Page 45 - The Worst Slander: Idolatry

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 43

And a group of them said: "O People of Yathrib
(Madinah), your position is untenable so turn back!"
Some of them asked the Prophet to excuse them, say-
ing: "Our houses are exposed," when they were not
exposed; it was merely that they wanted to run away.
(Surat al-Ahzab: 13)
As we have seen, such people made excuses so they
would not have to accompany the Prophet (May Allah bless
him and grant him peace) and the believers, and would not
have to fully implement Islamic moral values in their lives.
Maybe they told others how logical they were. However,
these excuses were invalid in Allah's Sight and so they only
deceived themselves. By preferring their worldly desires -
over Allah's approval, they clearly ascribed equals to Allah.
People living at our Prophet's (May Allah bless him and
grant him peace) time were tested under the conditions of
the time; people today are also being tested. Allah knows
whether they are sincere when they have to choose
between their own desires and His approval, or whether
they make excuses like the idolaters in the past. Everyone
will be appropriately rewarded or punished in the Hereafter
for their actions in this world while no excuses can be made
in the Presence of Allah. In the Qur'an Allah reveals this
truth:

On that Day the excuses of those who did wrong will not
help them, nor will they be able to appease Allah. (Surat
al-Rum: 57)