Trade Center in which many Muslims were killed. The
suicide terrorists of September 11, 2001 would certainly
have known that fellow Muslims worked in those buildings.
c. Apostasy. ‘‘Lo! Those who disbelieve after their
profession of belief, and afterward grow in infidelity, their
repentance will never be accepted. And such are those who
are astray’’ (Sura 3:90). The apostates include those who
convert to another religion, as well as those who simply
incline towards atheism. Islamic commentators indicate that
the apostate multiplies his disbelief, and by persisting in it,
adds further infidelity to disbelief.[15] Once he has become
an apostate, he never actually regains the status of a believer
even if he renounces his apostasy: an apostate is
irrecoverably lost. One Hadith quotes Muhammad as listing
three kinds of Muslims who may lawfully be killed by other
Muslims: those who commit murder, those who commit
adultery or other sexual crimes forbidden by Islamic law,
and apostates.[16]
- Does Allah call all people to embrace Islam?
No. This is a stunning departure from the God of the
Bible who ‘‘wills all men to be saved and to come to the
knowledge of the truth’’ (1 Tm 2:4).[17]
The Koran does not say why Allah chose not to guide all
mankind to the truth, but about the fact that He did not is
abundantly clear. There are over forty Koranic passages that
deny free will. The conclusion is inescapable that Allah
created a great many creatures defective and intended for
Hell. Although some Islamic theologians state that man does