Page 45 - Self-Sacrifice in the Qur'an's Moral Teachings

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

emancipate slaves, and perform prayer and give alms; those
who honor their contracts when they make them and are stead-
fast in poverty, illness, and battle. Those are the people who
are true. They are the people who guard against evil. (Surat al-

Baqara: 177)
Here, it must be noted that people can never be sure of what they
will encounter in the Hereafter. For this reason, believers have a con-
stant hope, as well as a sense of fear, in regard to the Hereafter. Only
knowing that they have spent their life seeking His approval and prac-
ticing the Qur'an's moral teachings keeps their hope constant and
strong.

Spreading Good Morals

When believers consciously seek to live an honest and sincere
morality, they encourage others around themto do the same. As Allah

says, urging others to live a moral life is one of their responsibilities:
Let there be a community among you who call to the good, en-
join the right, and forbid the wrong. They are the ones who
have success. (Surah Al 'Imran: 104)
Moreover, believers want others to experience the blessings and
contentment that living such a moral life brings. Allah says that lead-
ing a good life is possible only if people turn to Allah and live the kind
of moral life that pleases Him: "Only in the remembrance of Allah can
the heart find peace" (Surat ar-Ra'd: 28) and "if anyone turns away

from My reminder, his life will be a dark and narrow one, and on the
Day of Resurrection, We will gather him blind" (Surah Ta Ha: 124).
Throughout history, a society's lack of religious morality has inevitably

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