looks at the new day as an opportunity given him by Allah to win His
pleasure and gain Paradise. The moment he opens his eyes in the
morning of the early dawn, he directs his thoughts to Allah and begins
the day with a sincere prayer, the dawn prayer of Islam.
During the day, he acts with the knowledge that Allah is always
watching him, and is careful to win His approval by obeying His com-
mands and counsel. He established a close bond with Allah and began
the day with the dawn prayer. In this way, the likelihood that he will
forget Allah's good pleasure during the day or ignore His limits is
small; he will behave throughout the day with the knowledge that
Allah is testing him in this world.
Someone who sincerely directs his thoughts to Allah
will be helped to see that he must think carefully about
the blessings he has been given and that no one
other than Allah has the power to give them to him.
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Harun Yahya
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