Page 72 - The Struggle Against the Religion of Irreligion

However, once proofs from the Qur’an of Allah's existence and

sovereignty are conveyed to people, it becomes impossible for them to

be vulnerable to ideologies that make enmity, war and chaos their way

of life. A person who believes in Allah and knows he will one day have

to account for his deeds in His presence cannot do harm to his state or

his people. One who fears Allah meticulously avoids every act that

would anger Him and every deed that would result in eternal

retribution in Hell. But a person who does not believe in Allah and the

Day of Judgement, assuming that he is not responsible to anyone, can

commit any evil without hesitation. Bediüzzaman Said Nursi described

how unbelieving ideologies, especially communism, effect the

emergence of anarchy:

Yes, socialism sprang up in the French revolution from the seed

of libertarianism. Then, after socialism destroyed certain sacred

matters, the ideas it inculcated turned into bolshevism. And

because bolshevism corrupted even more sacred moral and

human values and those of the human heart, as a matter of

course the seeds it sowed will produce anarchy, which recognizes

no restrictions whatsoever and respects nothing. For if respect

and compassion quit the human heart, those with such hearts

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