Page 29 - Fear of Allah

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
not on other people, but rather, on those God-fearing believers who
are praised in the Qur'an, and the prophets.
These people do not grow arrogant or over confident, thinking
to themselves, "these verses cannot possibly apply to me, since I am
a believer."As a result of their faith, they will constantly hope for re-
demption and Allah's mercy, but this hope will be one mixed with
fear, as emphasized in the following verse:
… they call on their Lord in fear and ardent hope. (Surat as-
Sajda: 16)
About this issue, the Prophet Muhammad (saas) said:
"When the heart of a believer is filled with these two feelings
of hope and fear, Almighty Allah fulfils his hope and saves
him from what he fears." (Ibn Majah)
In order to protect people from Hell, Allah's numerous warnings
and reminders are to be found in the Qur'an. In the hope that the re-
jectors may become fearful and become cautious in their behavior,
they have been warned with the punishments they will face in the
Hereafter. This is emphasized in the Qur'an:
… "The real losers are those who lose themselves and their
families on the Day of Rising." Is not that clear loss? They
will have awnings of Fire above them and awnings below
them. By that Allah strikes fear into His servants: "O My ser-
vants, fear Me!" (Surat az-Zumar: 15-16)
The reality is that Allah has warned people, either through His
verses or by the mediation of His prophets or even through particu-
lar incidents which occur as warning experiences. He will invite
them and frighten them with His punishment. "… We frighten
them, but it only increases them in their excessive insolence."
(Surat al-Isra': 60) The verse clearly shows that for those who per-
sistently reject faith, Allah's warnings are of no benefit, rather they

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