For children, - Humanity Story: Pledge Allegiance to Humanity

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves learning-disabled
children, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that
would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the
school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question: "When not
interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does is done
with perfection. Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other
children do. He cannot understand things as other children do. Where
is the natural order of things in my son?"
The audience was stilled by the query.
The father continued. "I believe that when a child like Shay,
physically and mentally handicapped comes into the world, an
opportunity to realize true human nature presents itself, and it comes
in the way other people treat that child."
Then he told the following humanity story:
Shay and his father had walked past a park where some boys Shay knew
were playing baseball. Shay asked, "Do you think they will let me
play?" Shay's father knew that most of the boys would not want someone
like Shay on their team, but the father also understood that if his
son were allowed to play, it would give him a much-needed sense of
belonging and some confidence to be accepted by others in spite of his
handicaps.
Shay's father approached one of the boys on the field and asked (not
expecting much) if Shay could play. The boy looked around for guidance
and said, "We are losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth
inning. I guess he can be on our team and we will try to put him in to
bat in the ninth inning."
Shay struggled over to the team's bench and with a broad smile, put on
a team shirt. His father watched with a small tear in his eye and
warmth in his heart. The boys saw the father's joy at his son being
accepted. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shay's team scored a few
runs but was still behind by three. In the top of the ninth inning,
Shay put on a glove and played in the right field. Even though no hits
came his way, he was obviously ecstatic just to be in the game and on
the field, grinning from ear to ear as his father waved to him from
the stands. In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shay's team scored
again. Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning
run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.
At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to
win the game? Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat everyone knew that
a hit was all but impossible because Shay didn't even know how to hold
the bat properly, much less connect with the ball.
However, as Shay stepped up to the plate, the pitcher, recognizing
that the other team was putting winning aside for this moment in
Shay's life, moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shay
could at least make contact. The first pitch came and Shay swung
clumsily and missed. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to
toss the ball softly towards Shay. As the pitch came in, Shay swung at
the ball and hit a slow ground ball right back to the pitcher.
The game would now be over. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder
and could have easily thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shay would
have been out and that would have been the end of the game.
Instead, the pitcher threw the ball right over the first baseman's
head, out of reach of all team mates. Everyone from the stands and
both teams started yelling, "Shay, run to first! Run to first!" Never
in his life had Shay ever run that far, but he made it to first base.
He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.
Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second!" Catching his breath,
Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it
to the base. By the time Shay rounded towards second base, the right
fielder had the ball, the smallest guy on their team who now had his
first chance to be the hero for his team. He could have thrown the
ball to the second-baseman for the tag, but he understood the
pitcher's intentions so he, too, intentionally threw the ball high and
far over the third-baseman's head. Shay ran toward third base
deliriously as the runners ahead of him circled the bases toward home.
All were screaming, "Shay, Shay, Shay, all the way Shay."
Shay reached third base because the opposing shortstop ran to help him
by turning him in the direction of third base, and shouted, "Run to
third! Shay, run to third!"
As Shay rounded third, the boys from both teams, and the spectators,
were on their feet screaming, "Shay, run home! Run home!" Shay ran to
home, stepped on the plate, and was cheered as the hero who hit the
grand slam and won the game for his team.
"That day", said the father softly with tears now rolling down his
face, "the boys from both teams helped bring a piece of true love and
humanity into this world".
Shay didn't make it to another summer. He died that winter, having
never forgotten being the hero and making his father so happy and
coming home and seeing his mother tearfully embrace her little hero of
the day!
All the technology in the world will never replace a positive attitude.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our
humanity. - Albert Einstein
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to
remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being
able to remake ourselves.

For children, - Humanity Moral Stories: Three Races to Save Humanity

In old times, fable retells the story of the young athletic boy hungry
for success, for whom winning was everything and success was measured
by such a result.
One day, the boy was preparing himself for a running competition in
his small native village, himself and two other young boys to compete.
A large crowd had congregated to witness the sporting spectacle and a
wise old man, upon hearing of the little boy, had traveled far to bear
witness also.
The race commenced, looking like a level heat at the finishing line,
but sure enough the boy dug deep and called on his determination,
strength and power. He took the winning line and was first. The crowd
was ecstatic and cheered and waved at the boy. The wise man remained
still and calm, expressing no sentiment. The little boy however felt
proud and important.
A second race was called, and two new young, fit, challengers came
forward, to run with the little boy. The race was started and sure
enough the little boy came through and finished first once again. The
crowd was ecstatic again and cheered and waved at the boy. The wise
man remained still and calm, again expressing no sentiment. The little
boy, however, felt proud and important.
"Another race, another race!" pleaded the little boy. The wise old man
stepped forward and presented the little boy with two new challengers,
an elderly frail lady and a blind man. "What is this?" quizzed the
little boy. "This is no race" he exclaimed. "Race!" said the wise man.
The race was started and the boy was the only finisher, the other two
challengers left standing at the starting line. The little boy was
ecstatic; he raised his arms in delight. The crowd, however, was
silent showing no sentiment toward the little boy.
"What has happened? Why not do the people join in my success?" he
asked the wise old man. "Race again", replied the wise man, "this
time, finish together, all three of you, finish together" continued
the wise man. The little boy thought a little, stood in the middle of
the blind man and the frail old lady and then took the two challengers
by the hand. The race began and the little boy walked slowly, ever so
slowly, to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowd was ecstatic
and cheered and waved at the boy. The wise man smiled, gently nodding
his head. The little boy felt proud and important.
"Old man, I understand not! Who is the crowd cheering for? Which one
of us three?", asked the little boy. The wise old man looked into the
little boy's eyes, placing his hands on the boy's shoulders, and
replied softly. "Young boy, for this race you have won much more than
in any race you have ever ran before, and for this race the crowd
cheer not for any winner!"
The next evolutionary step for humankind is to move from human to kind.
The reason why the world lacks unity and lies broken in heaps is
because man is disunited with himself. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
There are too many people and too few human beings. - Robert Zend

Diseases are a part of our test

What is the reason behind the diseases?
Diseases are one of those things in our lives reminding us of how
weak we truly are. Our perfectly protected bodies can be severely
impaired by a tiny bacteria or a virus that is invisible to naked
eye. Actually a little thinking will make us understand that it is
surprising for our bodies to be so heavily affected by a bacteria.
It is so, because Allah created our body with flawless protection
systems, especially our immune system. It can be comfortably
called a 'strong army' fighting against the enemies of our body.
However, despite all these protective systems, humans can't help
but fall ill very frequently. This should make us understand that
Allah could have created us in such a way that we would never get
ill. Viruses, bacteria would not affect us at all, or these tiny
'enemies' specially prepared would not have existed at all.
However, any person, at any time, can find himself struggling with
a health problem for no apparent reason. For example, one virus
entering the body through a small cut on the skin can spread
throughout the body in a short amount of time. No matter how
advanced the technology is, the simplest virus can overpower us
very easily.
These are not far-fetched scenarios, they can happen to anyone at
anytime; this should make everyone ponder on these facts
thoroughly. Just like all other weaknesses, diseases also are
specially created by Allah for us. Man has a tendency to be arrogant
and conceited, forgetful of his weaknesses. These diseases help man
see and understand his weaknesses and also see the true, undesirable
nature of this life.
The diseases are tests created by Allah so that Muslims will long
for heaven, contemplate the blessings, the gift of health granted to
them by Allah and give thanks to Him and also realize how weak they
are, which should make them surrender to Allah with all their
hearts.
Man tends to take many things for granted in life. However, all
those things in this world that we love so much are simply the
blessings created by Almighty Allah.
For example, many people forget that it is a huge blessing that
every morning we are able to get up and stand and walk easily on
our feet. However, a tiny problem in one foot could cause a big
problem, impeding daily activities. A person who has a foot ache
will then be able to better appreciate the thousand steps he takes
during the day without feeling any pain.
A devout Muslim takes this and many other seemingly unimportant
things as opportunities to give thanks to Allah and get closer to
Him. He remembers that Allah gave him a great blessing by making him
a healthy person. He also sees one more time that it is Allah that
gives the disease and only Allah can heal him, and therefore turns
to Allah for recovery. Every moment when there is a feeling of
pain, he remembers Allah and keeps his heart focused on Allah all
the time.
He who created me and guides me;
He who gives me food and gives me drink;
and when I am ill, it is He who heals me;
He who will cause my death, then give me life;
He who I sincerely hope will forgive my mistakes on the Day of Reckoning.
My Lord, give me right judgment and unite me with the salihun;
and make me highly esteemed among the later peoples;
and make me one of the inheritors of the Garden of Delight,"
(Ash-Shu'ara', 78-85)
Diseases make us understand that being attached to this world is
utterly pointless. They also show us that everything we have is a
part of our test. in this way we can understand that we are only
the poor servants of Allah and can be easily defeated and even
killed by germs. Allah created us, and He protects us from all kinds
of dangers surrounding us. No matter how much one tries to think
otherwise and try to persuade himself that he is powerful, he can
never help or even protect himself if Allah doesn't wish it. If
Allah wills it, Allah can give one diseases and create other
weaknesses in his body that will perfectly make him understand his
frailty .
This life is a place of testing created by Allah. Every person is
responsible for spending his life in a way that pleases Allah and is
tested constantly for this purpose. Those who are following the
orders of Allah and display good morals will deserve to live in
heaven forever. However, those who continue to be arrogant and
prefer a couple of decades of this life over eternal heaven will not
be able to rid themselves from weaknesses, troubles and problems
both in this world and in the hereafter.
Mr. Adnan Oktar explains this life is a place for being tested
ADNAN OKTAR: There won't be an end to the diseases. This life is the
stage for our test. Almost every day a person gets ill. Or almost
everyone gets ill or feels week every week or every 10 days. There
are so many different diseases. And Allah tests His servants with
those. Very natural. So when Allah creates the disease, He also
creates the cure. The disease is very complex and detailed. Allah
creates infection, for example an infection in the chest, which
makes one cough, makes him uncomfortable. And when we look at the
bacteria, the germs causing it, we see an amazingly complex world
under the microscope. They are furnished with very fine details,
systems, they have perfectly designed techniques, employing
breathtaking methods, and they are almost conscious, wise beings.
To fight those, we go to the pharmacy, for a cure, Allah created
perfect, immaculate drug boxes. We open the box and Allah placed
drugs inside a perfect, clean cup.
Allah inspired perfect texts, the explanations written on it.
Explaining to us how we can use it. We look at the molecular
structure of the drugs and it is perfectly neat, complicated,
detailed and finely tuned. When one takes that with food or drinks,
the molecules in the drug get inside the bacteria. It knows the
weaknesses of the bacteria. It just destroys the bacteria. Allah
created it that way. Allah creates both. Allah sometimes creates the
cure, and sometimes He does not. But there is this immaculate system
as a part of our test. Sometimes the drugs are even more complicated
than the disease itself. I was looking at a pharmacy on the way
here. There are so many different drugs. Allah created all of them,
tens of thousands of different types . And thousands of different
diseases. It's so many, it's like it is endless. And so many
different drugs. For example one has a headache, Allah creates that
headache with a special system. There is a medication for it, which
goes to the nervous system, somehow affects the molecular structure,
completely changes it and saves one from the headache and brings
relief.
Mr. Adnan Oktar explains that Allah creates weaknesses especially
for the trial of human beings and It is Allah Who creates the
disease, the medication, the cure, the hospitals and everything used
for the treatment.
ADNAN OKTAR: ...We need to be weak, so that we can be tested. For
example, we have to feel cold when it is cold, get ill, catch a flu,
cold or cancer, otherwise there would be no test. We have to
encounter difficulties. The body has to have problems, because the
perfect body can only be in heaven. If the body was perfect, this
would be like heaven, wouldn't it? The skin has to get old, the
bones should weaken, the eyes should lose their sharpness, one should
need a hearing device. Allah creates the hearing device. For
example, there is conjunctivitis, they produce antiseptic drops for
that. Allah creates the antiseptic drops. They think that Allah
doesn't create the drops and Allah creates only the eye. Actually
it is Allah that creates the drops and the eye. For example, there
is a problem in the brain, Allah creates the imaging equipment.
Allah makes it visible under X-rays and Allah removes the
problematic tissue through an operation. No doctor can remove
anything from the brain with an operation. Allah removes them all.
No one can kill another person. Allah kills them all, Allah just
makes human beings the means for that. Or Allah makes the diseases
the means for that. They can't see this truth, and therefore they
have wrong ideas. For example, deafness, Allah creates the
deafness, Allah creates the hearing device. The hearing device is
very complicated, is made up of hundreds of different components.
So everything is interlinked. For example, one catches a cold, there
are many different drugs produced just to fight colds in the
pharmacy. All packed nicely. Allah creates their packages as well.
And Allah creates the bottle inside the package, all those drugs
inside it, one by one. And then Allah makes the drugs the means for
the recovery. And we can't see them outside, they are pitch black.
Allah gives them color and taste here, in our brains. Allah makes
the cells in the body recognize them, Allah gives the drugs the
needed effect. Allah makes the cells weak, they are created
especially weak by Allah. But it won't be like that in heaven.
Allah creates steel very strong, but human beings are not that
strong, even the cockroaches are very strong. For example,
scorpions are very strong, they are very healthy, they don't get
ill, nothing happens to them, they are not affected by anything.
Many living things are like that, they are very strong. But Allah
says for human beings that "humans are created weak" and they are
weak. So Allah created the weakness and all those systems that will
help us overcome the weakness. For example, some people have
difficulty in breathing and Allah created an oxygen equipment. For
example, a man has asthma and there is a spray to fight that.
Asthma and the spray are all created by Allah, Allah creates the
asthma and the spray. Allah gives that power to the spray to fight
asthma. For example, one coughs, Allah creates the coughing, and
the medication to stop coughing. Allah creates a headache and then
creates a small pill to fight that. Allah creates that medication,
the directions to use it, all of it. They were created together with
the headache.
There would be no test if there was no headache. There would be no
test if there was no cold, or flu. There would be no test if there are
no challenges. For example, he has a heart problem, or a blood
pressure problem, he gets a blood pressure medication and makes it
okay. Normally it is a miracle that the blood pressure stays at
normal levels in humans, normally it should be killing every human
being, but it doesn't. it stays at perfectly balanced levels.
Diastolic, systolic, they are all perfect. Who adjusts it? Who keeps
it under control? There is a special mechanism in the body. If that
mechanism loses its control a bit, only slightly, the blood
pressure would immediately tear our brain, heart, everything apart.
Allah created a perfect system that keeps everything in check all
the time, and the pressure is kept at the right levels all the
time. Not too low, not too high. If it is too low, the person will
fall into a coma, but Almighty Allah doesn't make it too low or too
high. But when it gets high, there is a small pill, a pill you
place under your tongue, or another one and the blood pressure
immediately recognizes that pill, Allah makes it the means and it
immediately stops. Allah creates both of them. For example, people
have blood pressure measurement devices, Allah creates them. A
measuring device is created together with the blood pressure. For
example, dentist and toothache are created together. For example,
the equipment used to treat the toothache, they are more complex than
the tooth, in terms of the general appearance. Of course, the fine
details of the tooth are so complicated, it is breathtaking.
No materialist can even attempt to explain it. But when you look from
outside the equipment is so detailed, complex, fantastic. As the
tooth starts decaying, those tools are created, the dentist is
created. Or for example, something happens to a leg, wheelchairs
are created. Allah creates the wheelchairs and the problem. The
vehicle is created together with the problem. So many things are
created at the same time, everyone thinks they are independent. They
are all created at the same time. For example, glasses are created
together with an eye problem. He puts on his glasses and no more
problems. You know they operate on eyes now, and they correct the
eyes in these operations. Allah corrects it, and cures it. But
these are created as we have to think, otherwise there would be no
test. There is no second system for our test, there is no other
system, this is the only way.
Just think about it, without these, people wouldn't have known
about patience, compassion, forgiveness, helpfulness, endurance or
perseverance in the face of difficulties. We would be very simple,
just a creature that eats. But Allah, with these details, makes us
very complicated, intense and detailed human beings.

People whose moral values are rooted in hatred and loathing begin experiencing hell while still in thisworld

People who harbor feelings of hatred and loathing in their hearts
cannot escape the unhappy lives they lead nor the hidden sufferings
they experience until they completely relinquish such emotions. In
addition, people who insist in not adopting these moral values
beloved of Allah and who refuse to live by genuine faith will
continue to live unhappy lives in the hereafter. Those people who do
not live by love, compassion, affection and sincerity in this
world, who are unacquainted with humility and submission and who
adopt obstinacy, rebellion and hypocrisy as principles for living,
will receive an appropriate reward for these moral values in the
hereafter.
People Who Harbor Feelings of Hatred and Loathing Speak of War and
Bloodshed in This World . These People Will Constantly Argue and
Come into Conflict with One Another in Hell.
Those who constantly speak of killing, war and slaughter must bear in
mind they may face the same end in the hereafter. They must not
forget that they may find themselves arguing in pain for ever in the
hereafter and may live in a most uncertain environment. They must
know that the suffering that the loveless and ruthless moral values
that they choose to live by in this world may turn to endless pain
in the hereafter. These moral values cause them to be friends with
nobody in the life of this world, to love and be loved by none, to be
deprived of all such blessings and to live lives of pain.
If Allah so wishes, He can create the same uncertain climate for
these people for all eternity. The Qur'an reveals that the denizens
of hell argue with one another for all eternity and, in addition to
the flames, also suffer the spiritual pain that this climate of
uncertainty leads to:
" All this is certainly true – the bickering of the people of the
Fire." (Surah Sad, 64)
" Arguing in it with one another, they will say,
'By Allah, we were plainly misguided. " (Surat ash-Shu'ara, 96-87)
People Who Harbor Feelings of Hatred and Loathing and Who Are
Miserable and Unhappy in This World Will Be Miserable and Unhappy
in Hell
Since people who live with feelings of hatred and loathing are
bereft of love, they are constantly unhappy in the life of this
world. These people, who experience unhappiness in this world, must
not forget that unhappiness and misery are characteristics of hell.
Allah reveals this in the following verses:
" I have warned you of a fire which rages,
in which only the most wretched will roast –
those who denied and turned away.
Those with most piety will be far removed from it:" (Surat al-Lail, 14-17)
People Who Harbor Feelings of Hatred and Loathing Live Despairing
and Frightened Lives in This World. These People Abandon Hope of
Salvation for All Eternity in the Hereafter .
People who fail to properly appreciate the infinite Might and Mercy
of Allah, and His love and forgiveness toward His servants, may
immediately despair in the face of even the slightest difficulty and
lose hope in Allah's mercy. Yet as this verse tells us, "... Do not
despair of solace from Allah. No one despairs of solace from Allah
except for people who are unbelievers, " (Surah Yusuf, 87) Allah
reveals that this is a characteristic unique to unbelievers.
Therefore, people who refuse to overcome this deficiency in their
moral values, despite knowing full well these commandments of the
Qur'an, should fear falling into a truly despairing state in the
hereafter and suffering this tribulation for all time. Allah reveals
the despair of the denizens of hell as follows in the Qur'an:
" It will not be eased for them. They will be crushed there by
despair." (Surat az-Zukhruf, 75)
" On the Day the Hour arrives the evildoers will be in despair."
(Surat ar-Rum, 12)
The Fire That Burns the Hearts of Those Who Harbor Feelings of
Hatred and Loathing Will Never Be Extinguished
Although there are no external fire and flames in hell, there is a
kind of fire that burns people from the inside. People who have no
fear of Allah, who possess feelings of hatred and loathing, who do
not love others, who have no morals and who are joyless in this
world, live in fear of everything, doubt everything, are
argumentative and live in a constant state of unbearable tension.
This is a representation and form of this fire that burns from the
inside in hell. This fire that burns people on the inside in this
world will continue in the same way in hell. This flame, that burns
their insides and rises to their hearts, will trouble and distress
them enormously. Indeed, this spiritual aspect of the fire of hell
is emphasized in a striking way in the Qur'an, which describes it as
" reaching right into the heart ;"
" And what will convey to you what the Shatterer is?
The kindled Fire of Allah
reaching right into the heart.
It is sealed in above them
in towering columns."
(Surat al-Humazah, 5-9)
Mr. Adnan Oktar Describes How Everyone Will Receive the Exact
Reward for Their Actions in Hell :
Adnan Oktar: There are various levels of hell, as you know. For
example, there is a severe punishment for those who really
persecute others. Or those who persecuted less but had no faith,
they live calmer lives in hell. They are not the same, in other
words, because Allah says he will repay them many times over. For
example, if someone burned someone else to death, he will be
burned. If he boiled them to death, he will be boiled.
Presenter 2: A system of total justice.
Adnan Oktar: Of course. If they put chains on Muslims, they will also
be chained. Full repayment, in other words. Insha'Allah.
Presenter 1: And what about paradise?
Adnan Oktar: It is repayment 10 times, many times over in paradise.
But it is exact repayment in hell. They receive rewards many times
over in paradise. Everyone who goes to paradise is already happy.
But everyone will benefit according to his own intelligence and
strength. I mean, not everyone has the same capacity for love,
affection and pleasure.
Presenter 1: It depends on one's deeds, doesn't it?
Adnan Oktar: Of course. For example, there is a view that really
affects someone. According to his closeness to Allah, piety and
sincerity, of course. It has a powerful effect on some people, but
you cannot tell. Sometimes it is apparent, but sometimes people
really delight in it and sometimes they may just give that
impression. One looks at a flower, for instance, and you say how
much he has been affected by it. But the fact is that he has not
been affected, and is merely posing. Other people do not let on,
but still feel a profound pleasure. You cannot tell that they
experience an intense delight. In paradise too, all the believers
there will imagine they experience the same pleasure. That is
Allah's justice, how they do not know. But they will all experience
different levels of pleasure, according to their piety and their
station. But what people will delight in most, what will most lift
Muslims' spirits, that will most cause them to rejoice, is the
global reign of Islam. It is the coming of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and
the Messiah (pbuh), the appearance of the Messiah (pbuh), in other
words, and their talking to people individually
because they will have truly understood the hereafter when they see
the Messiah. Look, someone (Prophet Jesus (pbuh))disappeared 2,000
years ago and was taken into the Presence of Allah, where he could
not be seen. But 2,000 years later, that same person continues from
where he left off. I mean, this is an absolute and concrete proof for
people, in terms of creation and the hereafter. For them to be
able to understand, insha'Allah.