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Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar
making them worthy of paradise. Allah describes His mercy and
love for all people as follows:
"Say, ‘O My servants who have transgressed against them-
selves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah.
Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He Who is the
Forgiving, the Merciful." 82
Perceiving Allah’s kindness and mercy to them and expecting
His forgiveness every time they turn to Him inspires deep feelings
of love and excitement in the hearts of believers.
Communicating the good values of the Qur’an
Allah ordered the development of a community among people
which summons others to good conduct, kindness and righteous-
ness:
"And let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all
that is] good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is
wrong, and those will be the successful." 83
In compliance with this verse sincere Muslims endeavor to con-
vey the beauty of Qur’anic morality, point out the moral corruption
inherent in ignorant societies and, by the will of Allah, guide people
to the right path. Since they have personally attained peace and
comfort through the Islamic way of living, they also wish others to
experience the same. Furthermore, knowing that hell is a definite
truth, they want to protect all people from eternal torment by en-
couraging them to lead the kind of life that will please Allah because
one’s deeds in this world determine an eternal life in either paradise
or hell. Even a single person’s eternal salvation means a lot to be-
lievers. For this reason they commit themselves to any sacrifice to
save someone from hell and guide him toward attaining Allah’s
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