Page 16 - Fear of Allah

FEAR OF ALLAH
What should the fear of Allah be like?

Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview On Ekin TV
(March 2nd, 2009)

The fear of Allah is like the fear of a crazed lover who refrains
from displeasing Allah, who fears to be deprived of Allah's consent.
A lover refrains from displeasing the beloved because he fears that
this will destroy their love: this is what the fear of Allah is like.
There is no other meaning in this. He may go to Hell and burn in its
fire but what in fact makes him uncomfortable is his inability to ex-
press his love for Allah. So, this is how Allah tells the lover what the
lover needs. If a person has a deep fear of Allah, he will be very
meticulous to obey His commands; he will love Him and behave
very respectfully. For example, he will not be self-centered and self-
ish, but compassionate and caring. He will not give in to his lower-
self or seek his own ends, but he will be forgiving; he will fear Allah
and be forgiving to others. For instance forgiveness is a force that
fosters love, compassion is a force that fosters love. For the sake of
Allah's approval you take care of your beloved, take pains about
what he eats and drinks and about the exercises that person should
do. This is all a manifestation of one's love for Allah. But the person
who does not fear Allah becomes self-centered and selfish, thinking
only of himself; he becomes unforgiving and reacts harshly when
his own interests are at stake. For instance such person would be
skeptical, self-centered; he would be not generous and would not be
able to put his life for Allah when he should. That is to say, lots of
negative attitudes piles up on him. But in the case of fear of Allah,
every sort of goodness comes upon him; that is to say every sort of
goodness that ensures love and beauty fits perfectly on fear of Allah.

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