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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

ing believers and presenting themselves as “decent and
honest” people. In the stories related in the Qur’an, we see
the very same method being employed against the believ-
ers of the past.
For example, the Prophet Noah (as)—like all the other
prophets—summoned his people to serve Allah alone. An
order established on the basis of serving Allah alone
surely hampered the advancement of the interests of the
leaders of the society, who acquired wealth and status
through a system of disbelief. Surely these leaders would
not agree to say that what Noah (as) demanded was not in
their interests. On the contrary, they cast aspersions on
him by accusing him of pursuing his own interests—“sta-
tus and prestige.” Our Lord gives an account of this situ-
ation in the Qur’an as follows:
We sent Noah to his people and he said, “My people,
worship Allah. You have no deity other than Him. So
will you not take heed?” The ruling circle of those of
his people who were disbelievers said: “This is noth-
ing but a human being like yourselves who simply
wants to gain ascendancy over you…” (Surat al-
Mu’minun: 23-24)
The Prophet Moses (as) and the Prophet Aaron (as)
were exposed to the same illogical accusation. In the
Qur’an, Allah reveals that Pharaoh and his close circle
said to them: “Have you come to us to turn us away from
what we found our fathers doing, and to gain greatness in
the land? We do not believe you.” (Surah Yunus: 78)
The slanders made against believers may reach an
unimaginable scale. Throughout history, Allah’s messen-

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