Page 75 - The Solution To Secret Sorrows

Harun Yahya

deceive—first himself and then people around him—into believing
the contrary, in his conscience he knows the truth. Not applying re-
alities known by the conscience to life causes internal strife, and is
definitely one of the secret torments given to people in the world
who lack sincere intentions. But some fail to understand this truth.
They feign ignorance that the lack of tranquility in their hearts arises
from their own mistaken behavior and thinking. For this reason,
they react to the warnings in ways that do not accord with the
Qur'an—which, in fact, constitutes a second proof of the accuracy of
what is said to them. That is because a sincere believer, when invited
to an even better morality, accepts this invitation.
Allah tells us how sincere believers behave after noticing their
errors:
[People who guard against evil are] those who, when they
act indecently or wrong themselves, remember Allah and
ask forgiveness for their bad actions (and who can forgive
bad actions except Allah?) and do not knowingly persist in
what they were doing. (Surah Al 'Imran: 135)
So if a person has achieved genuine sincerity as he claims, when
he notes any error he should right away take refuge in Allah and not
persist in his erroneous behavior. The aim of the sincere believer is
always to try to gain Allah's approval and affection. One way of
gaining Allah's affection is explained in a verse of the Qur'an with
the words, "Allah loves those who purify themselves" (Surat at-
Tawba: 108).
When invited to sincerity, these people's reactions that do not
accord with the Qur'an arise basically from their not having under-
stood the faith as they should. In the Qur'an, Allah tells us which
people tend to take advice:
You can only warn those who act on the Reminder and fear

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