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What are the Reasons that Prevent Thought? 35

ation of these people cannot be an excuse for him. In the Qur'an, Allah
informs us in many of His verses that most people are heedless and do not
believe:
Yet no faith will the greater part of mankind have, however
ardently you desire it. (Surah Yusuf: 103)
Alif Lam Mim Ra. Those are the signs of the Book. And what has
been sent down to you from your Lord is the truth. But most
people do not believe. (Surat ar-Ra'd: 1)
They swear by Allah with their most earnest oaths that Allah
will not raise up those who die, when, on the contrary, it is a
binding promise on Him; but most people do not know it.
(Surat an-Nahl: 38)
We have variegated it for them so they might pay heed but most
people begrudge aught save ingratitude. (Surat al-Furqan: 50)
In other verse, Allah announces the end of those who have gone
astray by following the majority, those who failed to obey the commands
of Allah by forgetting the purpose of their creation:
They will shout out in it, "Our Lord! Take us out! We will act
rightly, differently from the way we used to act!" Did We not let
you live long enough for anyone who was going to pay heed to
pay heed? And did not the warner come to you? Taste it then!
There is no helper for the wrongdoers. (Surah Fatir: 37)
For this reason, every person should, by getting rid of the reasons pre-
venting him from thinking, sincerely and honestly think over every event
and creature that Allah creates and draw a lesson and warning from his
reflections.
In the next chapter, we will be discussing what man may reflect on
about certain events and creatures he may come across in his daily life in
order to provide the reader with guidance and help them spend the rest of
their lives as people who think and draw warnings from what they reflect on.