Page 61 - The Solution To Secret Sorrows

Harun Yahya

light of the Qur'an always drives people into error. Where they do
not take the Qur'an as their guideline, people make decisions ac-
cording to the ignorant society's viewpoint. That is to say, they will
side with their selfish desires and the satan's. As a result, they view
every event around them, including their perceptions about them-
selves, in a twisted way that arises principally from their own self-
deception. For example, a person regarded to be heedless according
to the morality of the Qur'an may consider himself to be very kind,
according to his ignorant viewpoint. Alternatively, one who behaves
arrogantly according to the Qur'an's definition may think himself to
be very humble and submissive, since he fails to measure his behav-
ior by the Qur'an and think in its terms. In the same way, those of
weak faith may convince themselves they fear Allah, are wholly and
purely committed to the morality of the Qur'an and are completely
honest and sincere towards Him. However, at this stage, people
have a number of irrational judgments contrary to the Qur'an that
they employ to convince themselves and suppress their consciences.
Rationalizing these flawed judgments within themselves, they con-
vince themselves that they do not fall afoul of the religion and that
their excuses will be accepted in the sight of Allah. Such an attitude
distances people from sincerity.
The claims and attitudes of people who deceive themselves
prove to be incompatible, for they also claim to be pious Muslims.
But such an attitude always causes them trouble. Subconsciously
aware of their true lack of moral perfection, they endure constant
pangs of conscience. Nevertheless, instead of taking notice of these
and correcting the flaws in their behavior, they prefer to deceive
themselves and cover up their mistakes. This in turn causes them
material and spiritual harm.
The following pages will deal with this harm which the world

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