THE ANNULMENT OF DEEDS

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Quran,Translation and Commentary in Brief (Vol. 03)
Verse 19-20ASHES IN THE BOSOM OF A TEMPEST (VERSE NO. 18)

      The abolition and annulment of good deeds due to disbelief in God, has been a general topic of controversy among the Muslim scholars.

      Some ask what of the great inventors and discoverers like Alva Edison and Pastur? Do they go to Hell!? Do they have any reward at all in the life to come?

      To answer this question we say:ِ

      In Islamic Doctrine the aim, intention, and stimulus of an act is no less important than the act itself. Therefore it depends to some extent that, why the good-doer or the inventor has done that work?

1- Sometimes the aim of the inventor is to invent a destructive means like the atomic bomb. Of course his invention may also have some byِproducts, which benefits mankind. Here in this case it is evident that what sort of a reward the inventor deserves.

2- Sometimes an inventor may invent something with the object of being famous, wealthy or have a position. In this case the best reward for such an inventor is to reach his object of being famous or rich and etc.

3- The third group of inventors may have human stimulus spending their whole life in the corner of a laboratory in order to serve mankind and improve social life of humanity. They toil and work hard for the welfare of their fellow creatures. These are of two groups as to their faith and intentions:ِ They might be either believer in God or unbelievers. If they are believers and have laboured in their investigations for the sake of God and to seek their Lord's pleasure, their reward is immense and God knows how to deal with them.

      They will have as their rewards such Graces and Bounties of God in the life to come that no ear has ever heard, no eyes have ever seen, and no mind has thought of.

      But if they believe not in God, and have done so only for the sake of humanity and to improve the life and social condition of mankind, then they have done good deeds and are among the good doers, and the verses like S 12:90 applies to them that:ِ ``ALLAH WASTES NOT THE REWARDS OF THE GOOD-DOERS.''

      Here we should not forget that the acceptance of a deed or a conduct by Allah differs from giving wages and rewards for a work. God might be well pleased with a little work which is done by a servant, with utmost sincerity and good purity and intention; and on the other hand he wastes not the reward of the good doers, though their intention be not as pure and sincere as it should be. Good is the fruit of good, and the product of bad is bad.

 

 

 

 

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