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Parent Post: Death and Age Of Responsibility (The Age Of Forty)
zenny
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1/8/2026, 5:22:26 AM
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I see where you're coming from, but this seems like a strange position to take. Not that God wouldn't grant clemency to the young, but it seems to be almost as though God condones the crimes of those whom he takes before the age 40. What about the mentally deficient 40+ they can't be judged the same as you or I? Likewise what about the mentally mature 38 year old? And what is a year to God, is it the same as a year for us? 12 months, one revolution around the Sun. Why do we use a lunar calendar in Islam? What about the months we spend in the womb are they added to our age? Feels a bit arbitrary. It feels like more of a milestone to me, a point in your life where you might take stock of your actions and beliefs. Still good post.
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tajudeen_bin_tijani
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1/8/2026, 10:02:05 AM
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zenny: And what is a year to God, is it the same as a year for us? 12 months, one revolution around the Sun. Why do we use a lunar calendar in Islam? What about the months we spend in the womb are they added to our age? Feels a bit arbitrary. God is not bound by time, He is eternal. Time applies to us in this practical examination. It is time out of the womb we directly experience the world, and develop a relationship with it, and everything in it. Is it as arbitrary as some people live up to 25, and others 85. #Quran chp 45 ver 26 Say, "GOD has granted you life, then He puts you to death, then He will summon you to the Day of Resurrection, which is inevitable. But most people do not know." Pattern Recognition: Our Practical Examination https://soj.ooo/p/onecreatorgod/post/d3b9a437fc3ea2fb014893b561ac2772
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tajudeen_bin_tijani
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1/8/2026, 9:49:53 AM
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zenny: I see where you're coming from, but this seems like a strange position to take. Not that God wouldn't grant clemency to the young, but it seems to be almost as though God condones the crimes of those whom he takes before the age 40. There are consequences for crimes, but there is also mercy for the context in which they happen. A crime out of ignorance is not the same as a crime out of arrogance. zenny: What about the mentally deficient 40+ they can't be judged the same as you or I? Likewise what about the mentally mature 38 year old? Again, there are consequences for crimes. However, choosing heaven or hell requires information, practical examinations (to see our response to the information given) etc. A merciful God is aware of our context, physical abilities etc. We are either mature in our youth or as adults, for life teaches truthful lessons, but denial makes some of us explain it away. Some of us are quick learners, while others are slow learners, and others deluded (for we can't keep on doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome). #Quran chp 6 ver 46 Say, "What if GOD took away your hearing and your eyesight, and sealed your minds; which god, other than GOD, can restore these for you?" Note how we explain the revelations, and note how they still deviate!
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