"Jika Engkau menyeksa mereka, (maka tidak ada yang menghalanginya) kerana sesungguhnya mereka adalah hamba-hambaMu; dan jika Engkau mengampunkan mereka, maka sesungguhnya Engkaulah sahaja yang Maha Kuasa, lagi Maha Bijaksana"
This verse captures a beautiful truth about our relationship with Allah. Essentially, it says: "If You punish us, we are still Yours; but if You forgive us, it’s because You are powerful enough to be kind."
It reminds us that while we often mess up, we are never beyond His reach. Punishment is a right of a Master, but forgiveness is the choice of the Wise. He doesn't forgive because we deserve it, but because His greatness is bigger than our mis...
What has always intrigued me most about this powerful passage is the question: why does Jesus AS provide such a long response to a question that he knows very well that Allah SWT already knows the answer to? Surely Jesus AS didn't doubt that Allah SWT knew that he was innocent of the claims made against him that he called his followers to his own worship, so couldn't he simply answer with : 'No I did not'?