remembering his Lord and seeks only the life of this world—such is the sum of their knowledge.
Allah, exalted is He, says:
“Turn away from anyone who shuns Our remembrance and desires nothing but the life of this world.” (Surat al-Najm, 53:29)
And He says:
“Keep yourself patient with those who call upon their Lord morning and evening, seeking His Face; do not let your eyes pass beyond them, longing for the adornment of worldly life. Do not obey the one whose heart We have made heedless of Our remembrance, who follows his own desire, for his affair has exceeded all bounds.” (Surat al-Kahf, 18:28)
Fourth point:
It is astonishing that the Christians should label a matter such as this an injustice that violates fairness, while they themselves attribute to Allah a colossal injustice on this very foundation—an accusation no other nation has ever levelled against Him. Indeed, they revile and insult Him with an abuse unmatched by any people. Consequently, they are the furthest of nations from affirming His oneness, exalting Him, praising Him, and extolling Him. They claim that when Adam ate from the tree, the Lord became angry with him and punished him, and that this punishment remained upon his descendants until the Messiah came and was crucified; that Adam’s progeny were held in Satan’s custody so that whoever among them died had his soul sent to Hell, imprisoned by Satan—even, they say, the prophets: Noah, Abraham, Moses, David, Solomon, and others.
[Section: Refutation of the Christians’ Doctrine of Crucifixion and Atonement]
It is well known that Abraham’s father was a disbeliever, yet Allah did not take Abraham to task for his father’s sin, so how