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Harun Yahya 43

The false friendships of this world cease and actually turn
into hostility in the Hereafter, for they were formed for some
advantage and without regard for Allah’s consent. While they
were in the world, they made friends not with people who
directed their hearts toward Allah and were loved by Him, but
with insincere, unaware individuals who turned their backs on
Him and denied His existence. Actually, it is quite common for
the best of friends to become enemies when there is a con-
flict between that friendship and their own advantage. As we
are told in the Qur’an, friendships that last a lifetime even
though the parties harm one another by leading each other
into unawareness will turn into hostility in Allah’s presence.
This hostility begins once they gradually begin to become
aware of suffering as their veil of unawareness is lifted from
them. Allah reveals their sincere confessions:
(They will say:) “And now we have no one to intercede
for us.” (The Companions of the Fire will say:) “We do
not have a single loyal friend. If only we could have
another chance, then we would be among the believ-
ers!” (Surat ash-Shu‘ara’: 100-102)
When they are called to account, in deep sorrow, unbe-
lievers express that they are all alone. The believers, with whom
they made fun of while they were in the world are not around.
When they come face to face with the truth they took so light-
ly, they long to return and be among the sincere believers:
It may be that those who are unbelievers will wish that
they had been Muslims. (Surat al-Hijr: 2)
But there is now no way back.

Adnan Oktar