Page 107 - Commonly Disregarded Qur'anic Rulings

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 105

and life-endangering situations are also tests for believers.
There will be many times when a Muslim must persevere to
live by the moral values of Islam.
There are also times when Allah grants believers such
favors as health, strength, wealth or power. These, too, are
invaluable opportunities through which they can demonstrate
their commitment to the religion of Allah. That is, Muslims
will be tested with both hardship and ease, yet neither should

make them deviate from righteous conduct.

WARNING OF PUNISHMENT

The basic philosophy of a society which does not live by
the values of the Qur’an is that man is responsible to himself
alone. According to that superstitious way of thinking, man
needs only to provide the best conditions for himself and sur-
round himself with the most comfortable environment he
can. He assumes no responsibility whatsoever toward the
lives of others. This being the case, most people assume they
are accountable only for their own adherence to religious val-
ues and thus distance themselves from any responsibility for
communicating Allah’s message to others. From the Qur’anic
viewpoint, however, the reality is quite different.

Among a Muslim’s responsibilities is to convey the religion
of Islam to the people around him and encourage them to
believe in Allah. In the Qur’an, Allah reveals this in the words:
You who are enveloped in your cloak!
Arise and warn. (Surat al- Muddaththir; 1-2)
Every Muslim is also responsible for calling others to Islam.