Fifth, as for killing a human being, it is also NOT the Will...

Fifth, as for killing a human being, it is also NOT the Will of Allah, for Allah says: “If a man kills a believer INTENTIONALLY, his recompense is Hell, to abide therein (forever); and the wrath and curse of Allah are upon him, and a dreadful chastisement is prepared for him.” (11) Again, Allah says: “….TAKE NOT LIFE, which Allah hath made sacred, except by way of justice and law: Thus doth He command you, that ye may learn wisdom.” (12) Your freedom in these matters is most apparent.

Sixth, as for eating and drinking, they are also NOT the Will of Allah, for Allah said: “…..eat and drink, but waste not by excess, for Allah loveth not the wasters.” (13) You are AT LIBERTY to eat or not to eat, to drink or not to drink, and to waste or not to waste. Dr.

al-Tijani said to the scholar: “How, then, can you claim that EVERYTHING is the Will of Allah when the Quran is clear about that matter?” The scholar answered that Allah does whatever He pleases, as the Quran states: “Say: O Allah! Lord of Power (and Rule), thou givest Power to whom thou pleasest, and thou strippest off power from whom thou pleasest: Thou enduest with honour whom thou pleasest, and thou bringest low whom thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all Good.

Verily, over all things thou hast power. (14) Dr. al-Tijani answered: “We are not quarrelling about whether Allah CAN do whatever He wishes or not; we are debating whether or not Allah FORCES people to do things, and then punishes them for it?” The scholar answered: “You have your religion, and I have mine!” and the discussion was over. Two days later, Dr.

al-Tijani returned and said: “So if your belief is that Allah executes EVERYTHING, and His servants have NO choice whatsoever in the matter, why, then, don’t you apply the same reasoning to the matter of the Caliphate; and [surrender to the point] that Allah chooses whomever He wishes?” The point that Dr. al-Tijani is trying to drive across concerns the belief by the Shia that al-Imam Ali (PBUH) was chosen by Allah to be the successor to the Prophet (PBUHH). The scholar said: “YES!

I do believe that; because Allah has chosen Abu Bakr, then `Umar, then `Uthman, and then Ali (PBUH).” Dr. al-Tijani said: “Now you have fallen into the trap of your own logic!” The scholar said: “How so?” Dr. al-Tijani said: “Either you say [and believe] that Allah has chosen the first four Caliphs, and then left the matter for the people to decide upon.