Page 57 - Devoted to Allah

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

when he said to his father, “Father, why do you wor-
ship what can neither hear nor see and is not of any
use to you at all?” (Surah Maryam: 41-42)
Since a believer seeks the pleasure of Allah alone,
prays to Him, and beseeches only Him, he turns solely to-
wards Him. He does not feel the need to seek other peo-
ple’s approval, and does not pin his hopes on anyone
other than Allah. The attainment of true freedom is, in
fact, possible only through having a full grasp of this fact
and turning towards Allah.
The lives of those lacking true faith, unlike those of be-
lievers, are subservient to countless false deities. Such in-
dividuals devote their entire lives to gaining the approval
of countless people, and when they seek help, it is from
other people. In reality, however, the creatures a disbe-
liever ignorantly idolizes in his mind are nothing but
weak “servants,” just like himself. Indeed, these beings
are far from fulfilling his desires, much less saving him.
Death is, no doubt, the most obvious fact, revealing that
these idolized beings cannot be of any help. However, it
will be too late to wait until death to grasp the imaginary
nature of these deities.
The insuperable dilemma these people face is related
in the Qur’an as follows:
They have taken [other] gods besides Allah [Alone],
hoping that they may be helped. They cannot help
them, even though they are an army mobilized in their
support. (Surah Ya Sin: 74-75)
Disbelievers base their entire lives on this very dis-
torted rationale. Another important difference between

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