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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
and approval, and this is gained by protecting His boundaries and
fulfilling His commands. This however, is not a position that can be
arrived at without first establishing fear of Allah, because the soul of
a person who does not fear Allah will constantly be drawn towards
doing things which Allah does not approve of and being neglectful
and indifferent towards those things which Allah desires of us. It is
for this reason that the only way to gain Allah's approval is through
fear of Him.
This order of things is established by Allah. Hence, to imagine that
one will earn His love and approval before one has acquired fear of
Him is a sign of great self-deception. Before all else, Allah has ordered
people to fear Him. To overlook this imperative and to say that one
only needs to love Allah makes no sense. People who assert that they
love Allah whilst they remain indifferent to what may be displeasing
to Him are, in reality, deceiving themselves in their attempts to ease
their own consciences. The love of Allah they refer to is a figment of
their imagination and is superficial in nature. People who truly love
Allah are extremely meticulous and decisive when it comes to the
matter of adhering to His commands and prohibitions. Arguing that
fear of Allah is unnecessary is in fact no different from saying, "there
is no need for fasting, prayer and worship." Such people resort to a va-
riety of excuses not only on the matter of fearing Allah but also in
order avoid fulfilling many of Allah's other commands.

They know that Allah could respond

even on Earth

The Qur'an is full of references to Allah punishing some people
as a result of the sins they have committed on Earth. Despite Allah's
providing them with ample opportunities to avoid it, those who

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