Page 89 - Commonly Disregarded Qur'anic Rulings

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar) 87

Giving up in matters of religion is a weakness peculiar to
those who have not yet attained maturity, despite living
among believers. It often appears in the form of evasion dur-
ing times of hardship, avoidance of risks or whatever is likely
to harm one’s private interests and giving priority to person-
al interests. rather than those of the religion. In times of ease,
on the other hand, apathy manifests itself as not being dis-
turbed about the unrest caused by unbelievers, avoidance of
responsibility and difficult tasks and remaining passive and
unwilling to take action in the face of unfavorable develop-
ments while engaged in an intellectual struggle. Faculties of
reasoning and judgment grow blurred to such an extent that
people consider avoiding of exertion in the service of Allah as
a gain or blessing:

Among you there are people who hang back, and if
you encounter a setback then they say, ‘Allah has
blessed me in that I was not there with them.’ (Surat
an-Nisa’; 72)

People foolishly tend to ease their consciences by pointing
out that there are others who do undertake these tasks.
However, once Allah gives relief and grants victory in which
they have no share, they disclose their regret and are aware
of how far removed they are from the superior morality of
believers:
But if you meet with favor from Allah they say–as if
there were no friendship between you and
them–‘Oh! If only I had been with them so that I too
might have won a great victory.’ (Surat an-Nisa’; 73)