Page 99 - Basic Tenets of Islam

HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

THE MORALITY OF RELIGION IS IN CONFORMITY

WITH THE NATURAL INCLINATION OF MANKIND

So set your face firmly towards the religion, as a pure
natural believer, Allah's natural pattern on which He
made mankind... (Surat ar-Rum: 30)
Surely, it is Allah Who best knows the nature of man,
which He has Himself created. This being the case, He is the
One Who best knows people's needs and the ways to meet
them. From how to maintain one's physical well-being, to
how to remain spiritually strong, or how to attain a satisfying
social life, are all known to Allah. For example, a human
being, by nature, is attracted to all forms of mercy, love and
virtuous conduct. He expects to be treated with mercy and

compassion. He detests and avoids injustice, immorality, and
all forms of wickedness. He feels so by Allah's Will. Because,
Allah has instiled these values as part of a human's nature, he
likes the good and avoids the wicked.
There are certain basic values in the Qur'an that Allah
commands man to adopt; to be compassionate, merciful,
reliable, honest and humble and to avoid tyranny, injustice
and wickedness. In other words, that which is demanded by
the religion of Islam, which Allah has revealed to mankind,
and what man is naturally inclined to, are like the lock and
the key that unlocks it, in perfect harmony with one another.
Allah informs us of this fact in the Qur'an as follows:

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