Page 19 - Before You Regret

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 17

Such is the common psychological state of those that
live apart from the religion (deen). Allah explains this sit-
uation as follows:
When harm touches man, he calls on Us, lying on his

side or sitting down or standing up. Then when We
remove the harm from him he carries on as if he had
never called on Us when the harm first touched him. In
that way We make what they have done appear good to
the profligate. (Surah Yunus: 12)
When harm touches people they call on their Lord, turn-
ing to Him in repentance. But then, when He gives them

a taste of mercy from Him, a group of them immediately
associate others with their Lord. (Surat ar-Rum: 33)
The people depicted in these verses turn to Allah
when they are faced with difficulty. Yet no sooner do they
come out of this difficulty than they forget the promises
they made to Allah and show ungratefulness. This atti-
tude explains that the regret they felt actually arose from
the helplessness one feels in a state of difficulty.
The regret peculiar to believers however is much dif-

ferent from the regret mentioned above for it brings the
most benefit to man. True regret is not forgotten at once.
It prompts one and even produces fundamental changes
in one's character. One who feels sincere regret in his
heart lives the rest of his life bestowed to him in compli-
ance with Allah's consent, hoping for Allah's mercy and