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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 49

You who believe! If any of you renounce your reli-
gion, Allah will bring forward a people whom He
loves and who love Him, humble to the believers,
fierce to the unbelievers, who strive in the Way of
Allah and do not fear the blame of any censurer.
That is the unbounded favor of Allah which He gives
to whoever He wills. Allah is Boundless, All-
Knowing. (Surat al-Ma’ida; 54)

HUMILITY BEFORE ALLAH

Perfection is an attribute particular to Allah alone. Even
the prophets who had profound faith and whose moral excel-
lence is praised in the Qur’an were not above human error.
Believers are advised to avoid these kinds of errors.
Throughout the Qur’an, Allah commands the prophets and all
believers to seek His forgiveness because intentionally or not,
people commit sins. This is a clear sign that man is weak, vul-
nerable, and in need of Allah, even while observing the limits
set by Him.
The responsibility of a believer is to repent once he rec-
ognizes his mistakes and sins, seek forgiveness and be careful
not to repeat them. But this is not to make yourselves appear
sinless and without error or to prove your innocence; such
an attitude is not pleasing to Allah:
To whoever avoids the major wrong actions and
indecencies -except for minor lapses- truly your Lord
is vast in forgiveness. He has most knowledge of you
when He first produced you from the earth, and