How can I get to heaven

If I ask Tihad: T. If I am a non-muslim, am I going to heaven?
He'll say: probably not. You're chances are slim if you're not Muslim!

I go to DV and I say: DV, I am not Catholic, will I go to heaven? He'll say: Keep dreaming Jeff.

Then I meet Theja and ask her: I am not a Protestant, Can I go to heaven? She'll answer me by saying: No you can't. Sorry.

I go to Israel and ask some Rabbi the same question. He'd say:
"listen my Boy, The promised land is for the Jews. We don't know what happens after death, but God gave the Torah to Moses, and He was a Hebrew."

On and On, I tour the globe searching for the correct answer but receive conflicting ones. Which one is correct? Which one is true? Who has it?

[_thetruth]

Salam brov
You have put a heavy burden on me and I will try my best to answer it and God the Almighty knows best.may he forgive me if i make a mistake Amen
First of all No one knows who will go to heaven not even the prophets did.However they were commanded to past on ONE MESSAGE
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Since people speak from their tongues and means something else in their heart only The lord who created them will determine who will enter heaven.
However to answer your question you and only you will know whether you qualify or not and in Islam you need to believe in the followings words of God but first let's see what we believe
Muslims believe that God had previously revealed Himself to the earlier prophets of the Jews and Christians, such as Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. We therefore accept the teachings of both the Jewish Torah and the Christian Gospels. We believe that Islam is the perfection of the religion revealed first to Abraham (who is considered the first Muslim) and later to other prophets. Muslims believe that Jews and Christians have strayed from God's true faith but hold them in higher esteem than pagans and unbelievers. We call Jews and Christians the "People of the Book" and allow them to practice their own religions. Muslims believe that Muhammad is the "seal of the prophecy," by which they mean that he is the last in the series of prophets God sent to mankind.
I speak of Islam and leave my friends the people of the book to say their bits and let's hope this discussion will remain civil.
In Islam
All the prophets and messengers of Allah were principally teaching the same thing: La Ilaha lila Allah: (no GOD but ONE)
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O my people! worship Allah! you have no other god but Him (Qur 'an 7:59)
This is precisely what Noah said; Hud declared (Qur'an 7:65); and Salih affirmed (Qur'an 7:73). Shuaib gave the same message (Qur'an 7:85). The same doctrine was repeated and confirmed by Prophets Moussa, Issa, and Mohammad (saas)
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"Say; Truly I am a warner: no god is there but Allah, the One, Supreme, and Irresistible." (Qur'an 38:65)
"Say: Verily, I am commanded to serve Allah, and follow with sincere devotion his deen." (Qur 'an 39:11)
a bit about hell for those who want to learn an islamic view of it
"Paradise and Hell have already been created. They will never come to an end or cease to exist. Allaah (swt) created Paradise and Hell before the rest of creation, and He (swt) created inhabitants for each of them. Whoever He
(swt) wishes (will enter) Paradise by His grace and mercy, and whoever He (swt) wishes (will enter Hell) as a result of His (swt) justice. Every person will behave according to that for which he was created, and his destiny will be that for which he was created; good deeds and evil deeds are foreordained for all men".
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"Race with one another in hastening towards forgiveness from your Lord, and Paradise the width whereof is as the width of the heaven and the earth, prepared for those who believe in Allaah and His Messengers. That is the
Grace of Allaah, which He bestows on whom He is pleased with. And Allaah is the Owner of Great Bounty". (57:21)
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"...for Paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for al-Muttaqun" (3:133)
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"And fear the fire, which is prepared for the disbelievers" (3:131)
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Islam is the only Religion which teaches the existance of a PERFECT GOD. A perfect God means there is no sharer in his nature and His Attributes"Say:He is God, the One and only;God,the eternal,Absolute;He begetteth not.nor is He begotten,and there is none like unto Him(Quran 112:1-4)
so to say that God is OR any of his creations he himself created can be God is MOCKERY OF GODHOOD AND BLASPHEMY OF THE LOWEST ORDER AND AN INSULT TO THE INTELLIGENCE. His name is unique can not be single or plural or anything similar found in this world because what we see in the universe and may see heaven or hell(future)are creations of the Lord so we can not compare him to anything we know.
There are variations in the degrees of heat in Hell, and in the levels of punishment which Allaah (swt) has prepared for its inhabitants; there is not just one level.
As Allaah says:
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"Verily the hypocrites will be in the lowest depths [grade] of the
Fire"(4:145)
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If anyone believes in the above God and in all his UNALTERED Books (Tourat,Psalm, Gospel) and Quran will enter Heaven
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"Know they not that whoever opposes and shows hostility to Allaah and His Messenger, certainly for him will be the fire of Hell to abide therein? That
is extreme disgrace". (9:63)
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It is said that both Paradise and Hell have different levels; the lower the level in Hell, the greater the intensity of the heat. The hypocrites will suffer the worst punishment, and so they will be in the lowest level of Hell.Allaah (swt) refers to the levels of Paradise and Hell in the Qur'aan:
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"For all there will be degrees [or ranks] according to what they did" (6:132)
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"Is then one who follows [seeks] the good pleasure of Allaah like the one who draws on himself the Wrath of Allaah? His abode is Hell - and worst, indeed,
is that destination! They are in varying grades with Allaah, and Allaah is All-Seer of what they do". (3:162-3)

[_DigitaLVampirE_]

Here is something for you to read from 1 John 5:13-21.

5:13 I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.

5:14 And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

5:15 And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.

5:16 If anyone sees his fellow Christian committing a sin not resulting in death, he should ask, and God will grant life to the person who commits a sin not resulting in death. There is a sin resulting in death. I do not say that he should ask about that.

5:17 All unrighteousness is sin, but there is sin not resulting in death.

5:18 We know that everyone fathered by God does not sin, but God protects the one he has fathered and the evil one cannot touch him.

5:19 We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

5:20 And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us insight to know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. This one is the true God and eternal life.

5:21 Little children, guard yourselves from idols.

"The non-Christian may not be blamed for his ignorance of Christ and his Church; salvation is open to him also, if he seeks God sincerely and if he follows the commands of his conscience, for through this means the Holy Ghost acts upon all men; this divine action is not confined within the limited boundaries of the visible [Roman Catholic] Church."
Vatican II document the "Dogmatic Constitution on the Church - Lumen Gentium."

The choice is yours Jefferson.
Free Will.

[Theja]

Jeff, you've made it sound like you're shopping for something and willing to select the one that tickles your fancy. I'm not sure if you will find something to your satisfaction this way.

Also a correction, if you don't mind, as you've put words in my mouth that are inaccurate. Nowhere have I ever claimed that Protestants go to heaven -- Protestants don't go to heaven. Only those who wholeheartedly call on the name of the Lord (Jesus) go to heaven (Romans 10:9-10).

Personally, my name is already written in the Lamb's book of life and I'm on my way to heaven. That's the privilege, joy, and peace that true believers have on earth.

As for you, you have to keep digging to find out who owns heaven and if the owner has offered a provision for true seekers to discover and accept the invitation on His terms.

[samawat]

Jesus said, "Whoever believes in me WILL NOT BE CONDEMNED".

If you trust in Jesus, you have no reason to doubt that he will do what he promised.

[Anonymous]

Theja, Tihad, and Samawat have just confirmed what you said

Each thinks he has the right answer

[Anonymous]

Notice that the_truth, DV, Theja and samawat have all answered quoting their relevant Divine Books.

So answers are given on the basis of that one actually believes in the the respective Divine Books

Koran, Bible and Torah all say that their book is teh real deal. Nobody knows till they dead