Page 113 - The Silent Language Of Evil

Harun Yahya

Another verse says that Allah will cover the shortcomings of
His servants who show sincere effort and exalt them:
If you avoid the serious wrong actions you have been for-
bidden, We will erase your bad actions from you and admit
you by a Gate of Honor. (Surat an-Nisa': 31)

For a person who leads a moral life in order to win Allah's
favor, it is very easy to compensate for his errors. Since the truth is so
evident and Allah has revealed that He will forgive, pardon and
even turn evil into good, it is not consistent with the Qur'an for a
person to say that he cannot atone up for his sins. Anyone who of-
fers this excuse hides behind insincerity; he has shunned the truth
and knows that he has acted insincerely because he has avoided liv-
ing a good moral life. Allah makes him feel every aspect of this truth
in his conscience. He thinks it's difficult to make up for his moral
shortcomings and errors and because he lacks a strong faith, he can-
not find the willpower within himself.
In the Qur'an, Allah tells us that hypocrites with sickness in
their hearts have just such an attitude. Hypocrites who want to
avoid struggling together with our Prophet (saas) make the excuse
that they "are not strong enough":
If it had been a case of easy gains and a short journey, they
would have followed you, but the distance was too great
for them. They will swear by Allah: "Had we been able to,
we would have gone out with you." They are destroying
their own selves. Allah knows that they are lying. (Surat at-
Tawba: 42)

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