Page 53 - Self-Sacrifice in the Qur'an's Moral Teachings

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

Those who do not believe say: "This is nothing but a lie that he
has invented, and other people have helped him do it. They have
brought injustice and falsehood." (Surat al-Furqan: 4)

Unbelievers use such slander to diminish the influence of the be-
lievers' words. But what makes the believers' words so effective is their
sincerity, honesty, awareness, and truthfulness, not to mention the fact
that they are calling people to solid truth. Only Allah can cause these
words to influence people and move their hearts. So, such events do
not affect the people in the way that the unbelievers had hoped.
In addition, other believers pay no attention to the slander di-
rected toward fellow believers, for Allah reveals in the Qur'an: "O you
who believe. If an unbeliever brings you a report, scrutinize it care-
fully in case you attack people in ignorance and later on come to re-
gret greatly what you have done" (Surat al-Hujurat: 6). Knowing that
all prophets and sincere believers have encountered such accusations,
believers think good things about their fellow believers and support
each other to prove that the accusations have no foundation. As befits
their character, they pay no heed to these accusations and slurs, for
they "strive in the way of Allah and do not fear the blame of any cen-
surer" (Surat al-Ma'ida: 54).
The unbelievers' war of words is not limited to making false accu-
sations; sometimes, they actually threaten and oppress the believers in
an effort to stop the spread of religious morality among their people.
They threaten the believers with death, exile, prison, and torture;
sometimes, they actually assault them. Allah tells us that this is nothing
new, for:
When those who do not believe were planning to imprison you
or kill you or expel you, they were planning and Allah was plan-
ning. However, Allah is the Best Planner. (Surat al-Anfal: 30)

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