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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

himself of these promises of Allah, must strive hard to
seek what most pleases Him.

The Key to the Approval of Allah:
Conscience

In the face of several choices, a believer must choose
the one with which Allah will be most pleased. In this,
conscience is the most important criterion that will guide
him to the correct choice. Allah’s Messenger, the Prophet
Muhammad (saas), drew attention to the importance of
conscience during a conversation with a man:
A person asked Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him): “What
is faith?” He said: “When a good deed becomes a source of pleas-
ure for you and an evil deed becomes a source of disgust for you,
then you are a believer.” He again said to Allah’s Messenger:
“What is a sin?” Whereupon he said: “When something pricks
your conscience, give it up.” (Tirmidhi)
One of the most important differences between a be-
liever and a disbeliever is that while the believer will fol-
low his conscience, the disbeliever will comply with his
soul, which inspires evil deeds. Consequently, a believer
displays his most natural state when he heeds his con-
science.
However, it is by no means true that a believer is im-
mune to the temptations of the self. In the Qur’an, Allah
reveals that the Prophet Joseph (as) said, “The self indeed
commands to evil acts...” (Surah Yusuf: 53) Accordingly, it
will command alternatives that are against Allah’s Will.
A believer avoids the tricks of his soul by means of his
conscience. Faced with a choice, a believer initially tends

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