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HARUN YAHYA (ADNAN OKTAR)

his wife or his brother or his family who sheltered him or
everyone else on earth, if only that meant that he could save
himself. But no! It is a Raging Blaze. (Surat al- Ma'arij:10-15)

This offer for ransom on the Day of Resurrection is actually an
indication of the vanity of this life. Some people usually chase after
trivial goals; they work for a life time for an admirable job, a beauti-
ful house, for a career or money. However, as related in the Qur'an,
in his desperate efforts to be saved, a person will be willing to pay,
not just a single woman or a man, but all the women and the men in
the world or all possible possessions in the world in ransom for his
own personal salvation. However, these are all futile efforts.

The Gathering of People To Give an Account
of Their Deeds

Allah states the real meaning of life in the Qur’an thus:

O Man! You are toiling laboriously towards your Lord but
meet Him you will. (Surat al-Inshiqaq: 6)
No matter what we do in the course of our lives, we will even-
tually stand before Allah. The ultimate aim of this life is to be His ser-
vant. The most important time, on the other hand, is the Day of
Resurrection, when we shall be giving an account of our lives.
Each passing day brings us even closer to that point in time.
Each passing hour, minute or even second is a step taken towards
death, resurrection and the moment of reckoning. Life, like an hour-
glass, flows continuously in this direction. There is no way to stop
time or to reverse it. All people will be following this path. Allah
states in the Qur'an:

Certainly it is to Us they will return. Then their Reckoning is

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