not had the opportunity to learn then one cannot knowingly reject it. If one is not even a kafir he certainly cannot be described as an infidel, can he? Therefore the logical answer to your question,

“Are all non-Muslims condemned to h**l?”, the answer is “not necessarily”. All non-Muslims are not kafir and all kafir are not infidels.

If a person knowingly rejects Islam that has been intelligently

presented to him, he will in all likelihood, according the Qu’ran suffer the fate of an apostate, which is damnation.

If a person, by virtue of circumstance, misses the opportunity to embrace Islam or fails to embrace Islam because it was not adequately, accurately or completely presented to him, there is hope, according to the Qu’ran, that Allah will be merciful to him so long as he embraces God in the manner of his own understanding.

Is this in contradiction to other verses of the Qu’ran that speak of shirk? Well, herein lies the basis of dissent between interpretations (just as the Bible is widely and variously interpreted) and one could go on for a lifetime with this debate.

It matters not that the hypothetical child was born of Muslim parents; in Islam all people are viewed the same. In the Holy Qu’ran (An-Nisaa' 4:48) the scripture says that Allah forgives “whom he pleaseth”, and herein (when taken with

both Surah Al-Baqarah verse 62, and Surah al-Ma'ida verse 69) also lies the hope that those who are circumstantially ignorant to Islam will be saved.

Again, let me say that this explanation is subject to interpretation. What I have offered you is a widely subscribed belief that can be debated depending on whom you wish to debate.

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Muslims are not doing their Job

"Invite (all) to the way of thy Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching; and argue with them in ways that are best and most gracious"

Holy Qur'an (16:125)

We are not doing our job of spreading the message of truth, of doing Dawah wherever and whenever possible, Dawah can be done at work, school and even on the bus.

Ahmed Deedat {legendery Muslim missionary} left this earth with a dire warning to the muslim ummah to get their act together, to purge wahn from their hearts {love of this worldly life and hatred of death}, and go forth and strive in the cause of God or Jihad {not Holy War, again a Christian term, Jihad means to struggle, to strive, i.e. to do Jihad to spread the message of Islam by preaching, or to Jihad trying to get a good exam result}, unfortunetly men would rather die than live for religion, muslims have misinterpreted this to support their own political ideologies, and are now travelling overseas to fight in wars, suicide bombing, which they consider Jihad, when suicide is a grievous sin, stated both in the Quran and authentic Hadiths.

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A Dire Warning & Wake-up Call to the Muslims

Deedat's Dire WARNING to Muslims:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KouELrRU...

The death of the Spirituality of the Ummah, Woe to the Muslims in this age we llive in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k2aX-9j6...

I hope this clarifies the misunderstanding that you, and others have.

Answer 4

saddam is going to the bottemest parts of h**l and never coming out inshallah !!

Answer 5

It seems like your knowledge on Islam is Extremely limited.

I blame your parents though.They should have taught you the basic stuffs.

People like you are Disgrace to Islam, why dont u join Gandhi too?

Start worshiping "lord shiva" or " lord visnu" from now on.We will be happy to get rid of a loser like u.

Answer 6

thats a moot point. some people also believe that everyone will eventually be let out of h**l.

well know when the universe ends so dont trouble your lil mind

Answer 7

It was said to me recently that Sadam took Shahada before he died. No one knows what Ghandi's last words were before he died. you just never know if he indeed said La illaha illalah before he died. In Islam Allah can forgive any sin except shirk. All of the evil that Sadam committed is between him and Allah, though he was responsible for a lot of people being killed, it is understandable why people hate him and would want him to suffer for eternity, but still that is up to Allah. According to the Quran, non believers will go to the h**l fire. But even a muslim who does what he is supposed to do will only enter paradise if Allah bestows His mercy on them. None of us know what Allah is going to do and i am afraid of saying yes or no to this question even about the both of them. you just never really know. Though I apply what the Quran says about it in regards to my own life and just hope Allah has mercy on me for all of my sins. But according to how Saddam lived he was wrong, dead wrong.

Answer 8

sadly yes, Ghandi won't get into Jannah except if Allah (swt) forgive him because he worshiped others than Allah. as for Sadam, Allah (swt) will torture him in hellfire accounted for each sin he committed including each life he took without a reason, then if Allah wants he will get him into Jannah.

Allah knows.

Answer 9

Religion, faith???  ............... Saddam was a coldblooded mas-muderer regardless of his so called faith, & was dealt with as such in life as he will be dealt with as such in the after life regardless of faith, or creed. whether you believe in forgivness, or the eternal depths of h**l, no one can ever truely be sure, until they themselves are there.

Answer 10

Saddam wasnt really a muslim. what did he follow that was "islamic" -- He believed in God? Satan believes in God too.

Answer 11

Gandhi commited shirk, by associating those things with God, and shirk is the one sin god does not forgive.

There are many reports of Saddam Hussain changing when he spent time in jail, they say he saw the error of his ways, i hope he did, all those terrible things that he did.

But this is not for us to judge, the knoledge of peoples fates resides with Allah alone.

Answer 12

saddam husain did lots of vesious crimes he tortured, killed, left ppl homeless and invaded a friendly country !! he is nothing but a murderer, traitor and i know that Allah (swt) will punish him for the atrocities that he committed !! i don't know if he'll get out of h**l but i know that allah is just and he'll do the right thing !

Answer 13

Saddam as big a Mushrik as Gandhi was........NO, in other words Saddam was an agnostic and he did nothing to promote Islam... He was pretty much like Hitler and Stalin, bring anyone who supported him to power, and kill anyone who didnt

The difference between Saddam and Gandhi was that Saddam did unforgivable sins like Adultery, Mass murdering etc etc....

Saddam destroyed the very foundation of my beloved nations of origin (both Iran and to a lesser level Iraq). He built palaces while the people of Iraq did not have to food to eat....

Certainly he didnt show the characteristics of a muslim so if what you heard is right even then Saddam will be in h**l for all the pain he caused the people of Iran, Iraq and Kuwait

Answer 14

Only God knows the answer of this question.

Answer 15

Not v. unique. Perhaps u'll do better the next time. Why, even Mirza Qadyani made these dull statements before he ventured to declare his prophethood! U need some supporters, though. Mirza made sure he had ground under his feet before he began, while this particular facet of ur's seems rather insipid, as well as several others.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Answer 16

Inshallah he wont be release for a very long time. as for ghandi, im not sure. id also like to know if our prophets(Pbuh) uncle will go to h**l for not converting to islam, even though he helped our prophet.

Answer 17

if saddam believed in Allah Allmighty (Oneness) and Lead a righteous life and believed in day of judgement then surely he will go to jannah,,if he didnt meet any of the 3 conditions prescribed by Allah Allmighty then he will not.

same goes for Gandhi too