Page 27 - Zeal and Enthusiasm in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

have devoted themselves to Almighty Allah. Similarly, he will notice
the weaknesses of people whose indifference is strikingly obvious
when compared with a believer’s enthusiasm, just, as he is able to

discern the strong and reliable ones among the believers. Believers
are thus enabled to seize the opportunity to reinforce and
strengthen the faith of those people having a poor level of enthusi-
asm.

Loyalty to Allah until the end of their lives

Throughout their lives people encounter various opportunities
which bring them material or psychological benefits. When they
find such an opportunity, most people abandon anything they
deemed important until then, even dear friends, with the hope of
gaining an advantage. The goals they had enthusiastically em-
braced may suddenly seem meaningless for them – the very goals
they had pledged not to abandon no matter what the circum-
stances. A lack of true loyalty accounts for this inconsistent atti-
tude.

The only ones who live faithfulness in its true sense are the peo-
ple who believe in Allah and commit themselves to remain faithful
to Him. They know that nothing on earth can be more precious than
earning the acceptance and good pleasure of Allah because they
have grasped that the only one worthy of true devotion is Allah, the
Almighty. The commitment of believers is described in the Qur’an
as follows:

"Among the believers are men true to what they promised
Allah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow, and
among them is he who awaits [his chance]. And they did not
alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration." 19

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