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because of his physical inadequacy by thinking about the other person's
good looks or who becomes jealous of this person, is thinking a thought
of which Allah does not approve. Yet, a person who aims to earn the
approval of Allah considers the good looks of the other person as a man-
ifestation of Allah's perfect creation. Since he looks at this person as a
beauty Allah has created, he derives great pleasure from it. He asks Allah
to enhance the beauty of this person in the Hereafter. As for himself, he
also asks Allah for true and eternal beauty in the Hereafter. He realizes that
man can never be perfect in this world, because the world has been cre-
ated with imperfections as a part of a test. His craving for Paradise increas-
es. This is certainly only one example of sincere thought. Throughout life,
man encounters many instances like this. He is tested to see whether he
displays the beliefs and good manners with which Allah will be pleased.
In order to be successful in the test of this world and thus achieve the
best Hereafter, one needs to derive lessons and warnings from the things
one thinks about. For this, it is imperative that one thinks truthfully con-
tinually. Allah states in the Qur'an:
It is He Who shows you His signs, and sends down provision to
you out of heaven. But none pay heed save those who turn unto
Him repentant. (Surah Ghafir: 13)

From Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview on
Tempo TV on April-8 2009
ADNAN OKTAR: Human beings are created to serve Allah. Their duty
is to serve. But Allah tests us; but after seeing what we will do in the test
Allah has no need to determine what we are. Allah has already known this
for all time before. Because Allah created all these. Allah knows what we
do. Allah’s real aim in inward is to allow us to know ourselves; what kind
of people are we? What kind of moral values have we? What kind of char-
acter do we have? ... If Allah chooses and we go to Paradise, we will devel-
op a great love for ourselves by saying: “I was a very good person. I served,
I communicated Islam, and I helped the poor and supported others in times
of difficulty.” In other words, we will have attained a rich color in Paradise.