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48 The Importance of Conscience in the Qur'an

wombs knowing nothing at all, and gave you
hearing, sight and hearts so that perhaps you
would show thanks. (Surat an-Nahl: 78)
All the blessings given to you throughout your life are
from Allah alone:
Any mercy Allah opens up to people, no one
can withhold, and any He withholds, no one
can afterwards release. He is the Almighty,
the All-Wise. Mankind! Remember Allah's
blessing to you. Is there any creator other
than Allah providing for you from heaven and
earth? There is no god but Him. So how have
you been perverted? (Surah Fatir: 2-3)
Man's continued existence is only possible through Allah's
Will, so it stands to reason that the most important being will
be Allah, and the most important subject will be to draw near
to Him. However, more frequently than not, people are carried
away by the day to day details of life and rarely spare a moment
to think about this. They set great store by what other people
think of them, and try hard to earn their admiration and
respect, rather than thinking of ways to please their Lord and
earn His love. Without doubt, this is the greatest ingratitude.
Man should know that to earn Allah's pleasure is not only a
duty, but also the only way to give himself happiness and peace.
Those who forget Allah by looking for other people's pleasure
or by getting carried away by other vain objectives, can never
find satisfaction and be happy. Allah's pleasure is the greatest
joy and happiness in which man's heart will find peace. As
stated in the Qur'an, hearts find peace only with the
remembrance of Allah:
Allah… guides to Himself all who turn to Him: