Page 83 - The Solution To Secret Sorrows

Harun Yahya

Such an analogy dramatizes that most people's insincerity
arises from their inability to foresee Allah's torment or their lack of a
firm belief in the Hereafter. In a verse of the Qur'an, Allah warns
such people:
What are they waiting for but for the angels to come to
them or for your Lord Himself to come, or for one of your
Lord's signs to come? On the day that one of your Lord's
signs does come, no faith which a self professes will be of
any use to it if it did not believe before and earn good in its
faith. Say: "Wait, then; We too are waiting." (Surat al-Anam:
158)
In conclusion, keeping in mind the above verse, thinking sin-
cerely that the return for what one has done may be the torment in
Hell and so, abandoning insincerity can be the means to continue
one's life as an honest person.

- Vehement defensiveness and protests
Another characteristic of some who are determined in their in-
sincerity attracts attention: Sometimes, rather than trying to under-
stand what is said to them, they react by protesting vehemently and
defending themselves. A believer should listen to comments made
about him or advice offered, ask questions and try to learn and un-
derstand. Later, such a person shows that he has understood the
warning he's received and makes a sincere effort according to the
Qur'an. But such an effort is seldom observed in the kind of charac-
ter we are talking about.
Allah offers the exemplary behavior of the Prophet Yusuf (as) as
an example to the faithful in the Qur'an. Despite being faced with a
calumny, the Prophet Yusuf (as) knew that he should not defend his
lower self. One verse quotes him as follows:

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