Page 87 - The Debased Culture of Superficiality

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar 85

Those who repent, those who worship, those who praise,
those who fast, those who bow, those who prostrate,
those who command the right, those who forbid the
wrong, those who preserve the limits of Allah: give good
news to the believers. (Surat at-Tawba: 112)
Would that there had been more people with a vestige of
good among the generations of those who came before
you, who forbade corruption in the earth, other than the
few among them whom We saved . . . (Surah Hud: 116)
One of the characteristics of superficial people most fre-
quently noticed is that they constantly make negative com-
ments. Most often, they overlook the positive side of issues;
they anticipate that events will turn out badly and tend to
draw the conclusion that they have suffered some injustice.
Even when someone says something pleasant to these peo-
ple, they immediately become emotional and tearful. The
main reason why is that they don’t understand the essence of
religion. A person who’s lived his life according to the
Qur’an knows that he should never be influenced by nega-
tive thoughts and should never lose hope. Allah tells us this
in the Qur’an:

. . . Do not despair of solace from Allah. No one despairs
of solace from Allah except for people who are unbeliev-
ers. (Surah Yusuf: 87)
Despair and pessimism take spiritual and material
strength away from weak personalities who live in a culture
of superficiality. They ruin their mood and make them
unhappy and joyless. These people see things negatively and
are surprised at the comments of believers, who always see