What is the human condition?
Islam shares the story of genesis with Judeo-Christianity however it differs from them, when it comes to the concept of original sin. Adam and Eve committed transgression of disobeying Allah’s rule and Allah punished them. However they repented, and were forgiven by Allah therefore the rest of humanity doesn’t suffer, due to the original sin. It also leads to a belief that humans are not born sinful, but divine-natured (Fitra) so they are entitled to self-respect and healthy self-image. when they forget their divine origin, that’s a sin called ghaflah and it has to be reminded by religious acts.
Where are we going?
On the day of judgment (al-Qiyamah), humans will be decided on which afterlife (Akhira) they will live. According to Allah’s judgment, people will go to either Jannah or Jahannam. People with spiritual lethargy which ghaflah induces will go to Jahnnam and vice versa. Each soul will be held accountable for its actions.
How do we get there?
In order to go to jannah, humans shouldn’t forget about their divine origin and its innate demand to do good deeds. Since they get distracted by ghaflah, having faith in Quran and practicing Five Pillars: Shahada, Salat, Zakat, Sawm, Hajj will help them stay on the course. Above pillars include accepting Muhammed and Allah as well as surrendering oneself to Allah (Islam). Every sin would be forgivable except for Shirk referring to worshiping polytheistic gods, which is an express ticket to janaham.
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