Seâdet-i Ebediyye Endless Bliss Second Fascicle

worship them are the enemies of Allâhu ta’âlâ Himself. Eternal
burning in Hell is the punishment for this base deed. But the
desires of the nafs, and all other kinds of sins are not so. Allah’s
enmity towards them is not from His Own Self but from His
Attributes. Allah’s Wrath and Anger against sinners does not
originate from His Own Wrath but from His Attribute Wrath. His
tormenting and abhorring them is always through His Deeds and
Attributes. It is for this reason that sinners will not remain in Hell
eternally, and He will forgive most of them if He wills. Since
Allah’s enmity against disbelief and disbelievers is from His Own
Self, His Attributes Mercy and Compassion will not reach
disbelievers in the next world; and His Attribute Mercy will not be
able to cancel the enmity of His Own Self. Enmity of the Self is
more powerful than the mercy of the Attribute. What is done
through the Attribute cannot change what is done by the Self. It is
purported in a hadîth-i qudsî: “My Mercy has surpassed My
Wrath.” Its meaning is: “My Attribute Mercy has surpassed My
Attribute Wrath. That is, it has overwhelmed My Wrath towards
the sinful ones of Believers.” It does not mean that His Attribute
Mercy surpasses the Self’s Wrath, which is directed towards
disbelievers and polytheists.
Question: Allâhu ta’âlâ pities disbelievers in the world. As a
matter of fact, this has been mentioned above. Then doesn’t His
Attribute Mercy surpass the Self’s Wrath in the world?
Answer: Pitying disbelievers in the world is only in appearance.
That is, it is an istidrâj, a trick that seems like mercy. As a matter
of fact, He declares in the Sûrat-ul-Mu’minûn of the Qur’ân alkerîm:
“By giving disbelievers plenty of property and children; are
We helping them, are We doing them favours? Do they presume
that in return for their disbelief We are sending numerous
blessings, one soon after another? No, it is not the case. This
helping is not a favour to them, but perhaps an istidrâj. It is
intended so that they go astray, become excessive, and then go to
Hell.” Also, the âyat, “I am bringing them piecemeal to torment.
This they are unaware of. As they overflow the measure, I am
giving them opportunities by giving them worldly blessings on the
increase. They are being beguiled. The torment which I have
prepared for them is very bitter,” in the sûras of A’râf and Nûn,
shows this fact clearly.
NOTE: Remaining eternally in Hell is the retribution for
disbelief. Now the following question may arise: Our savants say
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