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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

to make things easier for people and to make people's hearts rest
content, as the example we gave previously demonstrated, Allah
reveals the reasons behind things at many points.
When Allah states the forbidden foods in the Qur'an, He also
clarifies how people should react to all sorts of situations they
may be faced with. Any confusion people experience when they
face an unexpected situation is thereby prevented. Some of the
verses on this subject are as follows:
So eat from what Allah has provided for you, halal [law-
ful] and good, and be thankful for the blessing of Allah
if it is Him you worship. He has forbidden you carrion,
blood and pork and anything consecrated to other than
Allah. But if someone is forced to eat it, without desiring
to or going to excess in it, your Lord is Ever-Forgiving,
Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nahl: 114-115)
The reminder at the end of these verses of Allah's forgive-
ness and protectiveness brings good news and comfort to be-
lievers, human beings, having been created weak creatures, they
can make mistakes, forget, be absorbed, or act without volition.
But, when they repent sincerely, Allah will forgive and protect
them.

The ease granted to those who pray

Five times prayer in a day is a duty Muslims are obliged to
perform at certain times, which Allah has determined, through-
out their lives without neglecting it. Those who do not carry out
their religious duties, usually defer prayer till their old age. Yet,
prayer is extremely easy to perform, as with all the other acts of
worship.
It should be noted that whatever Allah has decreed as oblig-

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