Allah and smoking and other sodid matters

Submitted by dhimmi no more (United States), Sep 28, 2009 at 07:17

Our dear Emir wrote

>If people would accept only the Islamic commands to leave drinking, gambling, premarital sex and adultery all done in the name of freedom of choice of the individual we would save many lives from unnecessary suffering.

Well let me see: your Arabian Allah says that this life is all about al-qada' wa al-qadr or pre-destination right? Then if one is to drink alcohol or to have pre-martial sex or gambling then it must be because Allah planned this way right? and as a result of the drinking and the sex and the gambling there would be unnecessary suffering! oh these are your wrods right? then I must conclude the following:

1. If anyone is to be blamed for gambling and consumption of alcohol and pre-marital sex then it must be Allah as he planned it this way right? then how can we get in touch with Allah so he can fix up this mess? Oh do not worry I will do the talking as the poor guy is an Arab and he does not speak English or Turkish

2. You wrote that those people that drink alcohol and engage in gambling and pre-marital sex will suffer the consequences of their actions already planned by Allah as per al-qada' wa al-qadr right? then those that stop drinking and gambling and pre-marital sex must be acting against Allah's grand plan right? then it seems to me that those that drink and are into gambling and pre-marital sex are the real Muslims as they are following Allah's grand plan right? then congratulations our dear Emir but it seems that drinking alcohol and gambling and pre-marital sex should not be condemned by your likes as they are part of Allah's grand plan

3. If some people suffer because of drinking alcohol and gambling and pre-maritla sex then we can only blame Allah for their suffering which makes him a cruel god and as if we did not know

4. You agree with me that smoking is a more serious health issue as well as an addiction right? but it seems that Allah had no clue that human beings will smoke! So what should we do about that? should we e-mail him to let him know?

5. Oh I forgot and those that stop drinking and gambling and pre-marital sex were guided by Allah as per al-qada' wa al-qadr right? then how about the rest of those that are into gambling and drinking and pre-marital sex why would Allah not guide them and get them to stop could it be because Allah cannot do it but in this case he would not be omnipotent? or could it be that Allah is really cruel and this is why he would allow some to go astray as he says? but in this case he is not a loving deity but a cruel one. So which one is it?

And I'm not even the author of this poor theology

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