Fear of God; Its Role in Man ́s Life

Man´s emotions are rooted in his own nature. The secret behind the existence of some supplications is ascribed to the variety of states into which God´s servants get between now and then. Those who feel terrible fear are advised to say the "Supplication of the Fearful", so that their fear may not go to extremes. Besides, it is always necessary that one´s fear of God balances one´s hope in God. If man does not feel fear, he will not try to turn away from harmful things, and if his hope in God is in the extreme, he will not refrain from comitting sins. On the other hand, if man does not have hope in God, his hope for deliverence will be lost, which leads to his reluctance to think of deliverence. This is the reason why it is always necessary that man´s fear and hope should be moderate. Thus, the Qur´an states that one of the prophets´ duties is warning people. A precondition of the effect of prophets´ warning does not prepare the ground for anatural, psychological and spiritual state of fear and hope, and without such readiness, one´s access to deliverence and guidance will be impossible.