The Two Roads - Heaven and Hell

one. To say that Jih\d means ‘Isl\mic holy war’ does not allow room for
the many other actions that fall under this category.
One of the many forms of Jih\d is to call people to the truth. This is of
two types:
• To call non-Muslims to Islam, the real, eternal salvation.
• To call Muslims to Ihs\n and the Sunnah, to sincerity, to good deeds.
‘Call, (O Mu#ammad) to the path of your Lord (to Isl\m)
with wisdom (the Qur'\n) and a pleasant way of calling them,
and reason with them in that way, which is best,’
an Na#l
‘Say (O Mu#ammad) this is my way. I call towards All\h.’
Y[suf
The key to obtaining All\h’s pleasure and entry into Paradise is to have
the belief in the kalimah:
lc ilcha illal-lchu muxammadur-rasplullch.
‘There is no God besides All\h.
Mu#ammad r is the Messenger of All\h.
Forgiveness from All\h I will eventually be granted to all Muslims as
the Nab| r has explained:
‘Whoever says ‘There is no God besides All\h’ will enter Paradise…
Even if he were to fornicate or steal.’
al-Bukh\r| and Muslim
This does not, and will not ever mean that saying the Kalimah is
enough and there is no need to work for the pleasure of All\h I. The
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