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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

between real believers and those hypocrites who imitate
being believers. Believers live by their faith with enthusi-
asm, desire and joy, for Allah’s approval, while hypocrites
merely engage in a shallow imitation in order to obtain
what they imagine to be advantages. Although they do
not really believe in the religion and do not live by its
moral values, they behave as if they do. That is why a hyp-
ocrite’s prayers are of a “pretentious” nature (Surat al-
Ma‘un: 6) while believers pray in humility (Surat
al-Mu’minun: 1-2). Similarly, while believers spend their
money in Allah’s cause, hypocrites spend to impress peo-
ple rather than to earn Allah’s approval.
You who believe! Do not nullify your almsgiving by
demands for gratitude or insulting words, like him
who spends his wealth, showing off to people and not
having faith in Allah and the Last Day. He is like a
smooth rock coated with soil, which, when heavy rain
falls on it, is left stripped bare. They shall have no
power over anything they have earned. Allah does not
guide the unbelievers. (Surat al-Baqara: 264)

Due striving for Allah’s Approval

Some people strive hard to attain worldly advantages,
on which they set their minds as being the ultimate goal in
life. They do their utmost to gain material prosperity,
recognition of social status or some other worldly benefit.
For “a paltry price” (Surat at-Tawba: 9) that will slip out of
their hands in a very short while, they make an all-out ef-
fort.
Believers, who aspire to a much greater reward, a

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