Page 76 - Those Who Do Not Heed The Qur'an

CONCLUSION

o not think that the human characters which have
been described in this book are so very far from your
D D own, because you may be somebody who has never
read the Qur'an up to now or who has wanted to read it, but has
given up because of the prejudices you have. Perhaps you took such
a decision thinking you would be unable to find time because of the
pressure of your daily tasks or perhaps you may have received com-
pletely illogical advice from those around you, such as "Don't read
too much or you'll lose yourself." Or maybe you have not experi-
enced any of these possibilities but the idea of reading the Qur'an
has never even crossed your mind. But there is still a great opportu-
nity before you: you can disobey the orders Satan gives to prevent
people from reading the Qur'an, and listen to the voice of your con-
science.
If you are a person who reads the Qur'an and knows the truths
contained in its verses this is still a position in which there is a fine
opportunity before you. As a person of conscience who has seen
what great harm is suffered by people who flee from the Qur'an, you
can encourage others to read and study the Qur'an. You can encour-
age people to read about the religion of Allah, live by Qur'anic
morality and learn about the beautiful things which Islam offers.
Allah Who created the world and everything from nothing as a
test for people, gave strength to Satan and allows him to say, "Do not