Page 67 - Satan's Sly Game: The False Religion of People-Worship

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

THE "LET THEM SAY" PRINCIPLE
In an ignorant society, people feel continually obliged to
live with regard for what others say, will say, or have said. As a
result, they do not think about Allah and are far from acting ac-
cording to sound moral principles. Their thoughts are divorced
from religious morality, and they know nothing about the well-
being that religion can give, having fallen into a disordered,
contentious environment where right and wrong are confused.
According to this distorted mentality, only human beings
have the right to make laws and establish rules. All the things
that Allah has commanded or prohibited are removed from
human life, one by one. For this reason, an individual who prac-
tices the precepts of true morality of religion and disregards any
argument that detracts from the importance of winning Allah's
favor, will immediately attract notice of ignorant people and
who will treat him badly. But a person who is sincere in his reli-
gion will take no notice of this adverse behavior because his only
goal in this world is to win Allah's favor.
But concerns for what others will say or think may influ-
ence those whose faith is weak. This is why they cannot fully
practice the moral virtues of the Qur'an and in their thoughts
and actions, why they resemble idolaters more than real
Muslims. These individuals live their whole lives greatly de-
ceived by a perverse understanding of the "facts of life" that pre-
vents them from embracing the real spirit of religion. In the
Qur'an Allah describes those people whose hearts are sick with
regard to faith:
They vacillate between the two—not joining these or
joining those. If Allah misguides someone, you will not
find any way for him to go. (Surat an-Nisa', 143)

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