Page 15 - Fear of Allah

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
... So fear Allah. And know that you will be gathered back to
Him. (Surat al-Baqara: 203)
... Fear Allah and know that Allah has knowledge of all
things. (Surat al-Baqara: 231)
... Fear Allah and know that Allah sees what you do. (Surat
al-Baqara: 233)
You who believe! Fear Allah and seek the means of drawing
near to Him, and strive in His Way, so that hopefully you
will be successful. (Surat al-Ma'ida: 35)
As in the case regarding every other subject a believer will unre-
servedly and unconditionally strive to fulfill this command of Allah.
Unlike those who are unaware of the Qur'an and who question the
necessity or relevance of fearing Allah, they are not misled by the
suggestions and promptings of satan which give rise to confusing
anxieties as to why a person who loves Allah should fear him. While
the five daily prayers and fasting are obligatory practices to be ful-
filled in the best possible manner, fear of Allah is an essential spiri-
tual state which the believer must strive with sincerity to engender
within himself. Together with this, Allah has revealed in detail in
the Qur'an the divine wisdom as to why man should fear Him.
Our Prophet (saas) says this about his fear of Allah in one hadith:
Our Lord has commanded me nine things: To fear Allah both openly and
secretly, to speak justly in anger and in consent, to be economical in wealth
and in poverty, to be friends with those who abandon me, to give to those
who deprive me, to forgive those who oppress me, to reflect when silent and
repeat the names of Allah when I speak, for my glance to be an examplary
and for me to command what is good and true. (Qutbi Sitte, Concise
Translation and Explanation, Prof. Dr. İbrahim Canan, Vol. 16, Akçağ
Press, Ankara, p. 317)

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