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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

throughout one's lifetime. The following verse informs us
that a believer's entire life must be oriented towards a single
goal:

Say: "My prayer and my rites, my living and my dying,
are for Allah alone, the Lord of all the worlds." (Surat al-
An'am: 162)

SIN AND REPENTANCE

One of the reasons for people's detachment from the
morality of the religion is that they consider themselves
unforgivable out of the deep distress they feel because of the
sins they have committed. Satan attempts repeatedly to instil
such groundless thoughts in human beings. To one who has
committed a sin, he stealthily whispers the message, "You are
wicked and rebellious against Allah." If he has committed
only a few sins, satan tempts him to sin still more. Towards

his purpose, satan employs the feeling of embarrassment
man feels towards Allah, but manipulates this feeling in
order to draw man further distant from Allah.
However, like all others, this trick of s's is a feeble one.
The fact that someone committed a sin does not mean that he
has been cursed by Allah, and that he will never be able to
follow the straight path again. Not just one simple sin, but
even if he were to commit the greatest sins, over and over
again, he will always have the opportunity to repent and

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