possessions or appearance, to attract the attention of others and be
liked.
Those who ignore the facts that Allah has revealed in the
Qur'an may start their day in their own ways, but there is a com-
mon lack of wisdom in the way they behave: they do not consider
that Allah created them, that they are responsible for serving Him
and winning His approval and that the new day before them may
be the last opportunity they have to fulfil their duty
towards Him. Allah reveals their condition in
these words:
Mankind's Reckoning has drawn very
close to them, yet they heedlessly
turn away. (Surat al-Anbiya': 1)
It is clear that those who live
immersed in this great error have
made a huge mistake. One must
not forget that every morning may
be the beginning of the last day allot-
ted to one's earthly life. Death may come
at any moment, because of a traffic acci-
dent, an unexpected disease or any one of
countless other causes. In that case, as we
said above, we must think about what we
have to do to spend the day before us so as
to win Allah's approval.
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Harun Yahya
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