All praise be to Allah. May blessings and peace be upon our Prophet; and upon his Family, Companions<\/p>\n
and followers. To proceed:<\/p>\n
The beginning of your question may be whittled down to: Has Islam reached the whole of humanity?<\/p>\n
The reply: Islam has not reached the whole of humanity, but it will reach the whole of humanity. For<\/p>\n
there occurs in one hadith: \u201cThe Hour will not be established until there remains no house of brick or<\/p>\n
fur save that the religion will enter it: bringing with it honour or humiliation.\u201d Related by Imam A?mad<\/p>\n
(no.16957), al-Bayhaq\u2022 in his Sunan <\/em>(9:181) and al-Tabar\u00e5n\u2022 in al-Kab\u2022r <\/em>(no.1280). Hence this religion<\/p>\n will certainly enter [everywhere]. Today the media and the means of mass communication have turned<\/p>\n the world into a global village; such, therefore, are channels for Islam to be conveyed to every house.<\/p>\n Thus it is incumbent upon each Muslim to strive diligently to communicate Islam to others. But as for<\/p>\n whether or not this has [completely] happened, then not as yet.<\/p>\n As for those deserving of punishment in the Hellfire, it refers to those to whom this religion has been<\/p>\n conveyed but they refuse to believe in it. Allah, Transcendent and Exalted is He, says: And this Qur\u2019an<\/em><\/p>\n has been revealed to me that I may warn you with it and whomsoever it may reach.<\/em>1 Meaning, that it<\/p>\n is a warning to all whom it reaches, even if one has not seen or spoken with the Prophet. Whosoever<\/p>\n the Qur\u2019an has been communicated to, is of those who have been warned. Consequently, the Qur\u2019an<\/p>\n that is with each of us must, of need, be conveyed to the whole of humanity. Those to whom the Qur\u2019an<\/p>\n has been conveyed, then the proof (?ujjah<\/em>) has been established upon them. Those to whom it has<\/p>\n not been conveyed, the proof has not been established to them, and their case is like that of the ahl<\/em><\/p>\n al- fa\u2020 rah <\/em>– those who lived in a period of time before the advent of a divinely-revealed message. About<\/p>\n this, Allah, Transcendent is He, revealed: Nor do We punish until We have sent a Messenger.<\/em>2 He also<\/p>\n said: Whenever a fresh host is cast into it [Hell], its keepers ask them: \u201cDid not a warner come to you?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n They will say: \u201cYes, a warner came to us; but we denied.\u201d<\/em>3<\/p>\n Thus Messengers were divinely sent in order that mankind might have no argument against Allah after<\/p>\n the Messengers. So a person to whom the message has not reached, then the proofs cannot be said to<\/p>\n have been established; proofs and arguments that are to be clear, thorough and decisive: Say: \u201cAllah\u2019s<\/em><\/p>\n is the decisive argument.\u201d<\/em>4<\/p>\n Someone to whom the message reaches may not affirm it due to either simply ignoring it (i\u2018r\u00e5?an<\/em><\/p>\n \u2018anh\u00e5<\/em>), being prejudiced against it, being hostile to it, disbelieving it, or rejecting it – as Allah, Exalted<\/p>\n is He, says: And they rejected them [the signs], though they inwardly recognised them, out of injustice<\/em><\/p>\n and pride.<\/em>5 That is to say, they rejected them whilst their souls were certain about them and inwardly<\/p>\n <\/p>\n knew them to be the truth. So they chose to be blind to the truth: But when they cover themselves with<\/em><\/p>\n their garments He knows what they hide and what they reveal. He knows what is in their breasts.<\/em>6 In<\/p>\n other words, they desire not to see the truth.<\/p>\n Many non-Muslims today fall into this situation, in that some of them are able to discern truths if they<\/p>\n are made manifest. However, whether it is out of not wishing to forsake familiar habits; or losing their<\/p>\n standing among people; or having contempt for Muslims; or being prejudiced against them; or just out<\/p>\n of sheer folly and misguidance, many turn away from even considering (or contemplating) the Qur\u2019an.<\/p>\n It is this turning away from contemplating the Qur\u2019an or becoming acquainted with the message, while<\/p>\n being able to do so, which undoubtedly causes a person to be divinely punished. For: The religion in<\/em><\/p>\n the sight of Allah is Islam.<\/em>7 Also: Whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it shall never be accepted<\/em><\/p>\n from them, and they will be loosers in the Hereafter.<\/em>8 Of course, a devotional life in this world should<\/p>\n be lived in peaceful co-existence with others; for no one can be compelled to accept the faith. Afterall:<\/p>\n There is no compulsion in religion.<\/em>9<\/p>\n This, then, is our stance, and our address and invitation here. Yet this is not to suggest that the truth<\/p>\n is multiple, and that everyone can [ultimately] believe whatever they want. For the truth is indeed one;<\/p>\n the truth is this religion: a religion that is the seal and guardian over all other religions. This, in brief, is<\/p>\n a reply to the question.<\/p>\n ENDNOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n * From www.binbayyah.net (trans. Surkheel Abu Aaliyah).<\/p>\n 1. Qur\u2019an 6:19.<\/p>\n 2. Qur\u2019an 17:15.<\/p>\n 3. Qur\u2019an 67:8-9.<\/p>\n 4. Qur\u2019an 6:149.<\/p>\n 5. Qur\u2019an 27:14.<\/p>\n 6. Qur\u2019an 11:5.<\/p>\n 7. Qur\u2019an 3:19.<\/p>\n 8. Qur\u2019an 3:85.<\/p>\n 9. Qur\u2019an 2:256.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" All praise be to Allah. May blessings and peace be upon our Prophet; and upon his Family, Companions and followers. To proceed: The beginning of your question may be whittled down to: Has Islam reached the whole of humanity? 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