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Harun Yahya - Adnan Oktar

minutes, thus enjoying the full flavor of it. On television chat shows,
problems that could be dismissed very quickly are debated for
hours, with no definite conclusions ever reached. The following is
revealed on this subject in the Qur'an:
But there are some people who trade in distracting tales to
misguide people from Allah's way knowing nothing about
it and to make a mockery of it. Such people will have a hu-
miliating punishment. (Surah Luqman, 6)
In the Religion of the Ignorant, many words are spoken without
ever touching on the essence of any subject. Although people speak
a lot, they never actually say anything. They make even the simplest
subjects very complex by unnecessary verbiage and meaningless
connections. They seek to attract attention, to demonstrate the im-
portance of their thoughts and ideas, and to demonstrate their
knowledge or culture. Their own personality is raised on even vital
issues, while the issue at hand is relegated to the background. To a
considerable extent, features described in the Qur'an with the fol-
lowing verse manifest themselves in the speech in the religion of the
ignorant:
Know that the life of this world is merely a game and a di-
version and ostentation and a cause of boasting among
yourselves and trying to outdo one another in wealth and
children... (Surat al-Hadid, 20)
To the above we might also add: everybody speaking at the
same time, interrupting others, abandoning a subject halfway and
turning to another that one considers to be more important, and in-
volving oneself in every subject, appropriately or not, and whether
or not one has any knowledge of it.

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