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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

these difficulties happen not by "coincidence" but are created by
Allah on purpose. Allah assigned man a particular goal and inten-
tionally made him with these features.
First of these goals is to make man realize that he is a weak
being, a "servant" of Allah. Being perfect is an attribute of Allah. His

servants, on the other hand, are infinitely frail and thus inherently in
need of their Creator. This is explained in the Qur'an as follows:
Mankind! you are the poor in need of Allah, whereas Allah is
the Rich Beyond Need, the Praiseworthy. If He wills He can
dispense with you and bring about a new creation. That is not
difficult for Allah. (Surat al-Fatir: 15-17)

Another purpose these weaknesses serve is to remind man of
the temporary nature of this life. That is because these weaknesses
are peculiar to the body in this world. In the hereafter, the
Companions of the Garden will be endowed with a perfect body.
The poor, imperfect and weak body in this world is not the actual
body of the believer but a temporary mould he remains in for a cer-
tain period.
That is why, in this world perfect beauty is never attainable. The
most physically perfect and beautiful person also has physical weak-
nesses, sweats, has bad breath in the mornings and now and then
suffers from acne. One needs to involve oneself in endless routines to
keep clean and fresh. Some people have pretty faces but lack shapely
bodies. There are also cases in which just the contrary is true. Some
have beautiful eyes but a big nose. There are countless such exam-
ples. A person with outwardly perfect looks might be suffering from

a serious disease.
Over and above this, even the most perfect-looking person ulti-

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