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FOR DISBELIEVERS: DE
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Death is considered to be an end and a final destruc-tion by
those who do not believe in the Hereafter.This is a flawed
perception however because death
is not an end but a beginning. For believers, it is the
be-ginning of a perfect, eternal paradise that is free from allevil
and flaws. For disbe-lievers on the other hand,it is a transition
to a life inHell, where a great penal-ty lasts forever.
Those who compre-hend this reality live apleasant end in the
worldwhen death meets themand a pleasant beginningin the Hereafter.
Thesetwo occur simultaneously.Disbelievers, on the otherhand,
encounter the ir-recoverable regret of dis-regarding this reality,
ofwhich that had previously been informed. They suf-fer this regret
every mo-ment for all eternity andnever find respite from it.
Although death is nota subject of profoundthought for most
people, itis an unavoidable end.That is because Allah cre-ates
death as the definiteend of this life. So far, nota single person
has avoid-ed death. No one's proper-ty, wealth, career, or
closefriends have provided sal-vation from death.Certainly everyone
willmeet death. So, doesavoiding contemplationover death and the
life af-ter death save one fromfacing this reality? Surelythe
answer to this question is No. Since man is desper-ate against
death, the most rational thing to do is to con-stantly contemplate
upon death and to get prepared forthe hereafter.
Those who neglect thinking about the Hereafter whilstbeing
distracted by this fleeting worldly life are taken by
surprise by death. Those saying "While we are young, wecan make
the most of our lives and think about death inthe latter years of
our lives" definitely do not grasp thatthey might never have such
an opportunity. That is be-cause death is predestined by Allah. A
person may well
die before he grows old. In
this case, solely making fu-ture plans and postponingthe
fulfilment of Allah'scommands will only leadto dreadful regret.
Those who spend theirlives distant from Allahand who only repent
whenthey realise they are closeto death will experiencesuch regret.
Yet repentancewhich arises from the fearof death and which does-n't
bear sincere intentionto correct and purify one'sself is not
acceptable byAllah. Because He knowswhat is inside of man,
in-cluding his most innerthoughts and deepest se-crets. We are
informed inthe Qur'an that Allah willnot accept repentance
based on the fear of deathat the very last moment.
There is no repentance forpeople who persist in do-ing evil
until death comesto them and who then say,'Now I repent,' nor
forpeople who die as a dis-believer. We have pre-pared for them a
painfulpunishment. (Surat an-Nisa: 18)
For this reason, it wouldbe erroneous to have a ra-tionale based
on thethought "I will repent when
the appropriate time comes." This kind of thinking will notsave
one from the torment in Hell. So if one does not wantto suffer an
eternal grievous penalty after death, he shouldlive for a purpose,
knowing that he will absolutely meetAllah and have to give an
account of his actions.
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Social Crises & Ignorance: Fertile Ground for Fascism
ocial Crises & Ignorance: Fertile Ground for Fascism
BY HARUN YAHYA
BY HARUN YAHYA
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There were great similarities in the social and psychological
backgrounds of those coun-tries where fascist states came to be
established. Most of the countries concerned hadbeen defeated and
heavily damaged in the First World War, and thus its people
were
worn-out and weary, having lost their husbands, wives, children,
and loved ones in the war. As
well, these countries suffered from a shattered economy,
political instability, and a general feel-ing that the nation was
in a state of collapse. People were suffering materially; the
various po-litical parties were incapable of rectifying the
nations' problems, in addition to fighting amongstthemselves.
Essentially, the poverty Italy was faced with as a result of the
First World War was the mostimportant factor in the rise to power
of Italian fascism. More than 600,000 Italians had died as aresult
of the war, and up to half a million people were crippled. The
greater part of the popula-tion was made up of widows and orphans.
The country was beleaguered by an economic re-cession and high
unemployment. Although the Italians had suffered great losses in
the war, theyhad achieved very few of their aims. Like many other
nations exhausted by the war, the Italianpeople longed to recapture
their honor and former glory.
Actually, this was a feeling that hadbeen gathering increasing
strength sincethe end of the 19th century. Modern Italylooked back
with nostalgia at the great-ness of the Roman Empire, and felt
ithad a right to former Roman territory.Furthermore, there was a
feeling of rival-ry with the major powers of the world,and Italy
hoped to raise itself to theirrank, or, to rise to "the position it
de-served." Affected by these aspirations,the Italians hoped to
become as power-
ful as Great Britain, France andGermany.
Social, political and economic crisesalso played the major role
in the estab-lishment of Nazism in Germany, whichhad been defeated
in the First WorldWar. Unemployment and a financial cri-sis added
to the disappointment of de-feat. Inflation rose to levels that had
sel-dom been equaled. Small childrenplayed with banknotes worth
millions ofmarks, because money, which lost valueby the hour, had
come to be worth nomore than pieces of paper. The Germanswanted to
restore their lost honor and re-turn to a better standard of
living. It waswith the promise of fulfilling such wish-es that
Nazism would emerge and winsupport.
Pre-fascist Spain also demonstratedclose similarities to these
counties. Theloss of its colonies on both sides of theAmerican
continent at the beginning of
the 19th century had led to a serious diminishment of
self-esteem. By the beginning of the 20thcentury, Spain was in a
state of semi-collapse. Its economy was failing, and the privileges
ac-corded to the aristocracy opened the way to great injustices.
The Spanish looked back to thedays of a great and powerful Spain
with great longing.
Another country where fascism came to have enormous influence
was Japan. In pre-fascist Japan, the higher strata of society were
very concerned about the spread of Marxist ideasamong the young.
But they were unable to determine how to rid themselves from that
perni-cious ideology. In addition, such social changes were very
disconcerting for a society so tight-ly bound to its traditions.
Family bonds loosened, the divorce rate rose, respect for the
elderlydiminished, customs and traditions were abandoned, an
individualist tendency began toemerge, degeneracy among the young
reached grievous proportions and there was an alarm-ing increase in
the suicide rate. In these conditions, the future stability of the
Japanese societywas regarded as in jeopardy. All of the above led
to a backward-gazing nostalgia. Longing forthe glory days of the
past, and attempts to revive them, was the first trap the people
fell intoleading to their becoming fully ensnared by a fascist
regime.
Neither must we ignore the menace of communism, which at that
time was threatening to overtake thewhole world. It may be that a
number of nations submitted themselves to fascist regimes in order
not to fallvictim to that brutal, ruthless and oppressive ideology,
escaping one evil only to be trapped by another, be-lieving fascism
to be the "lesser of two evils."
Another factor that opened the way to fascism was the ignorance
and lack of education of many commu-nities. Education had suffered
heavily during the chaos of the First World War. A great number of
young edu-cated people had lost their lives on the battlefield. In
general, this led to a lowering of the level of culture in
so-ciety. It was largely the ignorant who supported fascism,fought
in its name, and became pawns of its chauvinisticpolicies. Because
the fundamental ideas on which fascismwere based (in other words,
racism, romantic nationalism,chauvinism and fantasy) could only be
widely accepted by
the uneducated, susceptible as they were to crude,
facileslogans.
Such people, seeing themselves as trapped, looked foreasy way
out. They embraced fascist leaders, as if theywere a kind of
lifebelt, as Eric Hoffer says in his book TheTrue Believer:
For men to plunge headlong into an undertaking of vastchange,
they must be intensely discontented yet not desti-tute, and they
must have the feeling that by the possessionof some potent
doctrine, infallible leader or some newtechnique they have access
to a source of irresistible pow-er. They must also have an
extravagant conception of theprospects and potentialities of the
future. Finally, theymust be wholly ignorant of the difficulties
involved intheir vast undertaking.1
An examination of the societal conditions that preced-ed fascism
makes light of the fact that many people hadjust such a
psychology.
(For further information on the subject, see Fascism:The Bloody
Ideology of Darwinismby Harun Yahya)
1Eric Hoffer, The True Believer, Thoughts on theNature of Mass
Movements, New York: Harper & Row,1951, p. 11.
SOLUTION THE VSOLUTION THE VALUESALUESOF THE QURANOF THE
QURAN
Mischief has appeared on land and sea because of (the meed) that
thehands of men have earned that (Allah) may give them a taste of
some of
their deeds; in order that they may turn back (from Evil).
(Surat ar-Rum: 41)
In this book, you will see that only living by the moral values
of the Qur'an inthe real sense will put an end to all forms of
cruelty, that is, of hunger, misery, war
and degeneracy in the world.
This book relates how the morals of the Qur'an will provide
solutions toall the wickedness, injustice, poverty, injustice,
terror, hunger and misery pre-vailing in the world, and provides
examples from every corner of the earth.It deals with many subjects
from the moral degeneracy pervading Americaand Russia, to the
cruelty inflicted on people in Chechnya and Kosova, frommurder to
hunger, from the merciless and disrespectful treatment the
elderlyreceive to the evil of racism, and explains how living by
the moral values ofthe Qur'an brings effective solutions to all of
these. The quotation below istaken from the back cover of the
book:
"Around the globe the majority of people are oppressed. They are
tor-tured, butchered, live in abject poverty, are homeless, forced
to live their livesunprotected from the elements and face disease
without adequate medicalcare. There are those who cannot afford
even a loaf of bread. There are theelderly who face neglect,
abandonment and denied health care. Then thereare those who face
discrimination, massacre, expulsion from their homes andlands
simply because of their ethnicity, language, race or tribe. There
are help-less, malnourished, defenseless and innocent children
forced to work or beg
for money.. "It is essential that we all listen to the voice
of
our conscience to rescue these people, and tomake the world a
place of justice, peace, securi-ty, prosperity and well-being. The
only way tobe conscientious is to have faith. Consequently,there is
only one solution to the injustice, chaos,terror, massacre, hunger,
poverty, and oppres-sion: The Morals of the Qur'an.
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After World War I, much of the population were either widowed
ororphaned. People were dealing with the sorrow of having lost
lovedones and people close to them, and were also suffering the
psychologi-cal and economic problems brought on by high
unemployment. As aresult, there emerged a longing for the old days
of glory.
THE SADDENING RESULTS OF WORLD WAR I
The "Great War" of 1914-1918 ruined Europe. 10 mil-lion people
died, and many more millions suffered theemotional and economic
crises that resulted from it.Germany, in particular, was eager for
a way out. Fascismmade use of the situation.
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