Page 107 - Character Types of the Unbelievers

Harun Yahya-Adnan Oktar
perior qualities of Allah, or become oblivious to these truths, be-
come caught up in this world. Allah reveals to us the purpose of this
life:
He Who created death and life to test which of you is best

in action. He is the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving. (Surat al-
Mulk, 2)
For this reason, Allah has permitted human beings a limited
lifespan. From the time they reach the age of maturity onward, they
are responsible for everything they believe and do. Each will be ex-
amined in the Afterlife about whether he followed his conscience
which was continually dictating to him what is right and what is

wrong. Because what a person’s conscience dictates is correct, if he
does not obey it, he follows the desires of his lower-self instead. The
lower-self constantly commands a person to do what is wrong. So,
there is a constant battle trial taking place within a person, deter-
mining whether he or she either acts on the side of his lower-self, or
on the side of his conscience.
This trial takes place at every moment of his life. It takes place
in school, at work, at home, in the street; while he is alone, or in pub-
lic; it goes on when he is sick or well; and even if he goes to the other

end of the world, he will be tested there too. There is no moment
when he is not tested. In the Afterlife, he will come face to face with
everything he has believed, said and done. He will certainly be rec-
ompensed for the good and the evil he had done; everything will re-
ceive its due reward and, finally, all will be sent to the place they
deserve.
Forgetting that everything that happens in this world has been

foreordained as a trial hinders one from submitting Allah. In a soci-

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