Such a person is...

Such a person is, without a doubt, a sinner destined to damnation and will never catch a glimpse of salvation. The Qur’an says: Every soul will be held in pledge for what it has acquired. (74:38) Hence, the salvation or damnation of a person is dependent on the volitional acts, not on his natural or psychological make-up. This is the clearest manifestation of God's justice.

***** One of the characteristic doctrines of Shi'ism is bada', a term meaning that men's destinies change when the factors and causes regulating them change: what appears to be eternal and immutable changes…