Page 93 - Self-Sacrifice in the Qur'an's Moral Teachings

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

others, people would take care of others, and they would do their best
to promote contentment among the people. In other words, any in-
crease in the number of people who follow their conscience leads hu-
manity one step closer to peace and contentment.
As Allah reveals in the Qur'an, the man-made oppressive systems
are responsible for all of the evil in the world: "Corruption has ap-
peared in both land and sea because of what people's own hands
have brought" (Surat ar-Rum: 41). For this reason, each individual is
responsible for turning this evil into good. If the Qur'an's morality
were actually practiced, all kinds of strife would disappear. Allah tells
us that those who pursue their own luxury are oppressors, and com-
mands virtuous people with awareness to work hard and sacrifice in
order to end the world's strife:
Would that there had been more people with a vestige of good
among the generations of those who came before you, who for-
bade corruption in the land, other than the few among them
whom We saved. Those who did wrong gladly pursued the life of
luxury that they were given and were evildoers. (Surah Hud: 116)

Allah warns those whose moral character leads them to pursue
their own luxury. Those virtuous and aware people who fear and re-
spect Him cannot see the problems that afflict human beings and yet
turn a blind eye to them in order to deal with their own concerns. They
cannot put aside their responsibility to go in search of small worldly
gain. In the Hereafter, Allah will hold each person accountable for know-
ing what to do but leaving the task to others because it seemed difficult.
In such a situation, a believer must find and join with other be-
lievers to establish the Qur'an's morality throughout the world and
struggle against oppression and disorder: "… spur on the believers…"
(Surat an-Nisa': 84)

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