A lot of theories sprung up in trying to understand the motives of the perpetrators. Some were spot on, others missed the mark by a bit, but one theory that was circulated soon after 9/11...was particularly bizzare..."Muslims kill to go to Islamic heaven so they can get laid" . This will be the topic of discussion in this post. I shall tackle it in Two parts.
PART 1
First of all lets see what "Islamic heaven" and how exactly does one get into it.
Wikipedia describes it as:
"The Qur'an contains many references to an afterlife in Eden for those who do good deeds. Heaven itself is commonly described in the Qu'ran in verse 35 of Surah Al-Ra’d: "The parable of the Garden which the righteous are promised! Beneath it flow rivers. Perpetual is the fruits thereof and the shade therein. Such is the End of the Righteous; and the end of the unbelievers is the Fire." Since Islam rejects the concept of original sin, Muslims believe that all human beings are born pure. In Islam, therefore, a child who dies automatically goes to heaven, regardless of the religion of his or her parents. The highest level of heaven is Firdaws (فردوس)- Pardis (پردیس), which is where the prophets, the martyrs and the most truthful and pious people will dwell."
So true enough, only believers have a place in Islamic Heaven. Non Believers, cant get in. Next question is, do all Muslims go to heaven? or is it based on there deeds?
The Quran answers this at 3:134-136:
"Those who spend (benevolently) in ease as well as in straitness, and those who restrain (their) anger and pardon men; and Allah loves the doers of good (to others). And those who when they commit an indecency or do injustice to their souls remember Allah and ask forgiveness for their faults-- and who forgives the faults but Allah, and (who) do not knowingly persist in what they have done.(As for) these-- their reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide in them, and excellent is the reward of the laborers"
So the point is simple. Be a Muslim, do good deeds, repent and seek forgiveness if bad deeds are committed, and your certain to go to heaven.Next question. Will killing people get you to heaven, ie. is killing people a good deed? Lets see what the Quran says:
"...If anyone kills a person - unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he killed all people. And if anyone saves a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all people" (Qur'an 5:32).
"...Take not life, which God has made sacred, except by way of justice and law. Thus does He command you, so that you may learn wisdom" (6:151).
So if you kill a person unjustly, then you have committed sacrilege, ie violated what God has made sacred. And does sacrilege get you into heaven? I dont think so.The last and most obvious question is: Were the 9/11 and other attacks just or did the perpetrators commit sacrilege? Since you have read so far, I leave it to you, the reader to answer this
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