Page 89 - The Prophet Abraham (pbuh)

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

your Lord, the Magnificent! (Surat al-Wakia:68-74)
As they explain religion's moral values, believers may ex-
periment with several methods depending on the people being

addressed, their degree of openness, and how they behave. If
they are open to the truth, then it will be easy, if Allah so wills,
for them to comprehend religion's moral values. If, however,
believers are faced with an arrogant and cruel society, such as
the one facing the Prophet Abraham (pbuh), then it is essential
to awaken them in some way, defeat their heedlessness, and
rock them intellectually.

Due to their arrogance, such people cannot see the truth
and, if they somehow do manage to see it, they still cannot ac-
cept it. They will stubbornly maintain the truth of their own
false beliefs and refuse to listen to any opposing viewpoint. In
such a situation, asking questions designed to undermine the
unbelievers' ideas is one of the wisest and most effective meth-
ods, for unbelievers will be overwhelmed by contradictions
and personally witness their irrationality and how they have
adopted a superstitious and misguided belief system.

This method also forces the other side to think about what
the believers' arguments are, for, as Allah states, "man is argu-
mentative" (Surat al-Kahf: 54). For this reason, most people will
try to defend their own ideas when confronted with a different
idea. The way to prevent such unproductive arguments is to ask
questions and lead people to question their own beliefs. Since sa-
tan does not want people to think about Allah's existence, the

Hereafter, Heaven and Hell, and other important matters, he al-
ways seeks to turn them away from the truth. This question-and-
answer method can be used with such people to guide them to
consider such questions as Allah's existence, the purpose of life,
what happens after death, and the Day of Reckoning.

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