47. Is it God’s purpose to harden some men’s hearts and lead them astray?
the Bible No
Yes the Quran
the Bible's Perspective
Matthew 18:11-14For the Son of Man came to save that which was lost. “What do you think? If a man has one hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine, go to the mountains, and seek that which has gone astray? If he finds it, most certainly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine which have not gone astray. Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
1 Timothy 2:3-4For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.
2 Timothy 2:26and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
James 1:13Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
the Quran's Perspective
Al-Baqara (The Cow) 2:7Allah hath sealed their hearing and their hearts, and on their eyes there is a covering. Theirs will be an awful doom.
Al-Baqara (The Cow) 2:15Allah (Himself) doth mock them, leaving them to wander blindly on in their contumacy.
Al-Baqara (The Cow) 2:26Lo! Allah disdaineth not to coin the similitude even of a gnat. Those who believe know that it is the truth from their Lord; but those who disbelieve say: What doth Allah wish (to teach) by such a similitude? He misleadeth many thereby, and He guideth many thereby; and He misleadeth thereby only miscreants;
An-Nisa (the Women) 4:119And surely I will lead them astray, and surely I will arouse desires in them, and surely I will command them and they will cut the cattle' ears, and surely I will command them and they will change Allah's creation. Whoso chooseth Satan for a patron instead of Allah is verily a loser and his loss is manifest.
Al-A'raf (The Heights) 7:186Those whom Allah sendeth astray, there is no guide for them. He leaveth them to wander blindly on in their contumacy.
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