Page 55 - Character Types of the Unbelievers

Harun Yahya-Adnan Oktar
“partying.” During these festivities, which last late into the night,
hardly one intelligent or significant topic is discussed. Under the in-
fluence of alcohol, men talk for hours about something that is totally
inane, philosophizing about it, and offering one another lessons on

life. Often, something will end an argument, at some point late in the
evening, where those around them have difficulty controlling them
and quieting them down. Such individuals will also reflect in their
every-day life the aspects of the character type that they display in at
night. Usually, they will ask for others not to bother them, putting
forward the excuse that they are “hung-over,” or still under the in-
fluence of alcohol they consumed the night before.

What we have here described are only a few of the male charac-
ter types to be found in a society of ignorance; there are hundreds of
others. Because it is not founded on the Qur’an, a society of igno-
rance produces these kinds of character, all of which have a cor-
rupted in understanding. When considered carefully however, we
may recognize that men who live this kind of life cannot, in any real
sense, find fulfillment in their lives.

The Character of Elderly Men
No matter what kind of character he adopts, when he becomes
older, a man in an ignorant society settles into the standard set for
him. But, before addressing this issue, we must first note one impor-
tant point: The type of elderly man we will discuss in this section re-

flect the corruption that results from living a life distant from the
morality of religion. We will see the corruption brought about in a
man’s character by not living a life pleasing to Allah, by refusing to
think in his later years about the life of the Hereafter, and by being

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