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consume all the blessings at their disposal in the light of their worldly de-
sires.
A person can perceive impressive smells and delicious tastes
throughout his life because God so wishes it. This increases the faith in
and devotion to God of people possessed of reason and conscience, and
helps them in appreciating God properly. It is a means whereby they can
reflect on His boundless might, knowledge and compassion. Those who
are aware of this also realize that they must serve only Him. This submis-
sive state of mind of believers and their powerful devotion to our Lord is
revealed thus in the Qur’an:
[People with intelligence are] those who remember God,
standing, sitting and lying on their sides, and reflect
on the creation of the heavens and the Earth: “Our
Lord, You have not created this for nothing. Glory
be to You! So safeguard us from the punishment of
the Fire.” (Surah Al ‘Imran: 191)
In contrast to this attitude of the faithful, some say
they believe in God, but in fact deviate from the path of

Harun Yahya
(Adnan Oktar)