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EVER THOUGHT ABOUT THE TRUTH?

According to that twisted mindset, "one must be realistic
and not interpret things in a metaphysical way." He has under-
gone a significant experience and escaped through his own ef-
forts. He has learned "the facts of life." He has had a bad time, but
those are now left in the past. He is now more experienced and
more mature. This is undoubtedly a most irrational and illogical
approach to take. This ugly mindset of deniers is also revealed in
the Qur'an:
"If We give man a taste of Our Mercy, and then withdraw
it from him, behold! He is in despair and falls to blas-
pheming. But if We give him a taste of Our favors after
adversity has touched him, he is sure to say, 'All evil has
departed from me' and behold! He becomes exultant and
boastful." (Surah Hud: 9-10)
Such an ungrateful person will encounter similar troubles
again in the remaining part of his life. Allah may – if he repents
and beseeches Allah – accept this person's prayers every time
but, that person would not be able to appreciate the blessings he

has been given as is due and will suffer a troublesome and
painful life both in this world and in the hereafter due to this
foolish act of his.
This person who persists in denial will have no means of re-
penting when he looks death in the face, and no new opportunity
will be given him. That is because he has already proven what
kind of a person he has been during his lifetime. Allah reveals the
sorrow this person will feel when confronted with the truth in
several verses of the Qur'an;

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