Page 21 - Living in Accordance with the Qur'an

Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya)

memorized certain verses and surahs in Arabic without ever know-
ing their meaning. However, every Muslim should definitely read
the Qur’an in their mother tongue, and not just for one time but
every day. Because the Qur’an is not to be read once and discarded,

but to be actualized. People should check at every turn if they actu-
ally put the tenets of the Qur’an into practice or to what extent they
have managed to do so.
Many must have surely heard that Islam is built upon 5 pillars of
faith and 32 religious duties, yet are completely unaware of the fact
that the entirety of the Qur’an is a religious duty for Muslims. Every

verse in the Qur’an is considered a religious duty for Muslims. Just
as performing prayers and fasting is a religious duty, so are all the
virtues and moral behaviors described in the verses such as over-
coming anger, exercising forgiveness, eloquence, patience and altru-
ism, having trust in God, being dynamic and daring, preaching
Islam, acting in concert with other Muslims, standing united, main-
taining an even temper at all times, refraining from haughtiness,
and being steadfast in one’s sincerity. Just as Muslims are painstaking
when it comes to performing prayers, so too they are as painstaking

when it comes to living in complete accordance with the Qur’an.
Along with the moral and behavioral characteristics, the parables
on the lives of Prophets and instances from the past societies told
in the Qur’an also have many aspects to them that should be deemed
exemplary by every Muslim. By drawing from these parables, a
Muslim learns about how to wage scientific struggle against disbe-
lievers, what kind of issues this struggle may entail, and what meth-

ods may prove effective. Likewise, a Muslim can deduce from the
lives of the believer communities of old the villainous methods dou-

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