Page 149 - The Religion Of The Ignorant

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

The prayers of many who live by Ignorantism are different
from that of the prayers of believers..Instead of praying for greater
fear of Allah and for the continuation of their observances and faith,
they pray Him only for matters such as to remedy their difficulties,
to be able to buy a better car, or to be able to marry the boy or girl
they love. Whenever they land in trouble—for example, when they
are seriously ill or facing a major problem—they pray to Allah, but
forget Him (Surely Allah is beyond that!) again as soon as that prob-
lem is resolved, and again begin ascribing partners to Him. This
state of mind has been revealed in the Qur'an:
Any blessing you have is from Allah. Then when harm
touches you, it is to Him you cry for help. But when He re-
moves the harm from you, a group of you associate others
with their Lord, ungrateful for what We have given them.
Enjoy yourselves. You will soon know! (Surat an-Nahl, 53-
55)
Believers, on the other hand, pray to attain Allah's good pleas-
ure, mercy and Paradise. They humbly and secretly call on Allah
and ask for profound faith. Aware that Allah answers prayers, they
consider prayer as a way to draw closer to Allah. For members of
Ignorantism, on the other hand, it is important that religious obser-
vances be carried out visibly. For that reason, they tell stories to
other people about how scrupulous they are in performing their five
daily prayers, even though they do not perform them at all when
they are alone. Although they should perform their prayers because
they fear Allah and hope for His mercy, actually they perform them
to show off and seek others' approval. Allah says the following in
the Qur'an about those who perform their observances for purposes
of show:

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