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HARUN YAHYA

Allah. I’m not saying that they worship the Sun, the stars,
or the Moon. But they will perform some of their acts of
worship for somebody other than Allah and will desire a
secret yearning.” (Ibn Majah)
“He who commits insincerity in his acts of worship, Allah
will punish him for his insincerity. He who makes his acts
of worship public for reasons of ostentation, Allah will
make his intent public.” (Ibn Majah)

The Temporality of Worldly Life
Among the biggest deceptions of satan is to deceive people
into thinking that the life of this world and its blessings will
never come to an end, that the dunya is eternal. Believers need
to be very careful in the face of this deception. Indeed, Allah
(swt) states the following in the Qur’an:
The life of this world is nothing but a game and a diver-
sion. The Hereafter is better for those who have
taqwa. So will you not use your intellect? (Surat al-
An’am, 32)
Some of the Prophet’s (saas) hadiths on the subject are:
Ali (ra) related: “O servants of Allah, you are no different
from those who have passed away from this world. They
lived longer than you, were stronger, and possessed more
prosperous lands and immortal works. But, after a few
generations, their voices became less strong and eventual-
ly became completely silenced. Their corpses decayed,
their lands became empty and their works disappeared.
They exchanged their glorious palaces, their comfort and
satin mattresses with embroidered pillows for tombs
made of ruins covered with earth. Their dwellings are
tight and the occupants abandoned. There they are in the

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