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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

infinite might, deny Him out of arrogance. They do not
acknowledge Allah's true greatness. Because they lack
wisdom, they fail to see the evident signs of Allah's existence

and of His greatness manifested in all beings. The inattention
of these people is expressed in a verse as follows:
How many Signs there are in the heavens and earth! Yet
they pass them by, turning away from them. (Surah
Yusuf: 105)

Only those who reflect on the purpose of the creation
around them, who have a clear faculty of discernment, who
apply their minds and use their conscience, can recognize the
truth that which these signs imply. They are those who
believe. One of the primary attributes of a believer is his ability
to be perceptive. Believers, who are capable of exercising their
minds, unencumbered by false motives, come to recognize
Allah's artistry and power through His creation, and thus have
a full appreciation of His greatness and glory. In one verse of
the Qur'an it is related that those who are able to think clearly
see Allah's signs wherever they turn:

In the creation of the heavens and earth, and the
alternation of the night and day, and the ships which
sail the seas to people's benefit, and the water which
Allah sends down from the sky - by which He brings
the earth to life when it was dead and scatters about in
it creatures of every kind-and the varying direction of
the winds, and the clouds subservient between heaven
and earth, there are Signs for people who use their
intellect. (Surat al-Baqara: 164)

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