The Sceptics Dilemma
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The Sceptics Dilemma
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Unbelief and Misguidance
Kufur and Dalalah
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Painful
... the pains of separation from the things we love...
... the innate desire of eternal life and happiness that is never to be fulfilled..
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Dark
Past is Non-existent
Future is terrifying
because it is unknown
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Difficult
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Flashes
13th Flash
8th Indication
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Question:
How do they continue to live while facing so many pains and suffering?
How do they continue to receive pleasure from life?
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The Unbeliever & The Ostrich
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Disclaimer on the Ostrich
A most beautiful creation of Allah..
Concentrate on the funny behaviour it has..Not the animal itself..
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“You've got wings... so fly like a bird!”
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to hide from its hunter...
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“Then carry loads on your back like a camel!”
Saves itself from the hardship of carrying loads
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A: The Universal Mercy of the Qur’an affords the possibility of life after death.. “it’s possible”
Q: How do you continue to live and gain pleasure from life ?
“The Sceptic’s Dilemma”
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Death
The Grave
Pains of Separation
Q: Then you must work to gain that eternal happiness.. Perform the obligations required for the good life there..
Self-Deception through Possibilities
A: “maybe there is no such thing.. Why should I work for something that doesn’t exist”
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2 Types of Unbelief and Misguidance (easy vs impossible)
1. Actions but without principle(Ameli ve Feri)
Denial and rejection (adem-i kabul)
Easy to choose Lazy option
2. Opposing Judgement and Belief (Itikadi ve Fikri)
• Accepting non-being
(kabul-u adem)
Impossible to verifyDark and Painful
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Question:
Why do so many people choose the painful, dark and difficult path of unbelief (kufur) and
misguidance (dalalet)?
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They fall into it andcannot come out
The animal and vegetable powers of man are blind to consequences, they do not see them and do not think of them
cismaniye-i nebatiye
madde-i hayvaniye
The lower desires override the subtle faculties
So they console themselves with
immediate and passing pleasures
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The Risale-i Nur has refuted and submitted the people of misguidance and unbelief.
Through the Light of the Qur’an in this time..