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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

known person is the purpose of life; they will do anything
and make any sacrifices to earn public respect. However,
these are nothing but worldly goals that will vanish once
death comes upon them. Some of them may even lose
their grasp right here in this world. Moreover, if the peo-
ple in question achieve these aims, even if they succeed in
them throughout their lives, and even if they obtain much
more than they had originally planned, their gains will
never satisfy them spiritually and they will never find the
peace, happiness, love and calm they seek, . because true
happiness, deep love and inner peace are blessings that
can only be acquired through true faith.
A believer, however, is fully aware of Allah’s existence
and might. He knows why Allah has created him and
what His expectations are of him. For this reason, his basic
aim in life is to be a servant with whom Allah is pleased.
He employs all means to try to reach his goal, and strives
to do so. This being the case, he knows the real meaning
of death: for many it means nothing but the ultimate end
but for him, death is not extinction under any considera-
tion, but a phase of transition to the real life.
In a most illogical way, some non-believers assume
that death, which they take to be an incident that puts an
end to their lives, is a “self-generated accident,” just as
they assume that life emerged coincidentally and sponta-
neously. The fact is, however, that Allah creates life and
likewise takes it away. Death, which is by no means a co-
incidence or an accident, is an incident that takes place by
the law of Allah at a predestined moment and place.
A sincere believer is a person who grasps that Allah

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