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pense them according to their noblest deeds. (Surat an-
Nahl: 97)
If, however, in pursuit of trivial interests, worldly benefits

and personal desires, man insists on turning his back on the
way of Allah, he will himself suffer the painful consequences.
This is because ignoring the Qur'an means being deprived of
the vital guidance Allah provides. Neither one's own experi-
ences, nor the accumulated wisdom of prior generations will

help man to cope with the troubles he is likely to face in this
world. Trouble, concerns, stress, perplexities and failures will
pervade his life. After a while, he will also surrender himself to
this situation and live out his present life believing that adverse

occurrences, which are in reality the punishment for disbelief,
are the unavoidable facts of life.
The solution is evident, however: to turn to Allah, the
Creator of all beings, and to attain true happiness and tran-
quility by adhering to the religion Allah favors for us. Allah has

informed us that salvation in this world is to turn to religion
and has given the glad tidings that His sincere servants will not
feel fear, provided that they are obedient to Him. 149
Allah has promised those of you who believe and do good

deeds that He will make them masters in the land as He had
made their ancestors before them, and will firmly establish
for them their religion with which He is pleased and give
them, in place of their fear, security. Let them worship Me,
not associating anything with Me. Any who are unbeliev-
ers after that are deviators. (Surat an-Nur: 55)

HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)