Page 43 - Satan's Sly Game: The False Religion of People-Worship

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

Some people set up equals to Allah, loving them as
they should love Allah. But those who believe have
greater love for Allah... (Surat al-Baqara, 165)
Such people work very hard to get the object of their affec-
tion to think that they really love and value him. But were they
asked to show the same eagerness and determination towards
Allah, they would refuse. For example, if asked to pray five
times a day, they would most probably decline, making the ex-
cuse that they have little time to do this and cannot allot times
for prayer in the course of a busy workday. They realize that if
they did establish their prayers, none of their associates would
appreciate them. In other words, according to his distorted
view, fulfilling this act of worship would bring them no concrete
benefits. Furthermore, they may be heedless only because they
wouldn't want anyone to say that they have converted and
turned to religion. As a result of such choices, they will earn the
approbation and superficial love and appreciation of a handful
of people. On the other hand, they do not realize that by not ful-
filling an act of worship that Allah has required of all His ser-
vants, they have lost His eternal love and mercy.
For this reason, Allah warns His servants in the Qur'an
against the danger of neglecting to seek His pleasure and trying
to please other people instead. In the Qur'an Allah says that He
has commanded human beings to purify themselves from all
kinds of idolatry and to turn to Him in prayer:
Turning towards Him. Fear Him and establish prayer.
Do not be among the idolaters. (Surat ar-Rum, 31)

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