Page 106 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

HARUN YAHYA

one may hope for forgiveness of indolence in one’s deeds,
there can be none for indolence in one’s beliefs.”
“Attaining happiness in both worlds depends only, and
only upon following the Messenger of Allah (saas). In
order to follow him, it is necessary to comply with and
exercise the rules of Islam among people, annihilate from
the people the things that are peculiar to disbelief, and
eradicate from the people the things that are the signs of
disbelief.”
“The time for working righteous deeds is the period of
youth. A virtuous person will realize the value of this peri-
od and will not waste it. Old age is not a period attained
by everybody. Even if one attains, he may not be able
then to collect himself together. And even if he does, he is
no longer strong enough to perform any deed. Old age is
the age of feebleness and senility…”
“… Each of these seventy-three groups claims to obey the
religion. Each group says that it is the one that will be
saved [from Hell]. It is declared in the fifty-third ayat of
Surat al-Muminun and in the thirty-second ayat of Surat
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However, among these various groups, the sign, the symp-
tom of the one that will be saved is given by our Prophet
(saas) as follows: ‘Those who are in this group are those
who follow the way which I and my ashab follow.’ After
mentioning himself, the Messenger of Allah (saas) did not
need to mention his ashab; yet his mentioning them may
come to mean: ‘My way is the way which my ashab fol-
low. The way to salvation is only the way which my ashab
follow.’”
“He who says that he follows the Messenger of Allah
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