Page 51 - The Silent Language Of Evil

Harun Yahya

silent language of evil in order to justify their lower selves. A very
important truth should be kept in mind if a person is to avoid all
these things. In the Qur'an, Allah tells us that people harm only
themselves by the evil they do:
... they mislead no one but themselves and do not harm you
in any way. Allah has sent down the Book and wisdom to
you and taught you what you did not know before... (Surat
an-Nisa': 113)

Allah tells us to avoid all kinds of evil, whether it is big or small,
secret or in the open. Hiding wrong behavior so that it cannot come
to light brings a person no good, but only harm. The behavior most
suited to the Qur'an is to sincerely accept that one has committed an
error and make up for it by practicing the kind of morality that will
please Allah.

They try to prove their innocence by referring to
their characters as childish
Before becoming an adult, everyone was a child and at that age
they witnessed the influence of their character on those around
them. They saw that there are some advantages to being a child; they
learned from experience that people approach children with sympa-
thy and understanding. All these experiences stay in people's minds
and let them realize what kinds of behavior will elicit what kind of
reaction. When going through difficulties as they get older, some
people revert to displaying certain childish qualities—not because
they have not advanced beyond childhood, but because they believe
that they can gain other people's sympathy, mercy and pity with this
kind of behavior, just as they did when they were children. They re-
sort to this behavior especially when they have made some mistake

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