INTRODUCTION
(Surat Al 'Imran: 191)
INTRODUCTION
Have
you ever thought about the fact that you did not exist before you were
conceived and then born into the world and that you have come into
existence from mere nothingness?
Have you ever thought about how the fragrant and beautifully colored flowers you see everyday have come out of pitch black, muddy soil?
Have you ever thought about how mosquitoes, which irritatingly fly around you, move their wings so fast that we are unable to see them?
Have you ever thought about how the peels of fruits such as bananas, watermelons, melons and oranges serve as wrappings of high quality, and how the fruits are packed in these wrappings so that they maintain their taste and fragrance?
Have you ever thought about the possibility that while you are asleep a sudden earthquake could raze your home, your office, and your city to the ground and that in a few seconds you could lose everything of the world you possess?
Have you ever thought of how your life passes away very quickly, and that you will grow old and become weak, and slowly lose your beauty, health and strength?
Have you ever thought about how one day you will find the angels of death appointed by Allah before you and that you will then leave this world?
Have you ever thought about why people are so attached to a world from which they will soon depart when what they basically need is to strive for the Hereafter?
Man is a being whom Allah furnishes with the faculty of
thought. Yet, most people do not use this very important faculty as they
should. In fact, some people almost never think.
In truth, each person possesses a capacity for thought of which even he
himself is unaware. Once man begins to use this capacity, facts he has
not been able to realize until that very moment begin to be uncovered
for him. The deeper he goes in reflection, the more his capacity to
think improves, and this is possible for everyone. One just has to
realize that one needs to reflect and then to strive hard.
The purpose of this book is to invite people to think in the best way
and show ways of doing this. Someone who does not think will remain
totally distant from truths and lead his life in self-deception and
error. As a result, he will not grasp the purpose of the creation of the
world, and the reason for his existence on the earth. Yet, Allah has
created everything with a purpose. This fact is stated in the Qur'an as
follows:
We did not create the heavens and the earth and
everything between them as a game. We did not create them except with
truth but most of them do not know it. (Surat ad-Dukhan: 38-39)
Did you suppose that We created you for amusement and that you would not return to Us? (Surat al-Muminun: 115)
Therefore, each person needs to ponder the purpose of creation, first
as it concerns him himself, and then as it pertains to everything he
sees in the universe and every event he experiences throughout his
life. Someone who does not think, will understand the facts only after
he dies, when he gives account before Allah, but then it will be too
late. Allah says in the Qur'an that on the day of account, everybody
will think and see the truth:
That day Hell is produced, that day man will remember; but how will the remembrance help him?
He will say, "Oh! If only I had prepared in advance for this life of mine!" (Surat al-Fajr: 23-24)
While Allah has given us an opportunity in the life of this world to
reflect and derive conclusions from our reflections, to see the truth
will bring us great gain in our life in the Hereafter. For this reason,
Allah has summoned all people, through His prophets and books, to
reflect on their creation and on the creation of the universe:
Have they not reflected within themselves? Allah
did not create the heavens and the earth and everything between them
except with truth and for a fixed term. Yet many people reject the
meeting with their Lord. (Surat ar-Rum: 8)
From Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview on Ahi TV ADNAN OKTAR: The works of Harun Yahya primarily aim at the signs leading to faith, and the importance of the signs leading to faith. Because it is very important for people’s faith to be strengthened before making a proposition. It is important that they have a very strong faith. And signs leading to faith are very important for a powerful faith. The marvels of Allah in Creation, in other words. I seek refuge in Allah from the accursed satan; Allah frequently says, "Do they not think, do they not reflect?” in the Qur’an. This is a subject that the great and holy scholar Bediuzzaman Said Nursi discussed as one of the greatest importance. It is a very, very important subject. In other words, for instance, the Turkish nation has a very strong faith. We see the effects of that faith everywhere, but this comes from their attaching importance to the signs leading to faith, to seeing Allah’s artistry everywhere and to being predisposed to hardship. Our nation is predisposed to hardship. |
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