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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

of placing one's faith in Allah. Allah warned and educated the Prophet
Moses (pbuh) on the need to put his trust in Him, despite the fact that it was
in his nature to feel excited from time to time. In those situations he en-
countered throughout his life, the Prophet Moses (pbuh) always acknowl-
edged that Allah exercises absolute control over everything, and that he
should trust Him unconditionally.
In order to place one's trust in Allah, one needs to appreciate Allah's
Might with due extent and recognize Him according to His true power. A

believer is guided to such a knowledge through reflection upon Allah's at-
tributes: Allah is the Creator of all life, He is the One that takes back one's
soul, He exercises absolute power over everything, He encompasses every-
thing, He needs only command "Be" and it is, He is the absolute and sole
controller of all things, He is the Beneficent, He is the One Who answers all
prayers, and He guides whom He wills to righteousness. All deeds go back
to Allah. If we could fully comprehend the might of our Creator, and ap-
preciate His power, then we would come to realize that He is the only One
to turn to and to put our trust in.

3- The temporary nature of the life of this world and of
possessions
As we have explored in the example of Karun, death renders void all
the benefits of worldly possessions. Furthermore, unless spent for the cause

of Allah, these possessions could well be a reason to exacerbate torment,
both in this world and beyond. Material possessions should never be the
object of man's envy. Allah grants a greater abundance of His blessings to
whom He wills. Prosperity is worthless if not put to use for the sake of
Allah. On the other hand, for someone compliant to the will of Allah, pover-
ty is by no means a source of misery. Therefore, one should neither be re-
morseful nor boastful about his possessions and wealth in this world. Only
living for the cause of Allah, and fear for Allah, should be the criteria upon
which to base one's life.

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