The Moral Event Horizon
Quran Talk Blog · Article · February 24, 2024
Yet, for someone who refuses to see the light and return to the right path, there is no redemption, not because God can’t redeem them, but because they will never seek God’s redemption. This is because their hearts have become too hardened, and their arrogance has grown so much that they will never be able to see the errors of their way, and they will be destined for Hell for all of eternity.
7:146 I will divert from My revelations those who are arrogant on earth, without justification. Consequently, when they see every kind of proof they will not believe. And when they see the path of guidance they will not adopt it as their path, but when they see the path of straying they will adopt it as their path. This is the consequence of their rejecting our proofs, and being totally heedless thereof.
سَأَصْرِفُ عَنْ ءَايَـٰتِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَكَبَّرُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ كُلَّ ءَايَةٍ لَّا يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهَا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ سَبِيلَ ٱلرُّشْدِ لَا يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلًا وَإِن يَرَوْا۟ سَبِيلَ ٱلْغَىِّ يَتَّخِذُوهُ سَبِيلًا ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا وَكَانُوا۟ عَنْهَا غَـٰفِلِينَ
If there is Light, There is Hope For Redemption
One of the devil’s tactics is to convince individuals who have gone astray that there is no hope for them and that they have veered too far off the path and are thus irredeemable because of the sins they have committed. Yet, this is only true if the person no longer believes their actions were sinful. Therefore, no matter how far someone believes they have strayed due to their past transgressions, as long as they genuinely recognize the errors of their ways and sincerely repent and reform before death overcomes them, then God will not only redeem them, but He will even transform their sins into credits.