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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 47

and even of "unchastity." The Prophet Joseph (as) and Hazrat
Mary (as) were both accused of unchastity. Yet these slanders
have in fact been a source of honor for all the Messengers,
Prophets and true believers throughout the course of history, and
have raised them in the Sight of Allah and the eyes of other
believers many times over.

But it is absolutely certain that such accusations can never
intimidate a Messenger and his followers, for their basic goal is to
gain Allah's approval and mercy and to obtain the promise of
paradise. For this reason, obstacles along the way never deter
believers or weaken their resolve. In the Qur'an, Allah tells us
about the difficulties that believers will face.
Believers know that they will be abused verbally:
You will be tested in your wealth and in yourselves, and you
will hear many abusive words from those given the Book
before you and from those who are idolaters. But if you are
steadfast and guard against evil, that is the most resolute
course to take. (Surah Al 'Imran, 186)

The Messenger and his followers pay no attention to these false
accusations and slander, for they are those "who strive in the way
of Allah and do not fear the blame of any censurer" (Surat al-
Ma'ida, 54).
In time, the leading unbelievers will certainly notice that the
accusations made against the Messenger and his followers have
not achieved the desired goal. The classic behavior these leaders
will then adopt is to resort to what they imagine to be more
"effective" measures: they turn instead toward another piece of

unpleasantness that can never bear fruit either. They try, in their
own eyes, to put pressure on the Messenger.