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Harun Yahya 47

help them except Allah only when they feel completely help-
less. But when their difficulties end, they forget Him and carry
on as before:

When harm touches humanity, he calls upon Us, lying on
his side, sitting down, or standing up. Then when We
remove the harm from him, he carries on as if he had
never called upon Us when the harm first touched him.
In that way, We make what they have done appear good
to the profligate. (Surah Yunus: 12)
For example, in times of natural disaster, people recog-
nize how powerless they really are, that His knowledge and
might are infinite, and that Allah is omnipresent and omni-
scient. At these times, they are reminded that they should fear
and respect Him because He is all-powerful and that they may
suffer His wrath at any moment. But earlier, these same peo-
ple had ignored His commands and prohibitions, putting off
their obedience until later. When fear consumes them, their
consciences become clear and they recognize the truth. By
causing people to see the truth, natural disasters are excellent
reminders that, if understood in the proper light, will save
them in the Hereafter. But once their discomfort fades, those
who do not learn from such warnings allow their traditional
unawareness to reassert itself, embrace this transitory world
again, and resume their defiance of His commands and pro-
hibitions. In order to escape from this vicious circle, individu-
als should take advantage of these opportunities by frequent-
ly recalling their difficulties and how Allah comforted them.
They must understand that these events are warnings,
and thus great blessings, for such displays of Allah’s infinite
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