Page 163 - The Religion Of The Ignorant

Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

Strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has se-
lected you and not placed any constraint upon you in the
religion—the religion of your forefather Abraham. He
named you Muslims before and also in this, so that the
messenger could be witness against you and you could be
witnesses against all mankind. So perform prayer and give
the alms and hold fast to Allah. He is your Protector—the
Best Protector, the Best Helper. (Surat al-Hajj, 78)
Various Surahs in the Qur'an refer to believers who have totally
divorced themselves from the false religion of the society of which
they are a part and who have unreservedly turned to the religion of
Allah. One such are the Companions of the Cave, who were faced
with death because they refused to accept the superstitious religion
of their society and who sheltered in a cave for safety. The situation
of the Companions of the Cave is described in these terms in the
Qur'an:
Do you consider that the Companions of the Cave and Ar-
Raqim were one of the most remarkable of Our signs?
(Surat al-Kahf, 9)
We will relate their story to you with truth. They were
young men who believed in their Lord and We increased
them in guidance. We fortified their hearts when they
stood up and said, "Our Lord is the Lord of the heavens and
the Earth and We will not call on any deity apart from Him.
We would in that case have uttered an abomination. These
people of ours have taken deities apart from Him. Why do
they not produce a clear authority concerning them? Who
could do greater wrong than someone who invents a lie
against Allah? When you have separated yourselves from
them and everything they worship except Allah, take

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