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Why Don't People Follow Their Conscience in
Spite of Knowing the Truth? 79

they have earned, He would not leave a single
creature crawling on it, but He is deferring
them until a specified time. Then, when their
time comes, Allah sees His slaves! (Surah
Fatir: 45)
People should not be deceived by the fact that Allah does
not repay evil acts immediately, because it is a certainty that
they will be thoroughly repaid in the hereafter. Allah says:
…and say to themselves 'Why does Allah not
punish us for what we say?' Hell will be enough
for them! They will roast in it. What an evil
destination. (Surat al-Mujadila: 8)
People who avoid thinking about the hereafter may try to
soothe their conscience with various excuses and lies, but no
excuse will be acceptable on the day of account. Lying to
oneself may bring temporary peace, and help one escape
reality, but only for a short time. There is, however, one thing
they forget, which is stated in the Qur'an:
Those who have been given knowledge and
belief will say, 'You tarried in accordance with
Allah's Decree until the day of rising. And this
is the day of rising, but you did not know it? On
that day the excuses of those who did wrong
will not help them, nor will they be able to
appease Allah. (Surat ar-Rum: 56-57)
The end of those who silence their conscience with
various excuses is stated as follows:
The day when the excuses of the wrondoers
will not help them. The curse will be on them
and they will have the most evil Home. (Surah
Ghafir: 52)