Page 63 - Fear of Allah

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
which they are going to impinge upon their eternal lives. Either they
have a one-sided view of Allah's many attributes, or they imagine
that they do not apply to them in any way.
For example, if an injustice has been perpetrated on them, they
believe that in the Hereafter Allah, with His infinite justice will seek
retribution for this injustice. However, they fail to realize that they
too will be faced with Allah's punishment if they do not believe in
the Qur'an and act by it as they should. Mankind was created to
worship Allah, but if they reject the purpose of their creation, they
will without doubt face the consequences of this disbelief. The most
severe of punishments is required for such an enormous transgres-
sion, hence the existence of Hell. Hell, being the most terrible place
ever created is the arena for punishments whose severity lies far be-
yond man's powers of imagination. It subsumes and surpasses
many times over the greatest agonies imaginable on Earth.
These people we describe do not have fearful awareness of Allah
and behave carelessly; they are heedless of their own consciences
and are completely lacking in understanding. They have no proper
perception of Allah's strength and His power, His majesty and His
vastness, His exaltedness and His greatness. Hence, they fail to ex-
perience the kind of inner awe and deep trepidation appropriate to
the prospect of being exposed to His wrath. As a result of this, they
do not strive to earn Allah's approval or to implement His com-
mands to the best of their abilities. Neither do they abide by His pro-
hibitions, preferring to lead carefree lives. They fail to show the
gratitude and appreciation required for the blessings Allah has
given them, therefore ungratefulness becomes a permanent feature
of their beings. In the end however, the price for living a careless life
on Earth will be paid with an eternal life of fear and torment.

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