Page 31 - Zeal and Enthusiasm in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

overcome by worldly concerns, but what is most important to them
in this life is to attain a mode of behavior which most pleases Allah
because that is what will be of real use to them in both this world

and the next. Those who have this type of mentality always work for
the benefit of Islam with great zeal.
At this point it would be useful to clarify what is "the interest" of
Islam. Allah revealed His religion to all people as a guide upon the
path of truth. Communicating to people the beliefs and practices of
the religion and the happiness its morality brings combined with all
its spiritual and material benefits is an obligation upon all believers.

They fulfill this obligation both by being role models living by the
principles of the Qur’an and by communicating it to people in word
or disseminating relevant publications. A believer considers calling
even a single person to eternal salvation an important form of wor-
ship. This is a main aspect of "the interest" of Islam. In areas re-
lated to the attainment of social and individual peace and
prevention of immorality, misery and injustice, believers put their
own interests aside. This approach is inferred from one of the
Prophet Muhammad’s (saas) sayings: "None of you believes until

his desire is in accordance with what I have brought." 27
In such situations believers may even renounce their rights on
occasion. When confronting a sincere preference for another over
one’s self, some people might entertain misconceptions; they may
define this attitude of believers as "naiveness." There are some
who think according to the inaccurate conditioning of society and
will say, "Are you the ones who will save the world?" However,

contrary to what they imagine, believers do not really give up per-
sonal benefit for a worldly cause; they expect the rewards of their
sacrifices from their Lord. For this reason they eagerly render serv-

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