Page 147 - In The Name Of Allah, The All-Merciful And Most Merciful

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

on Him? But you have denied the truth, so punishment is
bound to come.” (Surat al-Furqan, 77)
Indeed, prayer is an opportunity and blessing offered to
everyone. The arrogant pride of those who reject Allah draws
them into rebellion against Him, which causes them to be de-
prived of the blessings of prayer and live in anxiety, pain, and

despair. Far removed from Allah’s mercy, their lives are the
earthly recompense of their arrogance toward Him. But they
will receive the real return for their haughtiness in the
Afterlife. Allah says in the Qur’an;

Your Lord says: “Call upon Me, and I will answer you.
Those who are too proud to worship Me will enter Hell
abject.” (Surah Ghafir, 60)
However, believers understand Allah’s mercy and thus
possess one of the greatest blessings: the hope of gaining His
mercy. Aware of their helplessness, they believe that He
sends everything to them for a good purpose. They are cer-
tain that every created thing needs Allah, that He knows

everything, and that no thing or person has any strength
apart from His will. They show their recognition of these
truths by expressing their weakness and submission to Him
through prayer. They know that Allah will answer their
prayers in His own way, that He will give them their deepest
longings or even most fleeting desires (provided that they are
in accord with that person’s particular destiny), and that He

will always protect and care for them. Therefore, the believ-
ers will always obtain His mercy in this world and the
Hereafter.

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