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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

you, is mad.” (Surat ash-Shu‘ara’: 27) Also, when denying
the Prophet Noah (as), his people said, “He is a madman.”
(Surat al-Qamar: 9).
Leaving these aside, believers were also exposed to
another slander which is adultery. The Prophet Joseph
(as) and Mary (as), the role models to follow for all faith-
ful men and women, are noble people who were exposed
to this slander. Furthermore, disbelievers foolishly ac-
cused many prophets of “being in plain error.” (Surat al-
A‘raf: 60).
But it would not be correct to assume that all these
events pertain to the past. In the Qur’an, it is revealed that
other believers may have the very same experiences.
Accordingly, each believer advocating the true religion,
thereby disturbing those who are far removed from the
values of that religion, is vulnerable to the same accusa-
tions and slanders.
We need to keep in mind that what disbelievers spread
about Muslims may be part of such a slander campaign.
As Allah advises in the verse below, prior to extensive in-
vestigation, we must avoid believing in such news spread
by “deviators.” Of this Allah warns us as follows:
You who believe! If a deviator brings you a report,
scrutinize it carefully in case you attack people in ig-
norance and so come to greatly regret what you have
done. (Surat al-Hujurat: 6)

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