His approval, and they take Him as their close friend and guide. They
are devoted to Almighty Allah with a great loyaltyand close bond.
Their aims, endeavors and prayers are solely directed toward winning
Allah's approval. This effort, intended toward winning the love and
approval of Almighty Allah bestows, by Allah's leave, great spiritual
strength on believers, that unbelievers can never posse ss .
With their devotion to Allah, deep fear and powerful love of Him, the
prophets are role models for all Muslims. They properly discharged the
duty to preach that our Lord Allah bestowed on them and called on
people to adopt fine moral values, commanding what is good and
forbidding what is evil. One of the many characteristics thatbestow
superiority on the prophets is their powerful, humble and determined
attitude in the face of violence and oppression. Muslims whotak e the
prophets as role models also come tonotice in their societies in which
they live, with their rational thinking and behavior, their powerful
characters and sincere language and their noble appearance. Like the
prophets, they never fall prey to fear or sorrow in the face of
events, regard everything as being for the best and constantly call on
those around them to behave well. They remember Allah a great deal,
know that Allah, their only friend, creates everything that happens,
unhesitatingly spurn all of satan's empty promises, by Allah's leave,
and pay no heed to the transitory attractions of this world.These
superior attributesof believers also endow them with spiritual
strength.
People who are ignorantof and do not live by the moral values of the
Qur'an may be amazed at the way, the result of their spiritual
strength, that believers are never distracted by the deceptive baubles
of thisworld, never fall prey to panic and sorrow, never fear and
always maintain their moderation. The way that true believers always
live happy and placid lives, despite being subjected to oppression and
violence by unbelievers, and evenbeing threatened with exile,
imprisonment and even death by them, is something that unbelievers can
never understand.
Submission to Almighty Allah Increases Believers'Strength
The Messengers praised for their exemplary lives in the Qur'an, and
the believers who accompanied them faced very difficult situations
that superficially appeard to be very "tough events." However, these
highly virtuous believers behaved with complete security and
submission in the face of everythingthat befell them and acted in the
knowledge that it was Almighty Allah Who created everything that
happened, for which reason, everything was in fact all for the best.
As revealed in the verse, '...Say: 'Allah is enough for me. All those
who truly trust put their trust in Him. ' (Surat az-Zumar,38),
believers, who are certain that Almighty Allah will never leave them
without help or inflict a heavier burden on them than they can bear,
and who hope for paradise as a reward for their troubles, have always
submitted to Allah under all circumstances. By Allah's leave, this has
made them strong in the face of all events.
However, submission to Allah does not mean, as some people imagine,
keeping oneself outside the sphere of events. On the contrary,
according to the moral values of the Qur'an, a believer assumes all
kinds of responsibility. He knows that it is Allah Who causes him to
do what he does and that the control of his own existence is in
Allah's hands, and that he achieves all his aims as a representative
of our Lord. A believer who has submitted to Allah is surethat Allah
will never leave him without help, will never impose a heavier burden
than he can bear and will eventually reward him with paradise. The
resultis the strongest person in the world, who fear nothing and
nobody apart from our Almighty Lord Allah. The strength possessed, by
Allah's leave, by believers who live by the maturity of faith bestowed
by love of and submission to Allah, is described thus in the Qur'an:
They say, 'If we return toMadina, the mightier will drive out the
inferior.' But all might belongs to Allah and to His Messenger and the
believers. But the hypocrites do not know this. (Surat al-Munafiqun,
8)
Muslims Live Placid Lives,Despite the Threats and Oppression from Unbelievers
The way that Muslims subjected to intense pressure from some sections
of society for espousing moral virtues and recommending these to
people continueto worship and display excellent moral values despite
all this oppression is a clear signof their devotion to Allah. This is
very definite behavior that cannot be imitated. It is behavior unique
to believers who fear Allah.
Unbelievers wonder about the reasons why Muslims, who regard
everything created by Allah as good, are so happy, but they can never
understand it and are never able to experience even the smallest
fraction of this joy and contentment. Nomatter how much they try to
find happiness they can never attain true contentment. But believers
experience a natural joy and happiness, rejoice in the hope of the
paradise promised by Allah, and delight in the faith bestowed on them
by Allah. They are in a constant state of happiness that comes from
being able to see the signs of Almighty Allah, hoping to be the
brothers of the prophetsand everyone with fear of Allah in the
Hereafter, living under Allah's protection and many other reasons.
Faith is anincomparable blessing bestowed by Allah. The person upon
whom Allahbestows faith enjoys a huge blessing from Him.
The Spiritual Strength of Muslims Inspires Fear in Unbelievers
Almighty Allah reveals in verses that Muslims must never fall prey to
despairand defeatism in the face of threats from unbelievers and the
other difficulties they encounter:
Those to whom people said, 'The people have gathered against you,
sofear them.' But that merely increased their belief and they said,
'Allah is enough for us and the Best of Guardians.' (Surat al-Imr'an,
173)
In the same way that unbelievers are astonished by the way that
Muslims remain devoted to Allah no matter what befalls them and
maintain their self-confidence, determination and innerpeace, these
things also inspire fear in them. Thisis a form of behavior with which
they are completely unfamiliar. They are people who can despair in the
face of even the slightest difficulty and give up when anything at all
goes wrong.
They never realize that faith is the source of thisspiritual power
possessed by believers, and are always terrified by the determination
they see in them. Allah reveals in verses the fearthat unbelievers
feel in the face of believers' powerful faith and character:
"like panicked donkeys, fleeing from a lion." (Surat al-Mudaththir, 50-51)
Truths of Faith That Influence Believers' Acquisition of Spiritual Strength
Believers are people who make earning Allah's approval the purpose of
their lives and who strive to that end with all their might. Their
excellent knowledge of and sincere faith in the moral values of the
Qur'an are highly influential in believers' acquisition of spiritual
strength. Some of these truths of faith are as follows:
Believers know that;
Allah is omniscient,
Allah is infinitely just,
Allah creates everythingthat happens on Earth, both great and small,
Allah is infinitely compassionate, loving and forgiving,
Allah will respond to all prayers in the finest manner,
Allah will send divine aid to His servants when they are troubled or afflicted,
Submitting to our Lord, the infinitely wise, just, compassionate,
loving and helpful, is thus a great source of comfort,
Allah has created destiny in a flawless manner and that even if they
returned to Earth thousands of times over they would still undergo the
same destiny, unaltered, and that destiny is created in the most
auspicious form forbelievers,
Allah creates everythingthat happens with great wisdom and for the
best for believers, and that
Good and evil come from Allah alone and that human beings have no
power to work any good or harm of their own.
It must not be forgotten that, as revealed in the verse " But those
who were sure that they were going to meet Allah said, 'How many a
small force has triumphed over a much greater one by Allah's
permission! Allah is with the steadfast " (Surat al-Baqara, 249) even
if few people have this faith and love of Allah, they will still
overcome much larger communities and acquire much strength of will.
From Mr. Adnan Oktar's live interview on Ekin TV (February 16, 2009)
Difficulties are an opportunity for believers to express their love of Allah
ADNAN OKTAR : Anyone who strives on the path of Allah follows in the
footsteps of the prophets. Every believer goes through what the
prophets have gone through. If the Prophet Joseph (as) went to prison,
so do believers. Ifthe Prophet Moses (as) was watched and observed,
believers will be watched and observed. If the Prophet Job (as)
suffered problems and afflictions,then troubles and afflictions will
be visited on believers. Those who cast the Prophet Abraham (as) into
the flames for opposing the idols may try to do the same thing to
believers who strive on the path of Allah. This is a major opportunity
for the believer to express his love of Allah. It is an expression of
love of Allah. There have to be troubles and difficulties in order for
love of Allah to be emphasized. Because love of Allah cannot be
emphasized by sitting comfortably in one's chair. That is why
believers regard such things as blessings from Allah. Scourges will
pour down on believers like rain, in accordance with their fear and
depth. Butthey regard these as blessings. Troubles increase their
radiance, enthusiasm and fervor, and endow them with health.
Afflictions beautify believers. Troubles made the Prophet Joseph (as)
so lovely. Allah made troubles His instrument in this. He enchanted
women and everyone who saw him. People regard afflictions as things
that wear one down. But troubles suffered on the path of Allah make
one healthy and do away with problems. They make one more joyful, more
attractive and longer-lived. Ease and well-being bring with them
sickness and scourges, and they makeone evil and ugly. Failureto
strive on the path of Allah, not walking on thepath shown by Him and
avoiding troubles has always attracted various scourges. Such people
always fall apart, collapse, wrestle with sickness and are drowned in
a sea of troubles. Allah does not bestow peace and ease in that way.
Such peoplealways have suffering and trouble in their hearts. For a
believer to enter a difficult environment is like entering paradise.
For example, going to prisonis like going to paradise for a believer.
Because Allah rewards every day spent on His path many, many times
over. For example, if a believer earns one piece of merit for a day
spent on the outside, he will earn a million pieces for a day spent in
prison. They is why it is so acceptable and believers are so keen on
it …
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