Page 193 - Living in Accordance with the Qur'an

Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya)

ever cause you to forget, once you remember, do not stay sitting
with the wrongdoers. (Surat al-An’am, 68)
It has been sent down to you in the Book that when you hear

God’s Signs being rejected and mocked at by people, you must
not sit with them till they start talking of other things. If you do
you are just the same as them. God will gather all the hypocrites
and disbelievers into Hell. (Surat an-Nisa’, 140)

TREATING PARENTS WELL AND TAKING GREAT
CARE OF THEM IN THEIR ELDERLY YEARS
We have instructed man to be good to his parents. His mother
bore him with difficulty and with difficulty gave birth to him; and

his bearing and weaning take thirty months. Then when he
achieves his full strength and reaches forty, he says, ‘My Lord,
keep me thankful for the blessing You bestowed on me and on
my parents, and keep me acting rightly, pleasing You. And make
my descendants righteous. I have repented to You and I am truly
one of the Muslims.’ (Surat al-Ahqaf, 15)

Your Lord has decreed that you should worship none but Him,
and that you should show kindness to your parents. Whether
one or both of them reach old age with you, do not say ‘Ugh!’ to
them out of irritation and do not be harsh with them but speak
to them with gentleness and generosity. Take them under your
wing, out of mercy, with due humility and say: ‘Lord, show mercy
to them as they did in looking after me when I was small.’ (Surat
al-Isra’, 23-24)
We have instructed man concerning his parents. Bearing him

caused his mother great debility and the period of his weaning

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