The Proof of Prophethood

drifting into calamity, it has become necessary to briefly write the
truth. A fortunate young person who reads our book Endless Bliss
well, will learn Islam correctly and precisely; he will not believe
falsifications. Our Prophet (sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam), by
stating, “He who has knowledge becomes a Muslim. He who is
igrorant will get deceived by the enemies of the religion,” advises
us to become well-informed.
It is correct to say that religion is the belief in fate and
contentment. But fate, contrary to what this poor ignoramus
thinks, does not mean not to work or not to aspire. Qadar means
that Allâhu ta’âlâ knows beforehand what people will do, Allâhu
ta’âlâ commands men to work. He praises those who work. He
declares in the ninety-fourth âyat of the Sûrat an-Nisâ: “Those
who perform jihâd, work and struggle are higher and more
valuable than those who sit and worship instead of performing
jihâd.” Rasûlullah (sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam) said, “Allâhu
ta’âlâ likes those who earn a living by working.” As it is
understood well from historical studies and from the chapter
entitled Earning and Trade in the Turkish version of Endless
Bliss, Islam is the religion of work and development. Rasûlullah
(sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam) commanded daily progress and
improvement, by saying, “He who has remained in the same
grade on two [successive] days or has not made progress has
deceived himself.” He also declared, “Do not procrastinate until
the next day, or else you will perish!” and “Learn foreign
languages. Thus you will be safe against the malices of the
enemy!”
It is very unfair and base to say that thinking of the blessings of
the next world prevents working. The hadîths, “He who earns by
working will be shining like the full moon on the Day of
Resurrection”; “The scholars’ sleep is worship”; “Earn what is
halâl and spend it for useful purposes”; “The sins of the person
who lends money to his brother-in-Islam will be forgiven,” and
“Everything has an access to it. Access to Paradise is knowledge,”
commands us to earn by working and states that those who earn a
living by legitimate methods and spend their earnings on useful
things in the world will earn the next world. “Religion prevents
people from revolting. Therefore, it is opium,” he says. This
nonsense of the author very well explains his lack of understanding
concerning religion and civilization. It is obvious that these words
are not expressions of knowledge or research. They are nothing
but a form of exploitation which is intended to flatter communist
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