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22 The Importance of Conscience in the Qur'an

planet; cells are there to constitute life; rain brings bounty and
the sun is the source of light and heat for the entire world. It is
created for such a significant purpose that life would not exist
without it. In short, man can see that everything we can and
cannot count here is created for a special cause. Man then asks
himself, 'If I am created into such a perfect and flawlessly
planned world and I will die in a short while, then what is the
purpose of my presence here?' And he seeks an answer to this
question.
He is not satisfied by the pieces of information he has
heard from other people. He wants to know Allah, to learn
what He wants from him and the purpose of his creation. He
understands through his conscience that information provided
by people can be insufficient or misleading. Mostly, the
statements of people contradict one another, and are full of
inconsistencies. He naturally thinks that the best guide to reach
Allah is the book He revealed. Consequently, he takes the
Qur'an, the last book Allah sent and which He protected, as his
guide.

Those who ignore the Qur'an do not follow their
conscience:
How many people in the world have neither read the
Qur'an nor even wondered about it?
Allah sends a book to guide people, warning them that
they will be questioned after their death as to whether or not
they heeded what was written in it. The result will send them
either to paradise or hell. Even if people do not grasp this by
referring to their conscience, they hear about it and are aware
of it. However, in spite of this, they still do not read the Qur'an.
They do not even barely wonder what is written in the book