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    The

    IMPORTANCE

    of FOLLOWINGThe GOOD WORD

    Who could say anything ette! than one "ho su##ons

    to Allah$ and acts !ightly$ and says$ %I a# of those"ho su#it the#sel&es to Allah%'

    ()u!ah Fussilat$ **+

    ,AR-N .A,.A

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    First published in June, 2000

    Goodword Books, 2004

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    CONTENT)

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    #NG W#< #

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    A4O-T T,E A-T,OR

    Now writin/ under the pen+name o- ==, he was born in =nkara in 1*%'$

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    a /reat e--et$ #hose who doubt this an readil5 see that the sole aim o- ah5aAs books is to o6erome

    disbelie- and to disseminate the DurAanAs moral 6alues$ #he suess and impat o- this ser6ie are mani-ested in

    the readersA on6ition$

    9ne point should be kept in mind #he main reason -or the ontinuin/ ruelt5, on-lit, and other ordeals

    endured b5 the 6ast maorit5 o- people is the ideolo/ial pre6alene o- disbelie-$ #his an be ended onl5 with

    the ideolo/ial de-eat o- disbelie- and b5 on6e5in/ the wonders o- reation and DurAani moralit5 so that

    people an li6e b5 it$ ;onsiderin/ the state o- the world toda5, leadin/ into a downward spiral o- 6iolene,

    orruption and on-lit, learl5 this ser6ie must be pro6ided speedil5 and e--eti6el5, or it ma5 be too late$

    n this e--ort, the books o- ah5a assume a leadin/ role$ B5 the will o- =llah, these books will be a

    means throu/h whih people in the twent5-irst entur5 will attain the peae, ustie, and happiness promised in

    the DurAan$

    #he works o- the author inlude The New Masonic Order, Judaism and Freemasonry, Global

    Freemasonry, The Kabbala and Freemasonry, The Knight Templars, Templars and Freemasonry, srael!s "olicy

    o# $orld %omination, slam %enounces Terrorism, The &lac' (lan, Terrorism) The *itual o# the %e+il, The

    %isasters %arwinism &rought to Humanity, (ommunism in mbush, Fascism) The &loody deology o#%arwinism, The !-ecret Hand!in &osnia, Holocaust .iolence, &ehind the -cenes o# Terrorism, srael!s Kurdish

    (ard, (ommunist (hina!s "olicy o# Oppression in /ast Tur'estan, "alestine, -olution) The .alues o# the

    0ur!an, The $inter o# slam and The -pring to (ome, slam and &uddhism, The "hilosophy o# 1ionism, rticles

    23435, *omanticism) $eapon o# -atan, The 6ight o# the 0ur!an Has %estroyed -atanism, -igns From the

    (hapter o# the (a+e in the 0ur!an to the 6ast Times, The /nd Times and the Mahdi, -igns From the 0ur!an,

    -igns o# the 6ast %ay, The 6ast Times and The &east o# the /arth, Truths 234, dealism The "hilosophy o#

    Matri7 and the True Nature o# Matter, The $estern $orld Turns to God, The /+olution %eceit, The "er#ect

    %esign in the 8ni+erse s Not by (hance, $hy %arwinism s ncompatable with the 0ur!an, %arwinism

    *e#uted, New *esearch %emolishes /+olution, %e#initi+e *eply to /+olutionist "ropaganda, The 0uandary o#

    /+olution 3 9/ncyclopedic:, The /rror o# the /+olution o# -pecies, The &lunders o# /+olutionists, The

    (ollapse o# the Theory o# /+olution in ;< -teps, The /rrors o# The N-) *eply to the National cademy o#

    -ciences &oo'let -cience and (reationism, (on#essions o# /+olutionists, "erished Nations, For Men o#

    8nderstanding, 6o+e o# llah, llah!s rt o# ##ection, The Glad Tidings o# the Messiah, The "rophet Musa

    9as:, The "rophet Yusu# 9as:, The "rophet Muhammad 9saas:, The "rophet -ulayman 9as:, The "rophet brahim

    9as: and the "rophet 6ut 9as:, Maryam 9as: The /7emplary Muslim $oman, The Golden ge, llah /7ists,

    llah!s rtistry in (olour, Magni#icence /+erywhere, The mportance o# the /+idences o# (reation, The Truth o#

    the 6i#e o# This $orld, The Nightmare o# %isbelie#, Knowing the Truth, /ternity Has lready &egun,

    Timelessness and the *eality o# Fate, Matter) nother Name #or llusion, The 6ittle Man in the Tower, slam and

    Karma, The %ar' Magic o# %arwinism, The *eligion o# %arwinism, The (ollapse o# the Theory o# /+olution in4< 0uestions, llah is Known Through *eason, The 0ur!an 6eads the $ay to -cience, (onsciousness in the

    (ell, &iomimetics Technology mitates Nature, The /ngineering in Nature, -tring o# Miracles, The (reation

    o# the 8ni+erse, Miracles o# the 0ur!an, The %esign in Nature, -el#3-acri#ice and ntelligent &eha+iour Models

    in nimals, %eep Thin'ing, Ne+er "lead gnorance, The Green Miracle) "hotosynthesis, The Miracle in the

    (ell, The Miracle in the /ye, The Miracle in the -pider, The Miracle in the Mos=uito, The Miracle in the nt,

    The Miracle o# the mmune -ystem, The Miracle o# (reation in "lants, The Miracle in the tom, The Miracle in

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    the Honeybee, The Miracle o# -eed, The Miracle o# Hormones, The Miracle o# the Termite, The Miracle o# the

    Human &ody, The Miracle o# Human (reation, The Miracle o# "rotein, The Miracle o# -mell and Taste, The

    Miracle o# the Microworld, The -ecrets o# %N, The Miracle in the Molecule, The Miracle o# (reation in %N,

    The Miracle o# Tal'ing &irds>

    #he authorAs hildrens books are $onders o# llah!s (reation, The $orld o# nimals, The Glory in the

    Hea+ens, $onder#ul (reatures, 6et!s 6earn Our slam, The $orld o# Our 6ittle Friends) The nts, Honeybees

    That &uild "er#ect (ombs, -'ill#ul %am (onstructors) &ea+ers, Tell Me bout (reation, The Miracle in Our

    &ody, %ay in the 6i#e o# a Muslim, (hildren This is #or You 3

    #he authorAs other works on Durani topis inlude The &asic (oncepts in the 0ur!an, The Moral .alues

    o# the 0ur!an, 0uic' Grasp o# Faith 23435, /+er Thought bout the Truth?, (rude 8nderstanding o# %isbelie#,

    %e+oted to llah, bandoning the -ociety o# gnorance, "aradise) The &elie+ers! *eal Home, 6earning #rom

    the 0ur!an, n nde7 to the 0ur!an, /migrating #or the (ause o# llah, The (haracter o# the Hypocrite in the

    0ur!an, The -ecrets o# the Hypocrite, Names o# llah, (ommunicating the Message and %isputing in the

    0ur!an, nswers #rom the 0ur!an, %eath *esurrection Hell, The -truggle o# the Messengers, The +owed

    /nemy o# Man) -atan, The Greatest -lander) dolatry, The *eligion o# the gnorant, The rrogance o# -atan,"rayer in the 0ur!an, The Theory o# /+olution, The mportance o# (onscience in the 0ur!an, The %ay o#

    *esurrection, Ne+er Forget, (ommonly %isregarded 0ur!anic *ulings, Human (haracters in the -ociety o#

    gnorance, The mportance o# "atience in the 0ur!an, "er#ected Faith, &e#ore You *egret, Our Messengers -ay,

    The Mercy o# &elie+ers, The Fear o# llah, Jesus $ill *eturn, &eauties #or 6i#e in the 0ur!an, &ou=uet o# the

    &eauties o# llah 234353@, The ni=uity (alled AMoc'ery,A The Mystery o# the Test, *eal $isdom %escribed in

    the 0ur!an, The -truggle gainst the *eligion o# rreligion, The -chool o# Yusu#, The lliance o# the Good,

    -landers -pread gainst Muslims Throughout History, The mportance o# Following the Good $ord, $hy %o

    You %ecei+e Yoursel#?, slam) The *eligion o# /ase, 1eal and /nthusiasm %escribed in the 0ur!an, -eeing

    Good in ll, How do the 8nwise nterpret the 0ur!an?, -ome -ecrets o# the 0ur!an, The (ourage o# &elie+ers,

    Hope#ulness in the 0ur!an, Justice and Tolerance in the 0ur!an, &asic Tenets o# slam, Those $ho do not Heed

    the 0ur!an, Ta'ing the 0ur!an as a Guide, 6ur'ing Threat) Heedlessness, -incerity %escribed in the 0ur!an,

    The Happiness o# &elie+ers, Those $ho /7haust Their "leasures %uring Their $ordly 6i+es, -ly Game o#

    -atan, "assi+ism in *eligion, The *eligion o# $orshipping "eople, gonies o# a Fa'e $orld, How a Muslim

    -pea's, The -ilent 6anguage o# /+il, The *uses o# the 6iar in the 0ur!an, 6oyalty in the 0ur!an, The -olution to

    -ecret Torments>

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    TO T,E READER

    #he reason wh5 a speial hapter is assi/ned to the ollapse o- the theor5 o- e6olution is that this theor5

    onstitutes the basis o- all anti+spiritual philosophies$ ine !arwinism reets the -at o- reation, and there-ore thee(istene o- God, durin/ the last 140 5ears it has aused man5 people to abandon their -aith or -all into doubt$

    #here-ore, showin/ that this theor5 is a deeption is a 6er5 important dut5, whih is stron/l5 related to the reli/ion$ t is

    imperati6e that this important ser6ie be rendered to e6er5one$ ome o- our readers ma5 -ind the hane to read onl5

    one o- our books$ #here-ore, we think it appropriate to spare a hapter

    -or a summar5 o- this subet$

    =ll the authorAs books e(plain -aith+related issues in li/ht o- DurAani 6erses, and in6ite readers to learn =llahAs

    words and to li6e b5 them$ =ll the subets onernin/ =llahAs 6erses are e(plained so as to lea6e no doubt or room -or

    Huestions in the readerAs mind$ #he booksA sinere, plain, and -luent st5le ensure that e6er5one o- e6er5 a/e and -rom

    e6er5 soial /roup an easil5 understand them$ #hanks to their e--eti6e, luid narrati6e, the5 an be read at a one

    sittin/$ 6en those who ri/orousl5 reet spiritualit5 are in-luened b5 the -ats these books doument and annot

    re-ute the truth-ulness o- their ontents$

    #his and all the other books b5 the author an be read indi6iduall5, or disussed in a /roup$ 8eaders ea/er to

    pro-it -rom the books will -ind disussion 6er5 use-ul, lettin/ them relate their re-letions and e(perienes to one

    another$

    n addition, it will be a /reat ser6ie to slam to ontribute to the publiation and readin/ o- these books, written

    solel5 -or the pleasure o- =llah$ #he authorAs books are all e(tremel5 on6inin/$ For this reason, to ommuniate truereli/ion to others, one o- the most e--eti6e methods is enoura/in/

    them to read these books$

    We hope the reader will look throu/h the re6iews o- his other books at the bak o- this book$

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    INTROD-CTION

    Who could say anything ette! than one "ho su##ons to Allah$ and acts !ightly$ and says$ %I a# of

    those "ho su#it the#sel&es to Allah%' ()u!ah Fussilat$ **+

    4 5 Ethe /ood word,E most perei6e it to mean bein/ omplimentati6e, e(pressin/ lo6e or speakin/ in an

    inspirin/ manner$

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    T,E GOOD WORD I) CALLING TO ALLA,

    Call to the "ay of you! Lo!d "ith "isdo# and fai! ad#onition$ and a!gue "ith the# in the 6indest

    "ay3 .ou! Lo!d 6no"s est "ho is #isguided f!o# ,is "ay3 And ,e 6no"s est "ho a!e guided3 ()u!atan>Nahl$ ?0@+

    I n the pre6ious setion, we stated that the true /ood word is the one whih alls to =llahAs reli/ion, and is

    a reminder o- the Wise3 ()u!at at>Ta"a$ 9?+

    =s this 6erse also makes lear, e6er5 person o- -aith is responsible -or ommuniatin/ moral e(ellene,

    throu/hout his li-e, to li6e b5 it, to enoin the ri/ht and -orbid the wron/$ - one wants to lead a /ood li-e, then

    he must enoura/e others to /ood$ imilarl5, an5one who wants /ood to happen to him has to e(pend the e--ort

    to spread suh /ood the one who wants to enounter onsientiousness has to enoura/e onsientiousness or,

    the one who dislikes ruelt5 must admonish the ruel$ =s well, he needs to keep in mind that it is =llah alone

    Who /uides a person and renders the /ood word e--eti6e$

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    It is Allah Who Guides to the T!uth

    Belie6ers ma5 not alwa5s enounter a -a6orable response or amiable ompliane when the5 all others

    around them to the /ood$ #he aller ma5 at times be met with indi--erene, or beome the tar/et o- derisi6eness

    or e6en belli/erene$ For responses to suh a all 6ar5 o-ten, sine the5 depend on the otherAs sinerit5 and

    onsiousness o- =llah$

    9n hearin/ the all, -or instane, a person ma5 immediatel5 ome to ha6e -aith in =llah, while another

    ma5 reat with hostilit5$ =nother still ma5 e(erise his onsiene and deide to de6ote his li-e to =llah$

    et this denial o- theirs b5 no

    means daunts or de-lets a belie6er$ No matter what the reation, what is important -or him is to retain the

    moralit5 whih is pleasin/ to =llah, to not swer6e -rom moral e(ellene under an5 irumstane, and to put his

    trust in =llah$ For, whether important or minor, eah inident that takes plae in this world is preordained b5

    =llah, and it is =llah alone Who an /uide a person to the truth$

    For this reason, the reations and responses o- disbelie6ers ne6er demoralize the belie6ers$ n the DurAan,

    =llah pro6ides man5 e(amples o- this$ n the 6erse, %4ut "ould you$ ;e!ha;s$ to!#ent you!self to death

    "ith g!ief o&e! the# if they a!e not "illing to elie&e in this #essage'%urat al+?ah-, 'C, =llah addressed

    our 3rophet saasC, in-ormin/ him that he should not /rie6e o6er the disbelie- o- people$ n another 6erse =llah

    sa5s, %.ou cannot guide those you "ould li6e to ut Allah guides those ,e "ills3 ,e has est 6no"ledge of

    the guided3%urat al+Dasas, %'C ;onseHuentl5, a personAs e--ort to admonish, the /ood words he speaks, will

    ha6e an e--et on the people onl5 i- =llah so wills$

    #he belie6ersA onl5 responsibilit5 is to summon others to the DurAan$ #he5 are not responsible -or the

    disbelie6ersA insistene on denial, and their deser6in/ the -ire o- 4aBa!a$ ??+

    Th!oughout ,isto!y$ All Messenge!s

    Called Thei! Peo;le th!ough the Good Wo!d

    n e6er5 a/e, messen/ers o- =llah ommuniated

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    !urin/ those times when there was no prophet, =llahAs -aith-ul ser6ants undertook the task and, took as

    an e(amples -or themsel6es the moral e(ellene partiular to the prophets$ *?+

    #he resol6e o- the 3rophets in summonin/ to =llahAs reli/ion, despite the insolene and i/norane the5

    -aed -rom their people, was -ounded in spei-i reasons$ #he 3rophets and their -ollowers are those who are

    6er5 well aware o- the punishment o-

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    Ma6e allo"ances fo! ;eo;le$ co##and "hat is !ight$ and tu!n a"ay f!o# the igno!ant3 ()u!at al>

    A!af$ ?+

    #hou/h reo/nizin/ there is little possibilit5 that the disbelie6ers will heed their ad6ie, still the5 persist,

    o--erin/ them the /ood word, in hope that ma5be this last attempt will be the opportunit5 -or the disbelie6ers to

    aept -aith

    The #an "ho elie&ed said$ %My ;eo;le ,o" is it that I call you to sal&ation "hile you call #e to

    the Fi!e'

    .ou call #e to !e

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    4ut #ost ;eo;le$ fo! all you! eage!ness$ do not elie&e3 .ou do not as6 the# fo! any "age fo! it3 It is

    only a !e#inde! to all eings3 ()u!ah .usuf$ ?1*>?12+

    e6eral times, =llahAs messen/ers reminded their people that the5 were not askin/ -or a reward in return,

    but that their e--orts were sinere$ #he DurAan /i6es the -ollowin/ e(amples

    5 )ay$ %I do not as6 you fo! any "age fo! it3 It is si#;ly a !e#inde! to all eings3% ()u!at al>

    Ana#$ 1+

    ,ud said$ %My ;eo;le I do not as6 you fo! any "age fo! it3 My "age is the !es;onsiility of ,i#

    Who !ought #e into eing3 )o "ill you not use you! intellect'% ()u!ah ,ud$ @?+

    )alih said$ %I a# a faithful Messenge! to you3 )o heed Allah and oey #e3 I do not as6 you fo! any

    "age fo! it3 My "age is the !es;onsiility of no one ut the Lo!d of all the "o!lds3% ()u!at ash>)hua!a$?2*>?2@+

    #hus -ar, we ha6e emphasized that the belie6ers all others throu/h the /ood word, no matter what the

    irumstane, and that the5 e(pet no reward in return$ But, here we should note that the uslimsA sole

    responsibilit5 is to admonish people$ =s 6erse 2%' o- the urat al+BaHara in-orms, %The!e is no co#;ulsion

    "he!e the !eligion is conce!ned35%8espondin/ to these admonitions an bene-it onl5 those who on-orm to

    them 5et, i- these people insist on persistin/ in denial, and reet this sinere ad6ie, then the5 are doomed to

    loss$ #his -at is related in the DurAan as -ollows

    )o !e#ind the# .ou a!e only a !e#inde!3 .ou a!e not in cont!ol of the#3 4ut as fo! anyone "ho

    tu!ns a"ay and diselie&es$ Allah "ill ;unish hi# "ith the G!eatest Punish#ent3 Ce!tainly it is to -s they

    "ill !etu!n3 Then thei! Rec6oning is Ou! conce!n3 ()u!at al>Ghashiyya$ 0?>07+

    When allin/ the people to =llahAs wa5, throu/h the /ood word, belie6ers reo/nize this ation as a -orm

    o- worship$ For this reason, the5 on-identl5 pronoune whate6er the5 know will brin/ them /ood in =llahAs

    si/ht, and are enthused in per-ormin/ suh an at o- worship$ n return -or suh sinere and noble e--orts, =llah

    /i6es them the /ood news o- sal6ation

    Those "ho !e;ent$ those "ho "o!shi;$ those "ho ;!aise$ those "ho fast$ those "ho o"$ those "ho;!ost!ate$ those "ho co##and the !ight$ those "ho fo!id the "!ong$ those "ho ;!ese!&e the li#its of

    AllahH gi&e good ne"s to the elie&e!s3 ()u!at at>Ta"a$ ??0+

    COMPL.ING WIT, T,E GOOD WORD

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    Those "ho listen "ell to "hat is said and follo" the est of it$ they a!e the ones "ho# Allah has

    guided$ they a!e the ;eo;le of intelligence3 ()u!at a>Ku#a!$ ?8+

    Only Those Who 4elie&e in Allah and

    the ,e!eafte! Co#;ly "ith the Good Wo!d

    T he li-e in this world is a time durin/ whih =llah distin/uishes those who en/a/e in /ood deeds, and

    those who do e6il$ !urin/ this period, some ma5 ommit mistakes$ #he responsibilit5 upon the -aith-ul is to

    puri-5 themsel6es o- these shortomin/s and weaknesses, in order to earn =llahAs /ood pleasure and to attain a

    le6el o- moralit5 rewarded with 3aradise$

    #hose who are sinere and onsientious ea/erl5 respond to e6er5 admonition, -or it is their wish to

    puri-5 themsel6es o- all -orms o- e6il and other de-ets$ =dherin/ to the /ood word is not merel5 a matter o-

    personal pre-erene -or the belie6ers$ 8ather, this is a matter related to a li-e that is eternal, bein/ either in

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    =ordin/ to a 6erse in urat an+NaziIat, =llah relates that onl5 those who -ear the !a5 o- Jud/ment will

    heed these admonitions

    .ou a!e only the "a!ne! of those "ho fea! it the ,ou!3 ()u!at an>Naiat$ 2@+

    #hese statements make it lear that -aith in =llah and the

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    alwa5s a better and more per-et wa5 o- beha6in/, the5 aim to do better at the ne(t opportunit5$ 9ne who is

    -aith-ul knows 6er5 well that the e(uses issuin/ -rom his lower+sel- will be o- no a6ail in the

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    =s we e(plained in detail, in the pre6ious setions, belie6ers aept all suh risks, and, without e(petin/

    an5thin/ in return, enoin the /ood and -orbid e6il, onl5 beause it has been ommanded in the DurAan$ =llah

    desribes this attribute o- the belie6ers as -ollows

    .ou a!e the est nation e&e! to e ;!oduced efo!e #an6ind3 .ou enet, the disbelie6ers -ail to /rasp this -at the5 -ail to realize thatthe matter onerns the outome o- that li-e the5 will li6e in eternit5$ Furthermore, the5 -alsel5 -eel relie6ed,

    wron/l5 assumin/ that i/norin/ suh ad6ie will be o- bene-it to them$ n one 6erse, the end o- those who

    oppose to the reminders made to them is delared as -ollows

    4ut if anyone o;;oses the Messenge! afte! the guidance has eco#e clea! to hi#$ and follo"s othe!

    than the ;ath of the elie&e!s$ We "ill hand hi# o&e! to "hate&e! he has tu!ned to$ and We "ill !oast hi#

    in ,ell3 What an e&il destination ()u!at an>Nisa$ ??@+

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    #hen, wh5 do people not ompl5 with the words that will sa6e them -rom spiritual darkness, puri-5 them

    o- their -aults, and help them to attain /ood, beaut5, and most importantl5, =llahAs appro6alK We an ite se6eral

    reasons to e(plain this the absene o- the -ear o- =llah, and onern -or the es$E >et,

    mere words do not su--ie to pro6e oneAs awareness o- =llah$ 9nl5 =llah knows whether one trul5 heeds

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    hearts, as the5 ou/ht to ha6e$ =t that time, thou/h, the5 will taste the se6erit5 o- the punishment o-

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    Whether one wishes it or not, or e6en i- he were to stri6e to supress the 6oie o- his onsiene, he ould ne6er

    silene it it persistentl5 insists on what is ust$ What is inumbent upon him is to -ollow this 6oie, and submit

    to =llah, and answer the all o- those who summon to the truth, enoin what is ri/ht and -orbid what is wron/$

    6er5 person, throu/h his onsiene, reo/nizes the sinerit5 o- the ad6ie he reei6es when he is alled

    to =llahAs /uidane, moral e(ellene, ompliane with the true reli/ion, worship, to prepare himsel- -or the

    ne(t li-e and puri-5 himsel- o- mundane ambitions$ >et, the disbelie6ers i/nore the 6oie o- their onsiene,

    bein/ led astra5 b5 the e6il o- their lower+sel6es$

    7et us onsider the e(ample o- an atheist who denies =llahAs e(istene$ #his person is one who has turned

    a dea- ear to the 6oie o- his onsiene, and who has been o6erome b5 his lower+sel-$ For eah person is

    endowed with a onsiene and understandin/ to enable him to reo/nize the si/ns o- =llahAs reation around

    him, and the e(istene o- the ;reator Who has reated e6er5thin/ with a superior wisdom$ - this person were

    asked to belie6e that spilled paint had -ormed itsel- into a work o- art b5 pure aident, that it was not the result

    o- some intelli/ent e--ort, he would ertainl5 not belie6e it$ roniall5, the same person, ne/letin/ the use o- his

    lo/iial abilities, his onsiene or his wisdom, would laim that a tree ame into bein/ aidentall5, and that it

    was not reated$ #his is trul5 a lear e(ample o- reetin/ oneAs onsiene, and insistin/ instead on denial b5obe5in/ oneAs lower+sel-$

    ndeed, we enounter man5 suh people toda5, who ontinue to e(empli-5 this warped wa5 o- thinkin/$

    6er5 e--ort to ounsel them pro6es -utile$ #he5 insist on not belie6in/ in the si/ns presented to them, do not

    -ollow the /ood word, -or the5 do not adhere to their onsiene$ >et, the5 ou/ht to remember that, on the !a5

    o- Jud/ment, the5 will re/ret not ha6in/ omplied with the reminders, and -ailed to appreiate =llahAs in-inite

    mi/ht$

    They Rega!d The#sel&es )u;e!io! to Othe!s

    9ne o- the auses that hinders a disbelie6er -rom ompl5in/ with the /ood word, and -ollowin/ the path

    set out b5 the belie6ers is his arro/ane and pride$ =s =llah also in-orms us in the -ollowin/ 6erse, %And they

    !e;udiated the# "!ongly and haughtily$ in s;ite of thei! o"n ce!tainty aout the#5% urat an+Naml,

    14C, arro/ane is one o- the primar5 auses o- unbelie-$ = sur/e o- arro/ane and pride must immediatel5 put

    one on /uard a/ainst atan$ n -at, it was -or this 6er5 reason that atan was e(pelled -rom =llahAs si/ht$ #he

    DurAan relates the inident as -ollows

    We c!eated you and then fo!#ed you and then We said to the angels$ %P!ost!ate efo!e Ada#$% and

    they ;!ost!atedeJce;t fo! Ilis3 ,e "as not a#ong those "ho ;!ost!ated3

    ,e Allah said$ %What ;!e&ented you f!o# ;!ost!ating "hen I co##anded you to'% ,e Ilis

    !e;lied$ %I a# ette! than hi#3 .ou c!eated #e f!o# fi!e and .ou c!eated hi# f!o# clay3%,e Allah said$ %Descend f!o# ,ea&en3 It is not fo! you to e a!!ogant in it3 )o get out .ou a!e

    one of the aased3% ()u!at al>A!af$ ??>?*+

    =s is desribed in these 6erses, -or atan, who laimed himsel- superior to the 3rophet =dam asC, it was

    a matter o- pride to not prostrate himsel-$ t was -or this reason that he was e(pelled -rom =llahAs si/ht$ ndeed,

    the state o- those who -ollow in atanAs -ootsteps share muh with him the5 also do not -ollow the /ood word,

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    beause the5 are 6ulnerable to atanAs insinuations, and respond to reminders arro/antl5$ For instane, i- suh a

    person is warned a/ainst some mistaken wa5 o- thinkin/, and alled to that outlined in the DurAan, his pride

    would hinder him -rom obe5in/$ ;onseHuentl5, he would not heed the reminder, nor e6er orret his mistake$ n

    another 6erse, =llah relates how arro/ane misleads a person into sin

    When he is told to ha&e fea! of Allah$ he is seied y ;!ide "hich d!i&es hi# to "!ongdoing3 ,ell

    "ill e enough fo! hi# What an e&il !esting>;lace ()u!at al>4aBa!a$ 017+

    n another 6erse, =llah states that what the belie6ers all the idolaters to is hard -or them$ t is a/ain

    arro/ane that is behind this obstina5

    5 What you call the idolate!s to follo" is &e!y ha!d fo! the#3 Allah chooses fo! ,i#self anyone ,e

    "ills and guides to ,i#self those "ho tu!n to ,i#3 ()u!at ash>)hu!a$ ?*+

    #he DurAan relates that another e(use put -orward b5 the disbelie6ers -or not -ollowin/ the ri/ht paththe5 are summoned b5 those who enoin them what is ri/ht and -orbid what is wron/ is their bein/ merel5

    human bein/s o- -lesh and bones like themsel6es$ !isbelie6ers o- all a/es ha6e put -orward this e(use$ =llah

    reounts the instanes o- this de6iant plo5 o- disbelie6ers in se6eral 6erses

    They said$ %.ou a!e nothing ut hu#an eings li6e ou!sel&es3 The All>Me!ciful has not sent do"n

    anything3 .ou a!e si#;ly lying3% ()u!ah .asin$ ?@+

    The !uling ci!cle of those of his Nuh:s ;eo;le "ho "e!e diselie&e!s said$ %We do not see you as

    anything ut a hu#an eing li6e ou!sel&es3 We do not see anyone follo"ing you ut the lo"est of us$

    unthin6ingly3 We do not see you as su;e!io! to us3 On the cont!a!y$ "e conside! you to e lia!s3% ()u!ah

    ,ud$ 09+

    The !uling ci!cle of those of his Nuh:s ;eo;le "ho "e!e diselie&e!s said$ %This is nothing ut a

    hu#an eing li6e you!sel&es "ho si#;ly "ants to gain ascendancy o&e! you3 If Allah had "anted ,e

    "ould ha&e sent angels do"n3 We ne&e! hea!d of anything li6e this a#ong ou! ancesto!s$ the ea!lie!

    ;eo;les3% ()u!at al>Mu#inun$ 02+

    =ordin/ to this errant lo/i, as mentioned in these 6erses, -or one to summon another to -aith, he ou/ht

    to be endowed with ertain superior Hualities, -ar be5ond an5 human -railties or -laws$ essen/ers responded tothese e(uses o--ered b5 the disbelie6ers as -ollows

    Thei! Messenge!s said to the#$ %We a!e nothing ut hu#an eings li6e you!sel&es3 4ut Allah sho"s

    fa&o! to any of ,is se!&ants ,e "ills3 It is not fo! us to !ing you an autho!ity eJce;t y Allah:s ;e!#ission3 )o

    let the elie&e!s ;ut thei! t!ust in Allah3% ()u!ah I!ahi#$ ??+

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    =nother onseHuene o- arro/ane is -ailure to aept that the other ma5 be more intelli/ent, and better

    able to make appropriate deisions$ till thou/h, suh people onsider themsel6es more intelli/ent than all

    others$ ?+

    #he abo6e 6erses tell o- the reation o- the inhabitants o- a it5 to whih =llah sent messen/ers, with the

    mission o- warnin/ them a/ainst a pain-ul punishment$ =s this e(ample re6eals, disbelie6ers openl5 threatened

    those belie6ers who summoned them to the true reli/ion throu/h the /ood word$ roniall5, the onl5 reasonbehind their o--erin/ o- this threat was the belie6ersA in6itation to =llah and

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    Those "ho diselie&e all ut st!i6e you do"n "ith thei! e&il loo6s "hen they hea! the Re#inde!

    and say$ %,e is Buite #ad3% 4ut it is nothing less than a Re#inde! to all the "o!lds3 ()u!at al>ala#$ @?>

    @0+

    =s the abo6e 6erses all our attention to, disbelie6ers -eel suh animosit5 towards =llahAs messen/ers

    onl5 beause the5 all them to what is ust, and remind them o- the !a5 o- Jud/ment and the 28+

    #here is onl5 one reason wh5 his -ather beame so anta/onisti towards brahim, otherwise a prophet o-

    /reat moral e(ellene, mentioned in the DurAan as tender+hearted and -orbearin/ 3rophet brahimAs asC

    summonin/ him to beome a ser6ant o- =llah, that is, his all throu/h the /ood word$$$ 3rophet brahim asC

    addressed his -ather respet-ull5 and in a beauti-ul manner, but his -ather ne6ertheless reated a/ainst him with

    -urious an/er$ !espite this, the 3rophet brahim asC ne6er altered his tone, and departed honorabl5 -rom his -ather$

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    Those Who Feign Not to ,ea! the Good Wo!d

    =mon/ the disbelie6ers, who reet ompliane to the ad6ie o- the belie6ers, there are those who will

    ha6e 6arious reations, beome a//ressi6e, turn their -aes, or those who ha6e more se6ere responses like ra/e

    and hatred$ 9ther than these rather e(treme reations, howe6er, there are also those who will pretend not to hear

    suh admonitions at all, and remain unresponsi6e$ n the DurAan, =llah introdues us to these people $ n the

    words o- one 6erse, the5 are desribed as % 5 those "hose hea!ts a!e ha!d333%urat al+22+

    )ayH %I can only "a!n you th!ough the Re&elation3% 4ut the deaf cannot hea! the call "hen they a!e

    "a!ned3 ()u!at al>Aniya$ 2@+

    #hese whose e5es would otherwise seem to be able to see, and whose ears an hear, are, in atualit5,

    blind and dea-, in the DurAani senses o- the terms$ pei-iall5, with the 6erse, %It is not thei! eyes "hich a!e

    lind ut the hea!ts in thei! !easts "hich a!e lind3% urat al+

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    Bein/ inapable o- seein/ what is in -ront o- him, -ailin/ to hear and omprehend what he sees and listens

    to, in other words, bein/ sealed o- heart, is the ultimate reompense -or disbelie-$ Anfal$ @1>@?+

    Be-ore that da5, all must remember that those e(uses put -orward on the !a5 o- Jud/ment will not be

    able to sa6e them$ #heir insistene on remainin/ in denial, in -ollowin/ in the -ootsteps o- atan, and

    disobediene o- the /ood word, are all but their personal prero/ati6e$ =s the abo6e 6erse also hi/hli/hts, =llah

    does not wron/

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    /enerations, all should learn a lesson -rom the punishment a--lited upon them, so as not to repeat their

    mistakes$

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    =s part o- the test o- this world, e6er5 man was made 6ulnerable to whispers o- atan, while, on the other

    hand, he is also summoned to =llahAs path b5 belie6ers$ n the end, the deision rests with the person himsel-$

    9ne has to remember that this deision will determine the wa5 he will lead his li-e in the world to ome$ #hose

    who -ollow atan will be the people o-

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    )PEAING T,E GOOD WORD

    5 A good "o!d is li6e a good t!ee "hose !oots a!e fi!# and "hose !anches a!e in ,ea&en3 It ea!s

    f!uit !egula!ly y its Lo!d:s ;e!#ission333 ()u!ah I!ahi#$ 02>0@+

    I n the pre6ious setions, we mentioned that the /ood word is a all made to =llahAs wa5, and we

    disussed the mindset o- those who -ollow the /ood word, and those who do not$ But, in addition, =llah also

    ommands people, in the DurAan, to speak well and address e6er5one kindl5$ #his is a reHuirement -or the

    moralit5 o- the DurAan$ Belie6ers, who are-ull5 obser6e this ommandment o- =llah, speak to one another with

    respet, take are to hoose the best words, and speak about the /ood Hualities o- others$ Followin/ the ad6ie

    o- =llahAs essen/er saasC, A%o not belittle e+en the smallest act o# 'indnessA uslimC the5 pa5 /reat

    attention this subet$ Belie6ers ne6er humiliate others b5 pointin/ out their errors and shortomin/s, -or =llah

    prohibits suh beha6ior

    .ou "ho elie&e Peo;le should not !idicule othe!s "ho #ay e ette! than the#sel&es= no! should

    any "o#en !idicule othe! "o#en "ho #ay e ette! than the#sel&es3 And do not find fault "ith one

    anothe! o! insult each othe! "ith de!ogato!y nic6na#es3 ,o" e&il it is to ha&e a na#e fo! e&il conduct

    afte! co#ing to faith Those ;eo;le "ho do not tu!n f!o# it a!e "!ongdoe!s3 ()u!at al>,u

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    =llah ad6ised the 3rophet usa asC to address 3haraoh$ urel5, 3haraoh was one o- histor5As ruelest t5rants$

    !espite this -at, =llah ommanded the 3rophet usa asC as -ollows

    %Go to Pha!aoh= he has o&e!ste;;ed the ounds3 4ut s;ea6 to hi# "ith gentle "o!ds so that

    ho;efully he "ill ;ay heed o! sho" so#e fea!3% ()u!ah Ta ,a$ 2*>22+

    9- ourse, the 3rophet usaAs asC /entleness towards 3haraoh, thou/h he was a lear enem5 o- the

    reli/ion and the uslims, was an important e(ample, in that it re6eals the ideals e(peted in slam$ =s the

    e(ample shows, belie6ers selet the -inest words in allin/ others to =llah$ n the -ollowin/ e(ample in the

    DurAan, =llah e(plains that /ood words are o- bene-it to all

    ,a&e you not conside!ed ho" Allah #a6es a #eta;ho!' A good "o!d is li6e a good t!ee "hose !oots

    a!e fi!# and "hose !anches a!e in ,ea&en3

    It ea!s f!uit !egula!ly y its Lo!d:s ;e!#ission3 Allah #a6es #eta;ho!s fo! ;eo;le so that

    ho;efully they "ill ;ay heed3The #eta;ho! of a co!!u;t "o!d is that of a !otten t!ee$ u;!ooted on the su!face of the ea!th3 It has

    no staying>;o"e!3

    Allah #a6es those "ho elie&e fi!# "ith the Fi!# Wo!d in the life of this "o!ld and the ,e!eafte!3

    4ut Allah #isguides the "!ongdoe!s3 Allah does "hate&e! ,e "ills3 ()u!ah I!ahi#$ 02>09+

    =s these 6erses relate, one who sa5s the /ood word, and is ompliant with it, will attain to /reat

    blessin/s, both in this world and in the world to ome$

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    world appealin/ to people, his plantin/ 6ain desires and de6iane in their hearts, and his leadin/ them into

    immoralit5, suh as pride, ealous5, sel-ishness and arro/ane, are some o- the atanAs e--orts a/ainst man$

    =rro/ane when alled to -aith in =llah, and to abide b5 the moralit5 o- the DurAan, and puttin/ -orth instead

    e(uses, are also amon/ the e--ets o- atan$ n this wa5, he stri6es to inter-ere in peopleAs onsienes and

    pre6ent them -rom submittin/ to =llah$

    What atan demands -rom people is that the5 not obe5 the 6oie o- their onsiene, and do ust the

    ontrar5$

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    T,E FATE OF T,O)E W,O DO NOT FOLLOW

    T,E GOOD WORD

    ,e "ho has fea! "ill e !e#inded= ut the #ost #ise!ale "ill shun it$ those "ho "ill !oast in the

    G!eatest Fi!e and then neithe! die no! li&e in it3 ()u!at al>Ala$ ?1>?*+

    T hose who are alled throu/h the /ood word, admonished b5 the li/ht o- the DurAan, warned o- the !a5

    o- Jud/ment, and reminded that the5 will be alled to /i6e an aount o- e6er5 deed the5 had done, are then

    responsible themsel6es -or adherin/ to the strai/ht path$ :nless the5 do so, ine6itabl5, the5 will -ae a deep

    re/ret, and ultimatel5 punishment$ For, one who has been dul5 warned has been made aware o- what is ri/ht and

    wron/, and, thereb5, will be held responsible -or li6in/ b5 the ideals imparted to him$

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    %Ou! ;eo;le$ !es;ond to Allah:s calle! and elie&e in ,i#3 ,e "ill fo!gi&e you so#e of you! "!ong

    actions and sa&e you f!o# a ;ainful ;unish#ent3 Those "ho do not !es;ond to Allah:s calle! cannot

    th"a!t Allah on ea!th and ha&e no ;!otecto!s a;a!t f!o# ,i#3 )uch ;eo;le a!e clea!ly #isguided3%

    ()u!at al>AhBaf$ *?>*0+

    When Ou! )igns a!e !ecited to such a ;e!son$ he tu!ns a"ay a!!ogantly as if he had not hea!d$ as if

    the!e "as a g!eat "eight in his ea!s3 )o gi&e hi# ne"s of a ;ainful ;unish#ent3 ()u!ah LuB#an$ 9+

    #he /reat maorit5 o- those who do not answer the all made to them in this world, but insist on

    remainin/ in denial, will onl5 omprehend the si/ni-iane o- that all when the5 are on-ronted with the !a5

    o- Jud/ment, when the5 will re/ret not ha6in/ -ollowed the /ood word in the li-e o- the world$ ;learl5,

    howe6er, it will then be o- no a6ail to them this realit5 is related in a 6erse as -ollows

    What a!e they a"aiting ut fo! the ,ou! to co#e u;on the# suddenly'Its )igns ha&e al!eady co#e3

    What good "ill thei! Re#inde! e to the# "hen it does a!!i&e' ()u!ah Muha##ad$ ?8+

    =s =llah in-orms us in the DurAan, there is no esape -rom Fu!Ban$ 00>0*+

    t should also be remembered that, e6er5one possesses insi/ht into what is ri/ht and what is wron/$ #hose

    who turn -rom the all the5 reei6e, pretend not to ha6e heard the admonitions and reminders made to them,

    atuall5 know that their onl5 reourse is to ompl5 with this all$

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    %Alas fo! #e If only I had not ta6en so>and>so fo! a f!iend%

    %,e led #e ast!ay f!o# the Re#inde! afte! it ca#e to #e3% )atan al"ays lea&es #an in the lu!ch3

    ()u!at al>Fu!Ban$ 09>0+

    For those who had been aused /reat re/ret with the appearane o- the an/els o- death, what is related in

    the abo6e 6erse is onl5 the be/innin/$ #hrou/hout their li6es, the5 had pre-erred their own whims and desires,

    -riends, possessions, business, areers and presti/e o6er =llahAs /ood pleasure, and ne6er obe5ed the

    summonin/ o- the belie6ers$ 9n the !a5 o- Jud/ment, howe6er, the5 will be held aountable -or e6er5thin/

    the5 had seleted o6er =llahAs /ood pleasure

    They "ill e told$ %Call on you! ;a!tne!>gods% They "ill call on the# ut they "ill not !es;ond to

    the#3 They "ill see the ;unish#ent3 Oh if only they had een guided

    On the Day "hen ,e su##ons the# ,e "ill say$ %,o" did you !es;ond to the Messenge!s'%

    That Day the facts "ill e unclea! to the# and they "ill not e ale to Buestion one anothe!3 ()u!at

    al>asas$ 72>77+

    #hose who do not answer the all o- messen/ers and belie6ers, and insist on disbelie-, will -all into /reat

    despair on the !a5 o- Jud/ment$

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    meet the punishment, on the other hand, the5 will plead to return to the world, to en/a/e in /ood deeds, to obe5

    what the5 were alled to, that is, to -ollow the /ood word$ =llah will respond to their plea as -ollows

    They "ill shout out in it$ %Ou! Lo!d Ta6e us out We "ill act !ightly$ diffe!ently f!o# the "ay "e used to

    act% Did We not let you li&e long enough fo! anyone "ho "as going to ;ay heed to ;ay heed' And did not the

    "a!ne! co#e to you' Taste it then The!e is no hel;e! fo! the "!ongdoe!s3 ()u!ah Fati!$ *9+

    #he DurAan also re6eals that this insu--erable punishment will not e6en abate -or an instant$ #he punishment o-

    the Fire will be so se6ere that the disbelie6ers will pra5 -or the alle6iation o- it -or e6en a sin/le da5

    Those in the Fi!e "ill say to the custodians of ,ell$ %Call on you! Lo!d to #a6e the ;unish#ent less fo!

    us fo! @1+

    Ku6h!uf$ 92>98+

    When they a!e flung into a na!!o" ;lace in it$ shac6led togethe! in chains$ they "ill c!y out the!e

    fo! dest!uction3 They "ill e told %Do not c!y out today fo! Fu!Ban$ ?*>?2+

    We ha6e to remember that eah reminder, eah warnin/ and notie /i6en omes atuall5 -rom =llah$

    =llah summons people to

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    ;atte!n Allah has al"ays follo"ed "ith ,is se!&ants3 Then and the!e the diselie&e!s "e!e lost3 ()u!ah

    Ghafi!$ 82>8@+

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    W,AT T,E 4ELIEER) GAIN 4. FOLLOWING

    T,E GOOD WORD

    They ha&e een guided to s;ea6 good "o!ds and guided to the ;!aise"o!thy ;ath3 ()u!at al>,afea!ing$ and$ the!ey$ act conscientiously

    th!oughout thei! li&es$ "ill e !ought efo!e Allah:s ;!esence "ith an unle#ished hea!t3 Allah gi&es

    this good ne"s to the elie&e!s in ,is oo6$ as follo"sH

    Those "ho shun the "o!shi; of false gods and tu!n to"a!ds Allah "ill ha&e good ne"s3 )o gi&e good

    ne"s to My se!&ants3

    Those "ho listen "ell to "hat is said and follo" the est of it$ they a!e the ones "ho# Allah has guided$

    they a!e the ;eo;le of intelligence3 ()u!at a>Ku#a!$ ?9>?8+

    n another 6erse, =llah /i6es the /ood news o- a /lorious welome, bestowed upon

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    #hese are the /lorious tidin/s he who -ollows the /ood word an reei6e in this world Bein/ a ser6ant with

    whom =llah is pleased, who will be welomed b5 the /raious words o- an/els at the /ates o- 3aradise, and be worth5

    o- residin/ there -or all eternit5, and the man5 -urther rewards awaitin/ in return -or his /ood deeds$

    Nahl$ *0+

    =ll o- the abo6e represent the promises o- =llah to

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    =s the 6erse, %5 And Allah:s good ;leasu!e is e&en g!eate!3 That is the g!eat &icto!y3% urat at+#awba, )2C

    maintains, the /reatest spiritual pleasure eno5ed b5 belie6ers who will ha6e attained 3aradise is =llahAs /ood pleasure$

    ?nowin/ that =llah is pleased with them, that ;leased Ente! a#ong My

    se!&ants Ente! My Ga!den3% ()u!at al>Fa*1+

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    T,E LA)T WORD

    If anyone "ants ;o"e!$ all ;o"e! elongs to Allah3 All good "o!ds !ise to ,i# and ,e !aises u; all

    &i!tuous deeds5 ()u!ah Fati!$ ?1+

    T hrou/hout the book, we ha6e stated that the /ood word is a all to =llah$ For an5one who reads this

    book, it is time to reonsider his ations and re-orm$ #hus -ar, 5ou mi/ht ha6e omplied to some e(tent with

    alls to the /ood or perhaps e6en reeted them outri/ht$

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    T,E DECEPTION OF EOL-TION

    D arwinism, in other words the theor5 o- e6olution, was put -orward with the aim o- den5in/ the -at o-

    reation, but is in truth nothin/ but -ailed, unsienti-i nonsense$ #his theor5, whih laims that li-e emer/ed b5 hane-rom inanimate matter, was in6alidated b5 the sienti-i e6idene o- lear Edesi/nE in the uni6erse and in li6in/ thin/s$

    n this wa5, siene on-irmed the -at that =llah reated the uni6erse and the li6in/ thin/s in it$ #he propa/anda

    arried out toda5 in order to keep the theor5 o- e6olution ali6e is based solel5 on the distortion o- the sienti-i -ats,

    biased interpretation, and lies and -alsehoods dis/uised as siene$

    >et this propa/anda annot oneal the truth$ #he -at that the theor5 o- e6olution is the /reatest deeption in

    the histor5 o- siene has been e(pressed more and more in the sienti-i world o6er the last 20+"0 5ears$ 8esearh

    arried out a-ter the 1*&0s in partiular has re6ealed that the laims o- !arwinism are totall5 un-ounded, somethin/

    that has been stated b5 a lar/e number o- sientists$ n the :nited tates in partiular, man5 sientists -rom suh

    di--erent -ields as biolo/5, biohemistr5 and paleontolo/5 reo/nize the in6alidit5 o- !arwinism and emplo5 the

    onept o- intelli/ent desi/n to aount -or the ori/in o- li-e$ #his Eintelli/ent desi/nE is a sienti-i e(pression o- the

    -at that =llah reated all li6in/ thin/s$

    We ha6e e(amined the ollapse o- the theor5 o- e6olution and the proo-s o- reation in /reat sienti-i detail in

    man5 o- our works, and are still ontinuin/ to do so$ Gi6en the enormous importane o- this subet, it will be o- /reat

    bene-it to summarize it here$

    The )cientific Colla;se of Da!"inis#

    =lthou/h this dotrine /oes bak as -ar as anient Greee, the theor5 o- e6olution was ad6aned e(tensi6el5 in

    the nineteenth entur5$ #he most important de6elopment that made it the top topi o- the world o- siene was ;harles

    !arwinAs The Origin o# -pecies,published in 1&%*$ n this book, he denied that =llah reated di--erent li6in/ speieson arth separatel5, -or he laimed that all li6in/ bein/s had a ommon anestor and had di6ersi-ied o6er time throu/h

    small han/es$ !arwinAs theor5 was not based on an5 onrete sienti-i -indin/ as he also aepted, it was ust an

    Eassumption$E oreo6er, as !arwin on-essed in the lon/ hapter o- his book titled E!i--iulties o- the #heor5,E the

    theor5 -ailed in the -ae o- man5 ritial Huestions$

    !arwin in6ested all o- his hopes in new sienti-i diso6eries, whih he e(peted to sol6e these di--iulties$

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    The Fi!st Insu!#ountale )te;H

    The O!igin of Life

    #he theor5 o- e6olution posits that all li6in/ speies e6ol6ed -rom a sin/le li6in/ ell that emer/ed on the

    primiti6e arth "$& billion 5ears a/o$

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    6olutionist -ollowers o- 9parin tried to arr5 out e(periments to sol6e this problem$ #he best known

    e(periment was arried out b5 the =merian hemist tanle5 iller in 1*%"$ ;ombinin/ the /ases he alle/ed to

    ha6e e(isted in the primordial arthAs atmosphere in an e(periment set+up, and addin/ ener/5 to the mi(ture,

    iller s5nthesized se6eral or/ani moleules amino aidsC present in the struture o- proteins$

    Barel5 a -ew 5ears had passed be-ore it was re6ealed that this e(periment, whih was then presented as an

    important step in the name o- e6olution, was in6alid, -or the atmosphere used in the e(periment was 6er5

    di--erent -rom the real arth onditions$"

    =-ter a lon/ silene, iller on-essed that the atmosphere medium he used was unrealisti$4

    =ll the e6olutionistsA e--orts throu/hout the twentieth entur5 to e(plain the ori/in o- li-e ended in -ailure$

    #he /eohemist Je--re5 Bada, -rom the an !ie/o ripps nstitute aepts this -at in an artile published in

    /arthma/azine in 1**&

    #oda5 as we lea6e the twentieth entur5, we still -ae the bi//est unsol6ed problem that we had when we

    entered the twentieth entur5

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    I#agina!y Mechanis# of E&olution

    #he seond important point that ne/ates !arwinAs theor5 is that both onepts put -orward b5 the theor5

    as Ee6olutionar5 mehanismsE were understood to ha6e, in realit5, no e6olutionar5 power$

    !arwin based his e6olution alle/ation entirel5 on the mehanism o- Enatural seletion$E #he importane

    he plaed on this mehanism was e6ident in the name o- his book The Origin o# -pecies, &y Means o# Natural

    -electionB

    Natural seletion holds that those li6in/ thin/s that are stron/er and more suited to the natural onditions

    o- their habitats will sur6i6e in the stru//le -or li-e$ For e(ample, in a deer herd under the threat o- attak b5

    wild animals, those that an run -aster will sur6i6e$ #here-ore, the deer herd will be omprised o- -aster and

    stron/er indi6iduals$ et, there is an outri/ht

    sienti-i -at that totall5 undermines this theor5 utations do not ause li6in/ bein/s to de6elop on the

    ontrar5, the5 are alwa5s harm-ul$

    #he reason -or this is 6er5 simple !N= has a 6er5 omple( struture, and random e--ets an onl5 harm

    it$ #he =merian /enetiist B$G$ 8an/anathan e(plains this as -ollows

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    First, /enuine mutations are 6er5 rare in nature$ eondl5, most mutations are harm-ul sine the5 are

    random, rather than orderl5 han/es in the struture o- /enes an5 random han/e in a hi/hl5 ordered s5stem

    will be -or the worse, not -or the better$ For e(ample, i- an earthHuake were to shake a hi/hl5 ordered struture

    suh as a buildin/, there would be a random han/e in the -ramework o- the buildin/ whih, in all probabilit5,

    would not be an impro6ement$*

    Not surprisin/l5, no mutation e(ample, whih is use-ul, that is, whih is obser6ed to de6elop the /eneti

    ode, has been obser6ed so -ar$ =ll mutations ha6e pro6ed to be harm-ul$ t was understood that mutation, whih

    is presented as an Ee6olutionar5 mehanism,E is atuall5 a /eneti ourrene that harms li6in/ thin/s, and

    lea6es them disabled$ #he most ommon e--et o- mutation on human bein/s is aner$C 9- ourse, a

    destruti6e mehanism annot be an Ee6olutionar5 mehanism$E Natural seletion, on the other hand, Ean do

    nothin/ b5 itsel-,E as !arwin also aepted$ #his -at shows us that there is no Ee6olutionar5 mehanismE in

    nature$ ine no e6olutionar5 mehanism e(ists, no suh an5 ima/inar5 proess alled Ee6olutionE ould ha6e

    taken plae$

    The Fossil Reco!dH No )ign of Inte!#ediateFo!#s

    #he learest e6idene that the senario su//ested b5 the theor5 o- e6olution did not take plae is the

    -ossil reord$

    =ordin/ to this theor5, e6er5 li6in/ speies has sprun/ -rom a predeessor$ = pre6iousl5 e(istin/

    speies turned into somethin/ else o6er time and all speies ha6e ome into bein/ in this wa5$ n other words,

    this trans-ormation proeeds /raduall5 o6er millions o- 5ears$

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    #he point emer/es that i- we e(amine the -ossil reord in detail, whether at the le6el o- orders or o-

    speies, we -indo6er and o6er a/ainnot /radual e6olution, but the sudden e(plosion o- one /roup at the

    e(pense o- another$11

    #his means that in the -ossil reord, all li6in/ speies suddenl5 emer/e as -ull5 -ormed, without an5

    intermediate -orms in between$ #his is ust the opposite o- !arwinAs assumptions$ =lso, this is 6er5 stron/

    e6idene that all li6in/ thin/s are reated$ #he onl5 e(planation o- a li6in/ speies emer/in/ suddenl5 and

    omplete in e6er5 detail without an5 e6olutionar5 anestor is that it was reated$ #his -at is admitted also b5

    the widel5 known e6olutionist biolo/ist !ou/las Futu5ma

    ;reation and e6olution, between them, e(haust the possible e(planations -or the ori/in o- li6in/ thin/s$

    9r/anisms either appeared on the earth -ull5 de6eloped or the5 did not$ - the5 did not, the5 must ha6e

    de6eloped -rom pre+e(istin/ speies b5 some proess o- modi-iation$ - the5 did appear in a -ull5 de6eloped

    state, the5 must indeed ha6e been reated b5 some omnipotent intelli/ene$12

    Fossils show that li6in/ bein/s emer/ed -ull5 de6eloped and in a per-et state on the arth$ #hat means

    that Ethe ori/in o- speies,E ontrar5 to !arwinAs supposition, is not e6olution, but reation$

    The Tale of ,u#an E&olution

    #he subet most o-ten brou/ht up b5 ad6oates o- the theor5 o- e6olution is the subet o- the ori/in o-

    man$ #he !arwinist laim holds that modern man e6ol6ed -rom ape+like reatures$ !urin/ this alle/ed

    e6olutionar5 proess, whih is supposed to ha6e started 4+% million 5ears a/o, some Etransitional -ormsE

    between modern man and his anestors are supposed to ha6e e(isted$ =ordin/ to this ompletel5 ima/inar5

    senario, -our basi Eate/oriesE are listed

    1$ =ustralopitheus

    2$

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    paleoanthropolo/ists ha6e re6ealed that ustralopithecus, Homo habilis, andHomo erectus li6ed at di--erent

    parts o- the world at the same time$1%

    oreo6er, a ertain se/ment o- humans lassi-ied as Homo erectusha6e li6ed up until 6er5 modern

    times$ Homo sapiens neandarthalensis and Homo sapiens sapiens modern manC o+e(isted in the same

    re/ion$1'

    #his situation apparentl5 indiates the in6alidit5 o- the laim that the5 are anestors o- one another$ =

    paleontolo/ist -rom a#ricanus, the robust

    australopitheines, and H> habilisC, none learl5 deri6ed -rom anotherK oreo6er, none o- the three displa5 an5

    e6olutionar5 trends durin/ their tenure on earth$1)

    3ut brie-l5, the senario o- human e6olution, whih is EupheldE with the help o- 6arious drawin/s o- some

    Ehal- ape, hal- humanE reatures appearin/ in the media and ourse books, that is, -rankl5, b5 means o-

    propa/anda, is nothin/ but a tale with no sienti-i -oundation$

    7ord oll5 ukerman, one o- the most -amous and respeted sientists in the :$?$, who arried outresearh on this subet -or 5ears and studied ustralopithecus-ossils -or 1% 5ears, -inall5 onluded, despite

    bein/ an e6olutionist himsel-, that there is, in -at, no suh -amil5 tree branhin/ out -rom ape+like reatures to

    man$

    ukerman also made an interestin/ Espetrum o- sieneE ran/in/ -rom those he onsidered sienti-i to

    those he onsidered unsienti-i$ =ordin/ to ukermanAs spetrum, the most Esienti-iEthat is, dependin/

    on onrete data-ields o- siene are hemistr5 and ph5sis$ =-ter them ome the biolo/ial sienes and then

    the soial sienes$ =t the -ar end o- the spetrum, whih is the part onsidered to be most Eunsienti-i,E are

    Ee(tra+sensor5 pereptionEonepts suh as telepath5 and si(th senseand -inall5 Ehuman e6olution$E

    ukerman e(plains his reasonin/

    We then mo6e ri/ht o-- the re/ister o- obeti6e truth into those -ields o- presumed biolo/ial siene, like

    e(trasensor5 pereption or the interpretation o- manAs -ossil histor5, where to the -aith-ul Oe6olutionistP an5thin/

    is possibleand where the ardent belie6er Oin e6olutionP is sometimes able to belie6e se6eral ontraditor5

    thin/s at the same time$1&

    #he tale o- human e6olution boils down to nothin/ but the preudied interpretations o- some -ossils

    unearthed b5 ertain people, who blindl5 adhere to their theor5$

    Da!"inian Fo!#ula

    Besides all the tehnial e6idene we ha6e dealt with so -ar, let us now -or one, e(amine what kind o- a

    superstition the e6olutionists ha6e with an e(ample so simple as to be understood e6en b5 hildren#he theor5 o- e6olution asserts that li-e is -ormed b5 hane$ =ordin/ to this laim, li-eless and

    unonsious atoms ame to/ether to -orm the ell and then the5 somehow -ormed other li6in/ thin/s, inludin/

    man$ 7et us think about that$ When we brin/ to/ether the elements that are the buildin/+bloks o- li-e suh as

    arbon, phosphorus, nitro/en and potassium, onl5 a heap is -ormed$ No matter what treatments it under/oes,

    this atomi heap annot -orm e6en a sin/le li6in/ bein/$ - 5ou like, let us -ormulate an Ee(perimentE on this

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    subet and let us e(amine on the behal- o- e6olutionists what the5 reall5 laim without pronounin/ loudl5

    under the name E!arwinian -ormulaE

    7et e6olutionists put plent5 o- materials present in the omposition o- li6in/ thin/s suh as phosphorus,

    nitro/en, arbon, o(5/en, iron, and ma/nesium into bi/ barrels$ oreo6er, let them add in these barrels an5

    material that does not e(ist under normal onditions, but the5 think as neessar5$ 7et them add in this mi(ture as

    man5 amino aidswhih ha6e no possibilit5 o- -ormin/ under natural onditionsand as man5 proteinsa

    sin/le one o- whih has a -ormation probabilit5 o- 10+*%0as the5 like$ 7et them e(pose these mi(tures to as

    muh heat and moisture as the5 like$ 7et them stir these with whate6er tehnolo/iall5 de6eloped de6ie the5

    like$ 7et them put the -oremost sientists beside these barrels$ 7et these e(perts wait in turn beside these barrels

    -or billions, and e6en trillions o- 5ears$ 7et them be -ree to use all kinds o- onditions the5 belie6e to be

    neessar5 -or a humanAs -ormation$ No matter what the5 do, the5 annot produe -rom these barrels a human,

    sa5 a pro-essor that e(amines his ell struture under the eletron mirosope$ #he5 annot produe /ira--es,

    lions, bees, anaries, horses, dolphins, roses, orhids, lilies, arnations, bananas, oran/es, apples, dates,

    tomatoes, melons, watermelons, -i/s, oli6es, /rapes, peahes, pea-owls, pheasants, multioloured butter-lies, or

    millions o- other li6in/ bein/s suh as these$ ndeed, the5 ould not obtain e6en a sin/le ell o- an5 one o- them$Brie-l5, unonsious atoms annot -orm the ell b5 omin/ to/ether$ #he5 annot take a new deision

    and di6ide this ell into two, then take other deisions and reate the pro-essors who -irst in6ent the eletron

    mirosope and then e(amine their own ell struture under that mirosope$ atter is an unonsious, li-eless

    heap, and it omes to li-e with =llahAs superior reation$

    #he theor5 o- e6olution, whih laims the opposite, is a total -alla5 ompletel5 ontrar5 to reason$

    #hinkin/ e6en a little bit on the laims o- te6olutionists disloses this realit5, ust as in the abo6e e(ample$

    Technology in the Eye and the Ea!

    =nother subet that remains unanswered b5 e6olutionar5 theor5 is the e(ellent Hualit5 o- pereption in the e5e

    and the ear$

    Be-ore passin/ on to the subet o- the e5e, let us brie-l5 answer the Huestion o- how we see$ 7i/ht ra5s omin/

    -rom an obet -all oppositel5 on the e5eAs retina$

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    oreo6er, the #@ sreen shows 5ou a two+dimensional ima/e, whereas with 5our e5es, 5ou wath a three+dimensional

    perspeti6e with depth$

    For man5 5ears, tens o- thousands o- en/ineers ha6e tried to make a three+dimensional #@ and ahie6e the

    6ision Hualit5 o- the e5e$ >es, the5 ha6e made a three+dimensional tele6ision s5stem, but it is not possible to wath it

    without puttin/ on speial "+! /lasses moreo6er, it is onl5 an arti-iial three+dimension$ #he bak/round is more

    blurred, the -ore/round appears like a paper settin/$ Ne6er has it been possible to produe a sharp and distint 6ision

    like that o- the e5e$ n both the amera and the tele6ision, there is a loss o- ima/e Hualit5$

    6olutionists laim that the mehanism produin/ this sharp and distint ima/e has been -ormed b5 hane$

    Now, i- somebod5 told 5ou that the tele6ision in 5our room was -ormed as a result o- hane, that all o- its atoms ust

    happened to ome to/ether and make up this de6ie that produes an ima/e, what would 5ou thinkK

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    To Who# Does the Consciousness

    That )ees and ,ea!s Within the 4!ain 4elong'

    Who wathes an allurin/ world in the brain, listens to s5mphonies and the twitterin/ o- birds, and smells the

    roseK

    #he stimulations omin/ -rom a personAs e5es, ears, and nose tra6el to the brain as eletro+hemial ner6e

    impulses$ n biolo/5, ph5siolo/5, and biohemistr5 books, 5ou an -ind man5 details about how this ima/e -orms in

    the brain$

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    li/htnin/ -lashes, and so on, out o- inanimate matter$ #his is a preept ontrar5 both to reason and siene$ >et

    !arwinists ontinue to de-end it ust so as Enot to allow a !i6ine Foot in the door$E

    =n5one who does not look at the ori/in o- li6in/ bein/s with a materialist preudie will see this e6ident truth

    =ll li6in/ bein/s are works o- a ;reator, Who is =ll+3ower-ul, =ll+Wise, and =ll+?nowin/$ #his ;reator is =llah, Who

    reated the whole uni6erse -rom non+e(istene, desi/ned it in the most per-et -orm, and -ashioned all li6in/ bein/s$

    The Theo!y of E&olution is the Most Potent );ell in the Wo!ld

    =n5one -ree o- preudie and the in-luene o- an5 partiular ideolo/5, who uses onl5 his or her reason and

    lo/i, will learl5 understand that belie- in the theor5 o- e6olution, whih brin/s to mind the superstitions o- soieties

    with no knowled/e o- siene or i6ilization, is Huite impossible$

    =s e(plained abo6e, those who belie6e in the theor5 o- e6olution think that a -ew atoms and moleules thrown

    into a hu/e 6at ould produe thinkin/, reasonin/ pro-essors and uni6ersit5 students suh sientists as instein and

    Galileo suh artists as 9+

    5 They ha&e hea!ts "ith "hich they do not unde!stand3 They ha&e eyes "ith "hich they do not see3

    They ha&e ea!s "ith "hich they do not hea!3 )uch ;eo;le a!e li6e cattle3 No$ they a!e e&en fu!the! ast!ay They

    a!e the una"a!e3 (u!:an$ 9H ?9+

    E&en if We o;ened u; to the# a doo! into $ and they s;ent the day ascending th!ough it$ they "ould only

    sayH %Ou! eyesight is efuddled O! !athe! "e ha&e een ;ut unde! a s;ell% (u!:an$ ?@H ?2>?@+

    Words annot e(press ust how astonishin/ it is that this spell should hold suh a wide ommunit5 in thrall,

    keep people -rom the truth, and not be broken -or 1%0 5ears$ t is understandable that one or a -ew people mi/ht

    belie6e in impossible senarios and laims -ull o- stupidit5 and illo/ialit5$

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    onsiousness a planet named arth with all o- its -eatures so per-etl5 suited to li-e and li6in/ thin/s -ull o- ountless

    omple( s5stems$

    n -at, the DurAan relates the inident o- 3rophet usa and 3haraoh to show that some people who support

    atheisti philosophies atuall5 in-luene others b5 ma/i$ When 3haraoh was told about the true reli/ion, he told

    3rophet usa to meet with his own ma/iians$ When usa did so, he told them to demonstrate their abilities -irst$ #he

    6erses ontinue

    ,e saidH %.ou th!o"3% And "hen they th!e"$ they cast a s;ell on the ;eo;le:s eyes and caused the# to

    feel g!eat fea! of the#3 They ;!oduced an eJt!e#ely ;o"e!ful #agic3 (u!:an$ 9H ??7+

    =s we ha6e seen, 3haraohAs ma/iians were able to deei6e e6er5one, apart -rom usa and those who belie6ed

    in him$ ??8+

    =s we an see, when people realized that a spell had been ast upon them and that what the5 saw was ust an

    illusion, 3haraohAs ma/iians lost all redibilit5$ n the present da5 too, unless those who, under the in-luene o- a

    similar spell, belie6e in these ridiulous laims under their sienti-i dis/uise and spend their li6es de-endin/ them,

    abandon their superstitious belie-s, the5 also will be humiliated when the -ull truth emer/es and the spell is broken$ n

    -at, world+renowned British writer and philosopher alolm u//erid/e also stated this

    m5sel- am on6ined that the theor5 o- e6olution, espeiall5 the e(tent to whih itAs been applied, will be one

    o- the /reat okes in the histor5 books in the -uture$ 3osterit5 will mar6el that so 6er5 -lims5 and dubious an h5pothesis

    ould be aepted with the inredible redulit5 that it has$20

    #hat -uture is not -ar o-- 9n the ontrar5, people will soon see that EhaneE is not a deit5, and will look bak

    on the theor5 o- e6olution as the worst deeit and the most terrible spell in the world$ #hat spell is alread5 rapidl5

    be/innin/ to be li-ted -rom the shoulders o- people all o6er the world$ an5 people who see its true -ae are

    wonderin/ with amazement how the5 ould e6er ha6e been taken in b5 it$

    They said$ %Glo!y e to .ou

    We ha&e no 6no"ledge eJce;t "hat .ou ha&e taught us3

    .ou a!e the All>no"ing$ the All>Wise3%

    ()u!at al>4aBa!a$ *0+

    NOTE)

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