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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

Alternatively, they may be small, daily troubles. Man witnesses acci-
dents, deaths or injuries. In the face of such events, man should re-
member that calamities can at any time befall him and at any
moment his testing period may end. Such an awareness makes one
sincerely turn to Allah, seek refuge in Him and ask for forgiveness

from Him.
The lessons believers draw from the adversity they encounter
are abiding. Yet, the same events have a totally different impact on
unbelievers. Being terrified by the thought of death, unbelievers turn
their backs on the reality of death or simply try to forget it. In doing
this, they seek relief. However, this deceptive method only does
them harm. That is because Allah "reprieves them till a predeter-
mined time" and this period, contrary to what they think, works
against them. (Surat an-Nahl: 61) In the Qur'an Allah says:

Those who are unbelievers should not imagine that the extra
time We grant to them is for their good. We only allow them
more time so they will increase their evil-doing. They will
have a humiliating punishment. (Surah Al 'Imran: 178)
A heedless person, who does not take a lesson even when death
befalls someone very close to him, becomes very sincere towards his
Creator, when he himself encounters death. This psychology is re-
lated in the Qur'an as follows:

It is He Who guides them on both land and sea so that, when
some of them are in a boat, running before a fair wind, rejoic-
ing at it, and then a violent squall comes upon them and the
waves come at them from every side and they realize there is
no way of escape, they call on Allah, making their religion
sincerely His: 'If You rescue us from this, we will truly be

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