Page 13 - Unawareness: A Sly Threat

Harun Yahya 11

dered, have a closed mind, or are irrational; in other words,
unaware.
But many people have fallen into a far more serious state
of unawareness: a way of life that is completely divorced from
Allah’s commands and prohibitions. This condition is caused
by their unawareness that He created them only to serve Him.
Unawareness poses a severe threat to everyone who is
careless and fails to submit to Allah sincerely. Such people
continue to be unaware of their true situation until they begin
to sincerely abide by the Qur’an’s commands and prohibi-
tions and do their best to remain aware at all times. Therefore,
all readers of this book should acknowledge the possibility
that they could have a certain degree of unawareness within
themselves and realize that no one is immune to or safe from
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(Surat al-‘Alaq: 6-7). After people set aside their imaginary
immunity and accept the Qur’an as their guide, they can ana-
lyze their situation, try to correct their errors and mistakes,
and eventually overcome their unawareness. The main reason
why people persist in their unawareness, thereby allowing it to
grow stronger every day, is that they are content with their
own supposed perfection.
This book aims to familiarize readers with the idea of
unawareness in the Qur’an and to warn them against this
insidious threat, help them determine if they have fallen into a
state of unawareness or ignorance and show them to escape
it, and call upon believers to be careful and alert at all times in
order to avoid satan’s traps.
Adnan Oktar