Page 57 - The Solution To Secret Sorrows

Harun Yahya

power, these people believe they are independent beings. Their ac-
complishments, they believe, are of their own making, and their fail-
ures are the result of their own mistakes.
Of course, this is the result of people's failure to appreciate
Allah's power as they should. The fact is that, there is no deity but
Allah. As is the case with every occurrence in the universe, only by
Allah's will and His order do these events take place. Only Allah can
answer people's prayers, grant their aspirations, ease their troubles,
bring peace and security to hearts and ensure them beautiful lives.
As Allah tells us in the Qur'an, "... All might belongs to Allah..."
(Surah Yunus: 65).
Some people's heedlessness on this subject prevents them from
living the peace of faith as they should and cause them trouble in a
number of ways. From others they expect love, respect, affection,
friendship, self-sacrifice, patience, forgiveness and many other
blessings. Likewise, they believe that they will achieve them by their
own acts, efforts and their own will. However, only Allah can make
an individual be loved, respected and admired. No matter how hard
he tries, a person can never affect the hearts of others. Allah places
love in a person's heart as a blessing resulting from his observance of
the morality of the Qur'an. Likewise, no one can create love for an-
other in his own heart. It is Allah Who gives him this emotion.
Whatever people acquire materially or spiritually is created by
Allah. Allah tells us this in the Qur'an:
... Say, "All favor is in Allah's Hand, and He gives it to who-
ever He wills. Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing."
He picks out for His mercy whoever He wills. Allah's favor
is indeed immense. (Surah Al 'Imran: 73-74)
If Allah helps you, no one can vanquish you. If He forsakes
you, who can help you after that? So the believers should

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