Page 15 - Character Types of the Unbelievers

Harun Yahya-Adnan Oktar
human beings and establish bonds of intimacy with them. They for-
get that Allah possesses all power, and instead of fearing only Him,
they fear other human beings and the rules they have established.
But, when referring to a society of ignorance, it is not only those
who are completely uninstructed in the morals of the Qur’an we
speak of; there are those who know the true religion very well, but
still cannot escape the ignorance into which they have fallen. These

individuals may perform some acts of worship enjoined by Allah, but
do not come close to feeling the devotion of a believer, or adhering
sufficiently to the moral teachings of the Qur’an. The reason for this is
that their hearts are not deeply devoted to Allah, or adequately fear-
ful of the Day of Judgment. It is the love they feel for this world that
has caused them to develop personalities contrary to the demands of
the Qur’an; still, even if they did know something of the morality

taught by the religion, they could not save themselves from the soci-
ety of ignorance.
These societies exist in every corner of the world. However, al-
though they are entirely independent of one another, and their mem-
bers have beliefs completely different from them, we can recognize
common traits, and a specific pattern of belief pervading all of them.
For this reason, before discussing the personalities of the citizens of
societies of ignorance, it will be useful to examine these common false
beliefs that form the basis of these different types.

The Life-Goals and Ideals Common to the Societies of

Ignorance
The common aim that drives societies of ignorance is to maxi-
mize the pleasures of this earthly life. No matter where you go in this

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