Who more than Adam pbuh had a right to ask this question.
God is a Creator, He is constantly creating. He is able to create mind blowing Worlds beyond our comprehension, where his creation can live for eternity, never get ill etc. But why should everyone be allowed to enter such a place? Would you like to live their with Hitler, Stalin or Saddam Hussein as neighbours?
This life is a testing ground, where people are given rules to follow or reject. Adam pbuh made a mistake and repented. It was always God's plan to let Adam and his progeny inhabit the Earth, taking over from previous creations. Adam pbuh took his fall from grace with humility and repented. He was forgiven by God, but Satan did not repent, rather he blamed Adam and refused to repent to God.
This is the first lesson for mankind. Will humans admit to their mistakes and turn to God or will they choose to be arrogant like Satan?
As believers we are absolutely sure of 3 destinations once we die. 1 is Hell, so you can't blame such videos to have a tone of warning about them. Even within strict communities you can choose not to believe in your heart, and just go through the motions of prayer, fasting etc. What that lady is experiencing should be of her own free will, as there truly is no compulsion in Religion, but neither are the gates of Heaven open to disbelievers.
As for the Catholic man, I don't believe Jesus pbuh banned his followers from marrying and having families. Christians don't really listen to what Jesus pbuh had to say, rather they listen to people who never met him, and rely upon Church doctrines and traditions.
Allah swt created us so we may benefit from the World to come. Billions have accepted the invitation and I for one look forward to joining them. Atheists can live their lives to the full right here on Earth and not complain when they return to God. win win situation for all.
He created us and gave us a set of rules to follow. He doesn't need us, rather we need Him. Using our free will we can rationalise things as you've done and negate to follow or choose to follow as Billions have and continue to do so.
Well the book given to Muslims contains signs, many many signs showing it comes from a higher being.
Science tells us the most likely model for the start of the Universe is something termed the Big bang, following rapid expansion and cosmic gases. There are other theories, and we can argue to and fro on technical terms/different theories, leading to stalling of this discussion.
Using the model Science mentions, we read the following verses in the Qur'an:
The Big Bang
Do those who disbelieve not see that the heavens and the earth were sewn together and then We unstitched them and that We made from water every living thing? So will they not believe? (Qur'an, 21:30)
The word "ratq" translated as "sewn to" means "mixed in each, blended" in the Arabic vernacular. It is used to refer to two different substances that make up a whole. The phrase "we unstitched" is the verb "fataqa" in Arabic and implies that something comes into being by tearing apart or destroying the structure of things that are sewn to one another. The sprouting of a seed from the soil is one of the actions to which this verb is applied.
Expanding Universe:
And it is We Who have constructed the heaven with might, and verily, it is We Who are steadily expanding it. (Qur'an, 51:47)
The word "heaven," as stated in the verse above, is used in various places in the Qur'an. It is referring to space and the wider universe. Here again, the word is used with this meaning, stating that the universe "expands." The Arabic word "moosiaaoona" in the term "inna lamoosiaaoona," translated into English as "it is We Who are steadily expanding it", comes from the verb "evsea," meaning "to expand." The prefix "la" emphasises the following name or title and adds a sense of "to a great extent." This expression therefore means "We expand the sky or the universe to a great extent." This is the very conclusion that science has reached today.
Cosmic Gas:
Scientists today are able to observe the formation of stars from a hot gas cloud. Formation from a warm mass of gas also applies to the creation of the universe. The creation of the universe as described in the Qur'an confirms this scientific discovery in the following verse:
He placed firmly embedded mountains on it, towering over it, and blessed it and measured out its nourishment in it, laid out for those who seek it-all in four days. Then He turned to heaven when it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, "Come willingly or unwillingly." They both said, "We come willingly." (Qur'an, 41:10-11)
The Arabic word for "smoke" in the above verse is "dukhanun," which describes the hot, cosmic smoke in question. This word in the Qur'an, in pinpoint fashion, describes this smoke very accurately for it is a warm body of gas containing mobile particles connected to solid substances. Here, the Qur'an has employed the most appropriate word from the Arabic language for describing the appearance of this phase of the universe.
Below is a site that uses over 50 translations of the meaning of the original Arabic text, so you can check the verses for yourself:
There are many other signs I could mention, but this is sufficient for now. These are not to sell you Islam, but are given so you can see why some people are convinced the 7th Century Arabs could not possibly have known these things, and accept this is revelation from a Spiritual source beyond our understanding.
al-Fatihah 1:1
