Page 77 - Satan's Sly Game: The False Religion of People-Worship

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

worship, and wants others to say of him that "he adapts to every
environment."
For example, a polite young man may have rebellious and
disrespectful friends; although he may not be that way himself,
he will try to conform to their lifestyle. He compromises his char-
acter because he does not want to be thrown out of the group and
accused of being "not with it" or a "mommy's boy." Even though
he knows that cigarettes are bad for his health, he will start smok-
ing because his friends do. Some may even believe in Allah but,
because their social circle is not religious, may present them-
selves quite differently to his group. They will stop saying their
prayers in order so as not to be expelled from the circle, all to win
and keep the favor of others and keep them on his side. Those
who behave in this way must consider the harm they are doing to
themselves in this world and the world to come; they must fear
that day when they will give their accounts to Allah.
To close one's eyes to immorality and turn away from what
is right, with the excuse of fitting in with one's social group is
very dangerous—even from the point of view of the community.
This distorted thinking lies especially at the root of the moral de-
generation of young people. Suppose you met some who used
drugs, were undergoing treatment for alcoholism or earned
their living by prostitution. Ask why they live the way they do,
and one major reason they gave would be that they "had to fit in"
with their friends.
In the Sight of Allah, however, no human being has any
such duty towards another. Allah holds people responsible only
for earning His favor and obeying the moral edicts of the Qur'an.
Everything else done apart from this purpose will simply put
people on the wrong path and induce them to do things against

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