Page 89 - Fear of Allah

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)
not fear Him, will experience a multitude of different fears with re-
spect to other things and other people. They never think about being
answerable to Allah for their actions but are keenly aware of their
accountability to their superiors at work, their spouses, their moth-
ers, their fathers and many other such people.
When the sense of fear, which should only be directed to Allah,
is directed towards His creation instead, it reduces those concerned
to an undignified position since the only being truly worthy of being
feared is Allah. He is the owner of all strength and power and every-
thing is subject to His will and control. Nothing comes into being ex-
cept by His will and knowledge. Without His consent, nothing can
harm anyone. Hence, there is no other being apart from Allah that
should be feared.
As we observed earlier, people who fear other people rather than
Allah do so because they see them as possessing strength and power
that is independent of Allah. They make the enormous mistake of
rejecting Allah and seeking assistance from His creation instead. As
a result, not only do they not receive the assistance they seek, but
their entire lives are blighted by damaging exposure to the igno-
rance, capriciousness and other human failings of those they have
relied on in preference to Allah.
Allah has ordered those who have faith not to fear other people
but only to fear Him:
… Do not be afraid of people, be afraid of Me. And do not
sell My Signs for a paltry price… (Surat al-Ma'ida: 44)
... You should not fear them but rather fear Me—and so that
I can complete My blessing to you so that hopefully you will
be guided. (Surat al-Baqara: 150)

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