Page 45 - Fear of Allah

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
They emulate all the good qualities

described in the Qur'an

A person who fears Allah will display those attitudes that relate
to good character such as loyalty, faithfulness, righteousness, hon-
esty and sincerity. The Qur'an makes frequent mention of true be-
lievers who exhibit superior character traits. They are models of
humanity that all believers should all strive to emulate. However, as
long as someone has no fear of Allah, they can never truly appreci-
ate these characteristics because the moment they meet with a con-
flict of interest they will inevitably sink to the level of their own
immediate advantage, instead of rising to the best of conduct as de-
scribed in the Qur'an. They are simply unable to experience the kind
of anxiety over displeasing Allah, or being accountable to Him, or
entering Hell and facing the consequences of their bad behavior,
that would enable them to behave better.

They observe Allah's limits even if no
one is looking

Someone who is profoundly aware of Allah will again be fear-
fully cautious about doing anything that would displease Him,
whether anyone else is present or not, because they are aware that
any wrongdoing they commit Allah will know of it, whether it is
done openly or in secret. Allah knows both the open and the hidden,
and even the most secret of secrets and will be revealed and ac-
counted for. Those who are fearfully aware of Allah know that He
will present them with situations intended to test the sincerity of
their caution. In one of His verses, Allah directs the true believers to:

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