Page 73 - Fear of Allah

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
days who in essence have forgotten the Hereafter and the Day of
Judgment, and who have perpetrated excesses and disrespected the
boundaries set out by Allah. Furthermore, faced with the prospect,
as they see it, of eternal non-existence or entering the Fire and facing
its punishment, they deceive themselves with the idea that they will
eventually enter the Garden. The behavior of those people whose
shallow mentality permits them to deny the Day of Judgment when
it suits them, and who by the same token, manage to imagine them-
selves worthy of the Garden, is a clear indication that they lack fear-
ful awareness of Allah.

They assume it to be sufficient to say

that they love Allah

Another reason why some people do not fear Allah and act cau-
tiously is their claim that they love Allah. However, the true love of
Allah requires respect and distancing oneself from those things that
the beloved dislikes, but what is interesting is that when we examine
the lifestyle of these people none of these signs can be found. A per-
son who sincerely loves Allah will above all else be extremely sensi-
tive towards Allah's boundaries, he will love the things He loves
and will be extremely cautious of those things that Allah dislikes. In
every detail of his life, he will seek to please Him by demonstrating
his deep respect, trust, and submission with absolute devotion.
However, someone who professes that he loves Allah despite lead-
ing a life, which transgresses Allah's boundaries, cannot be speaking
with sincerity. This insincerity will inevitably attract retribution and
a severe punishment.
The important point here is that a verbal declaration of love of
this kind is nothing more than an exercise in self-deception and an

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