THE SOLUTION TO SECRET SORROWS

8/14/2019 THE SOLUTION TO SECRET SORROWS

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By 1aru! 2ahya

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C O N T E N T S

I!trodu3tio!

hy 0o People Sorro= hile They Could Be 1appy

Some People Are ?!happy> Thou7h They Say They Belie@e

ailures o Belie a!d Beha@ior that 0ri@e People to Se3ret Sorro=

1o= 0o People 0e3ei@e Themsel@es

Se!si!7 I!si!3erity% The SiDth Se!se

The aithul I!@ite Also Those Arou!d Them To Be Si!3ere

People ho A!s=er =ith I!si!3erity he! Called o! To Be Si!3ere

Allah May I!3rease orldly Troubles or Those ho Persist i! I!si!3erity

The Se3ret Sorro=s o the orld May Tur! to E!dless Torme!t i! the 1ereater

The Solutio! to Se3ret orldly Sorro=s

Co!3lusio!

The 0e3eptio! o E@olutio!


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TO THE REA1ER

A spe3ial 3hapter is assi7!ed to the 3ollapse o the theory o e@olutio! be3ause this theory 3o!stitutes the

basis o all a!ti#spiritual philosophies. Si!3e 0ar=i!ism re;e3ts the a3t o 3reatio!a!d thereore> Allah:seDiste!3eo@er the last +4) years it has 3aused ma!y people to aba!do! their aith or all i!to doubt. It is

thereore a! imperati@e ser@i3e> a @ery importa!t duty to sho= e@eryo!e that this theory is a de3eptio!. Si!3e

some readers may i!d the 3ha!3e to read o!ly o!e o our books> =e thi!k it appropriate to de@ote a 3hapter to

summarize this sub;e3t.

All the author:s books eDplai! aith#related issues i! li7ht o 9ur:a!i3 @erses> a!d i!@ite readers to lear!

Allah:s =ords a!d to li@e by them. All the sub;e3ts 3o!3er!i!7 Allah:s @erses are eDplai!ed so as to lea@e !o

doubt or room or plai!> a!d lue!t style e!sures that

e@eryo!e o e@ery a7e a!d rom e@ery so3ial 7roup 3a! easily u!dersta!d them. Tha!ks to their ee3ti@e> lu3id

!arrati@e> they 3a! be read at o!e sitti!7. E@e! those =ho ri7orously re;e3t spirituality are i!lue!3ed by the

a3ts these books do3ume!t a!d 3a!!ot reute the truthul!ess o their 3o!te!ts.

This a!d all the other books by the author 3a! be read i!di@idually> or dis3ussed i! a 7roup. Feaders ea7er

to proit rom the books =ill i!d dis3ussio! @ery useul> letti!7 them relate their rele3tio!s a!d eDperie!3es to

o!e a!other.

I! additio!> it =ill be a 7reat ser@i3e to Islam to 3o!tribute to the publi3atio! a!d readi!7 o these books>

=ritte! solely or the pleasure o Allah. The author:s books are all eDtremely 3o!@i!3i!7. or this reaso!> to

3ommu!i3ate true reli7io! to others> o!e o the most ee3ti@e methods is e!3oura7i!7 them to read these books.

e hope the reader =ill look throu7h the re@ie=s o his other books at the ba3k o this book. 1is ri3h

sour3e material o! aith#related issues is @ery useul> a!d a pleasure to read.

I! these books> u!like some other books> you =ill !ot i!d the author:s perso!al @ie=s> eDpla!atio!s basedo! dubious sour3es> styles that are u!obser@a!t o the respe3t a!d re@ere!3e due to sa3red sub;e3ts> !or

hopeless> pessimisti3 ar7ume!ts that 3reate doubts i! the mi!d a!d de@iatio!s i! the heart.


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A)OUT THE AUTHOR

5o= =riti!7 u!der the pe!#!ame o 1AF?5 2A12A> he =as bor! i! A!kara i! +(8/. 1a@i!7

3ompleted his primary a!d se3o!dary edu3atio! i! A!kara> he studied arts at Ista!bul:s Mimar Si!a! ?!i@ersitya!d philosophy at Ista!bul ?!i@ersity. Si!3e the +()s> he has published ma!y books o! politi3al> s3ie!tii3>

a!d aith#related issues. 1aru! 2ahya is =ell#k!o=! as the author o importa!t =orks dis3losi!7 the imposture

o e@olutio!ists> their i!@alid 3laims> a!d the dark liaiso!s bet=ee! 0ar=i!ism a!d su3h bloody ideolo7ies as

as3ism a!d 3ommu!ism.

1aru! 2ahya:s =orks> tra!slated i!to 86 diere!t la!7ua7es> 3o!stitute a 3olle3tio! or a total o more

tha! 48>))) pa7es =ith -)>))) illustratio!s.

1is pe!#!ame is a 3omposite o the !ames 1aru! &Aaro!, a!d 2ahya &oh!,> i! memory o the t=o

esteemed prophets =ho ou7ht a7ai!st their peoples: la3k o aith. The Prophet:s seal o! his books: 3o@ers is

symboli3 a!d is li!ked to their 3o!te!ts. It represe!ts the 9ur:a! &the i!al S3ripture, a!d Prophet Muhammad

&saas,> last o the prophets. ?!der the 7uida!3e o the 9ur:a! a!d the Su!!ah &tea3hi!7s o the Prophet Hsaas,>

the author makes it his purpose to dispro@e ea3h u!dame!tal te!et o irreli7ious ideolo7ies a!d to ha@e the Jlast

=ord>J so as to 3ompletely sile!3e the ob;e3tio!s raised a7ai!st reli7io!. 1e uses the seal o the i!al Prophet

&saas,> =ho attai!ed ultimate =isdom a!d moral pere3tio!> as a si7! o his i!te!tio! to oer the last =ord.

All o 1aru! 2ahya:s =orks share o!e si!7le 7oal% to 3o!@ey the 9ur:a!:s messa7e> e!3oura7e readers to

3o!sider basi3 aith#related issues su3h as Allah:s eDiste!3e a!d u!ity a!d the 1ereater a!d to eDpose

irreli7ious systems: eeble ou!datio!s a!d per@erted ideolo7ies.

1aru! 2ahya e!;oys a =ide readership i! ma!y 3ou!tries> rom I!dia to Ameri3a> E!7la!d to I!do!esia>

Pola!d to Bos!ia> Spai! to Brazil> Malaysia to Italy> ra!3e to Bul7aria a!d Fussia. Some o his books are

a@ailable i! E!7lish> re!3h> Germa!> Spa!ish> Italia!> Portu7uese> ?rdu> Arabi3> Alba!ia!> Chi!ese> S=ahili>1ausa> 0hi@ehi &spoke! i! Mauritius,> Fussia!> Serbo#Croat &Bos!ia!,> Polish> Malay> ?y7ur Turkish>

I!do!esia!> Be!7ali> 0a!ish a!d S=edish.

Greatly appre3iated all arou!d the =orld> these =orks ha@e bee! i!strume!tal i! ma!y people re3o@eri!7

aith i! Allah a!d 7ai!i!7 deeper i!si7hts i!to their aith. 1is books: =isdom a!d si!3erity> to7ether =ith a

disti!3t style that:s easy to u!dersta!d> dire3tly ae3t a!yo!e =ho reads them. Those =ho seriously 3o!sider

these books> 3a! !o lo!7er ad@o3ate atheism or a!y other per@erted ideolo7y or materialisti3 philosophy> si!3e

these books are 3hara3terized by rapid ee3ti@e!ess> dei!ite results> a!d irreutability. E@e! i they 3o!ti!ue to

do so> it =ill be o!ly a se!time!tal i!siste!3e> si!3e these books reute su3h ideolo7ies rom their @ery

ou!datio!s. All 3o!temporary mo@eme!ts o de!ial are !o= ideolo7i3ally deeated> tha!ks to the books =ritte!

by 1aru! 2ahya.

This is !o doubt a result o the 9ur:a!:s =isdom a!d lu3idity. The author modestly i!te!ds to ser@e as a

mea!s i! huma!ity:s sear3h or Allah:s ri7ht path. 5o material 7ai! is sou7ht i! the publi3atio! o these =orks.

Those =ho e!3oura7e others to read these books> to ope! their mi!ds a!d hearts a!d 7uide them to

be3ome more de@oted ser@a!ts o Allah> re!der a! i!@aluable ser@i3e.

Mea!=hile> it =ould o!ly be a =aste o time a!d e!er7y to propa7ate other books that 3reate 3o!usio! i!

people:s mi!ds> lead them i!to ideolo7i3al 3haos> a!d that 3learly ha@e !o stro!7 a!d pre3ise ee3ts i! remo@i!7


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the doubts i! people:s hearts> as also @eriied rom pre@ious eDperie!3e. It is impossible or books de@ised to

emphasize the author:s literary po=er rather tha! the !oble 7oal o sa@i!7 people rom loss o aith> to ha@e su3h

a 7reat ee3t. Those =ho doubt this 3a! readily see that the sole aim o 1aru! 2ahya:s books is to o@er3ome

disbelie a!d to dissemi!ate the 9ur:a!:s moral @alues. The su33ess a!d impa3t o this ser@i3e are ma!iested i!

the readers: 3o!@i3tio!.

!e poi!t should be kept i! mi!d% The mai! reaso! or the 3o!ti!ui!7 3ruelty> 3o!li3t> a!d other ordeals

e!dured by the @ast ma;ority o people is the ideolo7i3al pre@ale!3e o disbelie. This 3a! be e!ded o!ly =ith

the ideolo7i3al deeat o disbelie a!d by 3o!@eyi!7 the =o!ders o 3reatio! a!d 9ur:a!i3 morality so that

people 3a! li@e by it. Co!sideri!7 the state o the =orld today> leadi!7 i!to a do=!=ard spiral o @iole!3e>

3orruptio! a!d 3o!li3t> 3learly this ser@i3e must be pro@ided speedily a!d ee3ti@ely> or it may be too late.

I! this eort> the books o 1aru! 2ahya assume a leadi!7 role. By the =ill o Allah> these books =ill be a

mea!s throu7h =hi3h people i! the t=e!ty#irst 3e!tury =ill attai! the pea3e> ;usti3e> a!d happi!ess promised i!

the 9ur:a!.


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Introd#0tion

0uri!7 the 3ourse o your lie> you ha@e met a 7reat ma!y people. As =ell as those you e!3ou!ter e@ery

day i! perso!your amily> rie!ds a!d your 3ollea7ues at s3hool a!d =orkyou see doze!s o people rom allo@er the =orld i! the !e=spapers a!d ma7azi!es. A!d o! your TL s3ree!> you =at3h the beha@ior o hu!dreds

more.

Thi!k or a mome!t about these i!di@iduals you re3all i! your memory. Try to 3all to mi!d a3ial

eDpressio!s a!d 3o!@ersatio!s you ha@e 7ro=! a33ustomed to si!3e your 3hildhood... the 3omme!ts some ha@e

made about their li@es> their 3o!3er!s a!d =orries a!d the =ays they eDpress them... the remarks that 3ollea7ues

repeat daily> a!d =hat others say amo!7st themsel@es about their amilies a!d i!a!3ial problems.

Try to re3all i! your mi!d:s eye the people you:@e see! i! the street> =aiti!7 at a bus stop> tryi!7 to battle

their =ay home throu7h de!se trai3> or bei!7 splashed =ith rai!=ater by passi!7 3ars.

Femember the ima7es o a3tors i! TL pro7rams> those =ho a3t the part o happy people> seemi!7ly

e!;oyi!7 themsel@es i! ro!t o the 3ameras a!d =ho 3laim to the press that they:re rie!ds but behi!d o!e

a!other:s ba3ks> say u!belie@ably bad thi!7s. Thi!k about their spiritual state a!d the state o those u!able to

prote3t themsel@es rom ;ealousy> hatred> ri@alry or other su3h emotio!sa!d =ho> =hile tryi!7 to e!tertai!

others be3ause it is their ;ob to do so> betray their o=! u!happi!ess i! e@erythi!7 they do o#sta7e a!d o#

3amera.

EDami!e the li@es o people =ho ha@e attai!ed the hi7hest possible =orldly ra!k> =ho ha@e e!ou7h

mo!ey to buy =hate@er they =a!t =he!e@er they 3hoose> =ho li@e i! the i!est houses a!d o=! the latest model

3ars> =ho =ear the most eDpe!si@e 3lothes a!d =hobe3ause o their a3hie@eme!ts are most respe3ted a!d

liste!ed to i! their 3ommu!ity.

he! you 3areully 3o!sider all these people> you =ill 3ome a3ross a @ery importa!t truth. hate@ertheir 3ir3umsta!3es may be> there is o!e si7!ii3a!t eature they ha@e i! 3ommo!% The great majority of people

lead unhappy lives.

The 7oods a!d property they o=!> the ;obs they perorm> a!d their lo@ed o!es are !ot e!ou7h to make

these people happy i! a!y real se!se. These people:s li@es are ruled !ot by happi!ess> tra! pleasure a!d

;oy> but by !e7ati@e emotio!s like mela!3holy> pessimism a!d hopeless!ess. A 7reat part o most people:s time

is spe!t i! this mood. he! 3ompared to true happi!ess> those mome!ts =he! they are 3apable o bei!7 happy

are leeti!7 a!d eDtremely shallo=.

Sometimes> too> they may be dri@e! to de3ei@e both themsel@es a!d those arou!d them. 2et deep i!side>

they are eDperie!3i!7 a se3ret sorro= that pre@e!ts them rom taki!7 pleasure i! all the 7ood they see arou!d

them.

So =hy are these people u!happy hy do they suer su3h deep i!=ard sorro= a!d lead li@es that la3k

tra! a!d o!ly i! this =ay it is

possible to take ull pleasure i! the beautiul thi!7s o lie. So lo!7 as !o si!3ere aith i! a33orda!3e =ith the

9ur:a! eDists> it is impossible to a3hie@e true happi!ess by a!y mea!s =hatsoe@er.


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This book =ill hi7hli7ht this importa!t truth a!d 3all o! people to li@e out true a!d si!3ere aith. It =ill

eDplai! that people really 3reate =ith their o=! eorts the systems that pre@e!t them rom bei!7 happy a!d

e!;oyi!7 lie:s blessi!7s> a!d =hi3h plu!7e them i!to sorro=. It =ill make it 3lear that the o!ly =ay to be

prote3ted a7ai!st se3ret u!happi!ess is to belie@e i! Allah =ith a si!3ere heart. It =ill remi!d the readers that so

lo!7 as people do !ot a3hie@e this si!3erity to=ards Allah> they 3a!!ot eDperie!3e real happi!ess by a!y mea!s

=hatsoe@era!d that the se3ret sorro=s o this =orld may =ell tur! to eter!al torme!t i! the 1ereater.

I! a @erse o the 9ur:a!> Allah tells us that those =ho i!d happi!ess a!d sal@atio! are the aithul%

It is the +elieers who are s#00ess2#l! "S#rat al34#min#n% 5'


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Why 1o *eople Sorrow While

They Co#ld )e Happy6

0espite all their eorts> ma!y 3a!!ot eDperie!3e happi!ess i! the true se!se. To a3hie@e this purpose>

they try e@erythi!7 they 3a! possibly ima7i!e i! the lie o this =orld. They 3o!sta!tly pursue !e= ideals>

belie@i!7 that =he! they a3hie@e these> they =ill i!d happi!ess as =ell. Some sear3h or o!e 7ood rie!d> some

or =ealth> some to attai! their spiritual desires. E@e! i their =ishes a!d eDpe3tatio!s do be3ome reality> still

the results are !e@er as they hoped. They 3a!!ot taste lasti!7 happi!ess i! the true se!se. Mai!ly> they try !ot to

re@eal o! their a3es this dissatisa3tio! =hi3h they eel i!side. But !o matter ho= mu3h they mimi3 happi!ess>

they are li@i!7 =ith a se3ret sorro= =ithi!.

I! a3t> they ha@e e@ery opportu!ity to be happy. I! o!e @erse o the 9ur:a!> Allah tells us about the

blessi!7s 1e 7ra!ts people%

I2 yo# tried to n#m+er Allah7s +lessings, yo# 0o#ld neer 0o#nt them! Allah is Eer38orgiing, 4ost

4er0i2#l! "S#rat an3Nahl% 59'

As Allah tells us i! this @erse> a perso! e!3ou!ters remarkable blessi!7s throu7hout his lie. Allah has

e or people to be happy i! the

true se!se> !either these blessi!7s they e!;oy !or the ideals they pursue are adeJ pre@ails =here there is !o reli7ious morality. This system is ou!ded o! a! i!si!3erity that is so deeply

rooted i! people:s li@es that e@e! those =ho appear to be the most si!3ere> =hose beha@ior =hi3h is assumed to

be pere3tly strai7htor=ard> may ha@e u!dame!tally i!si!3ere moti@es.

E@e! thou7h people ail to attribute a!y !ames to this system> they are !a77i!7ly a=are o the error o the

system u!der =hi3h they li@e. At e@ery opportu!ity> they 3omplai! o the hypo3risy o others> be3ause they

ha@e !ot eDperie!3ed true rie!dship or true lo@e a!d ha@e !o o!e they 3a! trust i! the ull se!se. Still> they

themsel@es do !ot hesitate to display the same la=ed morality to=ards all those arou!d them.

I! this system> e@eryo!e is dama7ed by his o=! a3tio!s. E@e! i su3h people try i! e@ery possible =ay>

still they 3a!!ot i!d 7e!ui!e i!ter!al ;oy> tra! a33ordi!7 to them> Earthly lie is !ot a pla3e =here true happi!ess a!d pea3e 3a! be ou!d o! a!y

lasti!7 basis.

The truth is that u!happi!ess is !ot i! a!y =ay a a3t o lie. ! the 3o!trary> it is eDtremely easy or

people to i!d the solutio! or the i!ter!al troubles i!to =hi3h they all. A @erse i! the 9ur:a! says> :!!! Only in

the remem+ran0e o2 Allah 0an the heart 2ind pea0e: &Surat ar#Fa:d% *,.1ere> Allah tells people that they

3a! a3hie@e true happi!ess o!ly by i!di!7 aith. !ly i they u!dersta!d the mer3y a!d prote3ti@e!ess that

Allah holds or them a!d li@e out their =orldly li@es i! reli7ious morality 3a! people e!;oy e@ery mome!t. !ly


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the! 3a! they praise the beauty o =hat they see arou!d them as it should be appre3iated a!d be7i! to

eDperie!3e happi!ess.

I! the @erse> :Anyone who a0ts rightly, male or 2emale, +eing a +elieer, We will gie them a good

li2e and We will re0ompense them a00ording to the +est o2 what they did: &Surat a!#5ahl% (6,> Allah

promises that 1e =ill allo= the aithul =ho belie@e i! 1im to li@e the i!est li@es i! this =orld a!d the

1ereater. Those =ho ollo= Allah eDperie!3e the blessi!7s 1e promises> both i! this =orld a!d the !eDt.

! this poi!t> ho=e@er> there is a! importa!t truth that people i7!ore. I! order or people to eDperie!3e

the i!e thi!7s o this lie a!d e!;oy the blessi!7s o the =orld a!d the lar7e !umber o beautiul thi!7s =hi3h

Allah has 3reated or them> the!> aith i! its true mea!i!7 must be lod7ed i! their hearts. ther=ise> by payi!7

the pro@erbial lip ser@i3e to aith a!d by resembli!7 the truly aithul o!ly i! 3ertai! limited =ays> people 3a!!ot

prote3t themsel@es rom the u!happi!ess =ithi!. To k!o= true happi!ess> people must bi!d their hearts to Allah

i! 3omplete submissio! a!d li@e e@ery mome!t i! 3o!ormity to the 9ur:a!. aili!7 to do this> they =ill

3o!ti!ue to suer i!ter!al sorro= duri!7 e@ery sta7e o their li@es. 5o matter ho= mu3h they =a!t to be happy

they 3a!!ot be. ! the 3o!trary> their li@es =ill be ruled by su3h !e7ati@e emotio!s as despair> pessimism a!d

hopeless!ess.As you 3a! see> the road to happi!ess is a! eDtremely simple o!e. ith the 9ur:a!> the 0i@i!e Book that

Allah has besto=ed upo! ma!ki!d as a mer3y> 1e has sho=! people the se3ret o happi!ess. People 3a! li@e a

beautiul lie o!ly i they beha@e i! a33orda!3e =ith their 3reatio! a!d the !ature Allah has determi!ed or

them. People =ho tur! aside rom this path =hi3h Allah has sho=! them as a blessi!7> or =ho ail to ollo= the

path as it should be ollo=ed> are 3reati!7 a =orld o u!happi!ess or themsel@es by their o=! eorts. As Allah

tells us i! the @erse> :Allah does not wrong people in any way; rather it is people who wrong themseles:

&Surah 2u!us% 44,> these people are o!ly torme!ti!7 themsel@es.

The u!happi!ess eDperie!3ed by these people leads to the reality des3ribed by Allah i! the @erse> :Leae

them then #ntil they meet their 1ay when they will +e str#0 down +y the )last% the 1ay their ploys will

not pro2it them at all and they will not +e helped! And those who do wrong will hae a p#nishment

+esides that, +#t most o2 them do not now it: &Surat at#Tur% 48#46,. I! the 1ereater> Allah 7i@es people

re3ompe!se or =hat they do o! Earth> but 1e also =ar!s people that a torme!t o =hi3h most are !ot e@e!

a=are =ill be7i! i! the lie o this =orld.

Allah reers to the dii3ulties that people =ho tur! a=ay rom the aith =ill eDperie!3e i! =orldly lie>

a!d =hat they =ill re3ei@e i! the 1ereater i! this @erse% :!!! i2 anyone t#rns away 2rom 4y reminder, his li2e

will +e a dar and narrow one, and on the 1ay o2 Res#rre0tion We will gather him +lind: &Surah Ta 1a%

+*4,.Allah has sho=! people the =ay to prote3t themsel@es rom this trouble a!d> as =e ha@e !oted beore> it is

possible to do so throu7h 7e!ui!e si!3erity a!d a deep aith i! Allah.


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Some *eople Are Unhappy, Tho#gh

They Say They )eliee

The @erse i! the 9ur:a!> :They hae di22erent rans with Allah! Allah sees what they do: &Surah Al

:Imra!% +/-,> dra=s our atte!tio! to a! importa!t truth. Some reuse to a33ept the aith. But e@e! the aithul

@ary i! their ear o Allah a!d the aith i! 1im =hi3h they hold i! their hearts. I! the 9ur:a!> Allah reers to

people =ho do !ot belie@e i! the ollo=i!7 @erse> :The desert Ara+s say, 7We +eliee!7 Say% 7$o# do not

+eliee! Say rather, 7We hae +e0ome 4#slim,7 2or 2aith has not yet entered into yo#r hearts7!!!: &Surat al#

1u;urat% +4,. I! a!other @erse> Allah tells us that amo!7st belie@ers> there may be those =ho remai! behi!d> stay

i! the middle or or7e ahead% :Then We made O#r 0hosen serants inherit the )oo! )#t some o2 them

wrong themseles; some are am+ialent; and some o#tdo ea0h other in good +y Allah7s permission! That

is the great 2aor: &Surah atir% -*,.

Amo!7st these people des3ribed i! the 9ur:a! is a!other 7roup% Jthose =ho miD up their aith =ith

=ro!7doi!7>J =hi3h mea!s aili!7 to separate o!esel ully rom i7!ora!t morality> despite realizi!7 the

superiority o the true aith a!d bei!7 a=are that there is !o other =ay to sal@atio! i! the 1ereater tha! by

3o!ormi!7 to the 9ur:a!. These i!di@iduals may li@e =ith their aith> but at mome!ts =he! their i!terests are

3halle!7ed or =he! they are a3ed =ith problems> may also demo!strate the beha@ior o u!belie@ers i!stead o

beha@i!7 i! a33orda!3e =ith the 9ur:a!.

he! speaki!7 o su3h people> !ot o!ly those =ho ope!ly re;e3t the i!stru3tio!s o the aith a!d

demo!strate irreli7ious beha@ior should 3ome to mi!d. The people 3o!3er!ed may 3o!orm to most pro@isio!s

o the 9ur:a! a!d beha@e like belie@ers throu7hout a lar7e portio! o their li@es. ! 3ertai! matters> ho=e@er>

they may !ot like to be a=are that a33ordi!7 to the 9ur:a!> they are i! the =ro!7. r they may !ot be able to

u!dersta!d that su3h is the 3ase. Some =ho li@e as Muslims may thi!k that some o their belies a!d a3tio!s do!ot 3o!li3t =ith the 9ur:a!> a!d that they do !ot @e!ture i!to =hat is des3ribed as orbidde! a!d si!ul.

or eDample> some people do !ot u!dersta!dor do !ot =a!t tothat emotio!alism is a 3hara3ter trait

3o!trary to the morality o the 9ur:a!. This 3a! be see! 3learly i! a !umber o @erses. ?po! the death o a

relati@e> or i!sta!3e> a Muslim realizes that the perso! has !ot perished but that or him eter!al lie is a !e=

be7i!!i!7. A!d i the relati@e =as o!e o the aithul> he takes pleasure i! hopi!7 that he =ill e!ter Paradise. I!

additio!> death is a part o o!e:s desti!y> predetermi!ed by Allah. ike e@erythi!7 else> Allah bri!7s death or a

reaso!.

As a result> the belie@er k!o=s that e@e! i! the 3ase o a relati@e> there is a blessi!7 i! his death a!d

beha@es i! su3h a =ay as to sho= his 3o!te!tme!t. But despite bei!7 a=are o this truth> ma!y people sho=

i7!ora!t beha@ior =he! a3ed =ith death. They beha@e emotio!ally a!d rea3t i! a! eD3essi@e ma!!er.

Those =ho do !ot 3o!sider that su3h beha@ioral dee3ts 3o!li3t =ith the morality o the 9ur:a! see !o

reaso! !ot to 3o!ti!ue this beha@ior. At 3ertai! mome!ts o their li@es> they li@e like i7!ora!t people> eDhibiti!7

the same 3hara3teristi3s> sueri!7 the ki!d o troubles that belie@ers do !ot suer> pre@ale!t amo!7st i7!ora!t

people. A!d u!like belie@ers> they are re e@eryo!e =ho de3lares> JI belie@eJ should 3o!sider =hether Jli@i!7 a beautiul lie i! this

=orld a!d the 1ereaterJ=hi3h Allah has promised the aithul i! the 9ur:a!is appare!t i! himsel i! the


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li7ht o this k!o=led7e. I> at 3ertai! mome!ts> his lie still 3o!tai!s u!happi!ess> troubles a!d sorro=s to e@e! a

small eDte!t> he should take this =ar!i!7 to heed.

or a perso! =ho suers trouble a!d sorro= throu7hout his lie> the solutio! is simple. As =e are told i!

the @erse> :!!! Allah desires ease 2or yo#; He does not desire di22i0#lty 2or yo#!!!: &Surat al#Ba the

basi3 solutio! is to aba!do! this mode o li@i!7 a!d beha@e i! 3o!ormity to the 9ur:a!. E@ery perso! =ith aith

i! Allah a!d e@ery belie@er =ho 3o!orms to the 9ur:a! must approa3h the Book =ith 7reater si!3erity a!d must

be prote3ted rom a!y ki!d o a3t or thou7ht that ru!s 3ou!ter to the beha@ior o the aithul des3ribed i! its

@erses. 1e should !ot re7ard the truths 3o!tai!ed i! the 9ur:a! as theoreti3al> but should apply them i! pra3ti3e

i! his lie a!d eel a!d eDperie!3e them at all times. 1e must !ot or7et that Allah e!3ompasses e@erythi!7 a!d

that 1e k!o=s all the se3ret emotio!s i!side a perso!> i!3ludi!7 3o!3ealed i!si!3erity.

A Muslim should !ot re7ard simply perormi!7 reli7ious obser@a!3es as sui3ie!t a!d @ie= the

i!si!3erity i!side himsel as i!si7!ii3a!t. 1e should 3o!sider that Allah has the po=er to pu!ish i!si!3erity

=ith se@ere torme!t at a!y mome!t a!d that soo!er or later> he =ill be 3alled upo! or a re3ko!i!7 a!d treated

a33ordi!7ly. E@erythi!7 that o33urs i! the =orld is 3reated by Allah. All li@i!7 3reatures bo= to Allah a!d a3ta33ordi!7 to 1is i!stru3tio!s. Muslims should li@e i! submissio! to their desti!y =ithout or7etti!7 these truths

a!d k!o=i!7 that i! e@ery e@e!t> there is a 7ood!ess a!d a blessi!7.

he! a perso! arri@es at a=are!ess o these truths> he =ill see a diere!t> beautiul lie be7i! or him. 1e

=ill u!dersta!d that> up to that time> he !e@er tasted the ull la@or o the blessi!7s that he belie@ed =ere 7i@i!7

him pleasurea!d ho= ordi!ary are the thi!7s people belie@e bri!7 them happi!ess> =he! 3ompared to true

happi!essN 1e =ill realize that e@erythi!7 rom the meals he eats to the si7hts he sees> to the @ery air he breathes

3a! bri!7 ar 7reater ;oys tha! he e@er thou7ht. o@i!7> bei!7 lo@ed> sho=i!7 moral pere3tio!> seei!7 the

deli3ate beauty i! people> lau7hi!7 a!d e!;oyi!7 himsel> rie!dship a!d 3o!@ersatio! =ill take o! @ery diere!t

la@ors. 1is lie a!d his =orldly 3ir3umsta!3es =ill> i! a se!se> be3ome remi!is3e!t o lie i! Paradise.

At this poi!t> ho=e@er> a!other importa!t matter !eeds to be u!derstood. he! =e speak o Jli@i!7 a

beautiul lie>J you should !ot take this to mea! that people =ill eDperie!3e !o dii3ulty> or this =orld is a

pla3e =here e@eryo!e is tested> a!d a perso! =ill be tested by @arious e@e!ts u!til the e!d o his lie. As Allah

tells us i! the @erses o the 9ur:a!> e@eryo!e =ill suer dii3ulties a!d problems. Some =ill be tested =ith

hu!7er> some =ith ear> some =ith losses o property or lo@ed o!es. But !o!e o these detra3t i! the sli7htest

rom the i!ter!al tra! be3ause a belie@er

submits to the desti!y> seei!7 the be!eits a!d blessi!7s i! e@e!ts> or belie@es i! them e@e! i he 3a!!ot per3ei@e

them> a!d eDperie!3es the beauty i! all this. Thi!ki!7 positi@ely about e@e!ts a!d submitti!7 to the =ill o

Allah> the Possessor o bou!dless k!o=led7e> bri!7s lasti!7 a!d 7e!ui!e happi!ess.

This book is about sho=i!7 people the path to the true> heartelt happi!ess a!d i!ter!al tra!


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I! a!other @erse> Allah tells us that se3urity is a7ai! o!ly or those belie@ers =ho ha@e si!3ere aith i!

their hearts a!d do !ot miD aith =ith =ro!7doi!7%

Those who +eliee and do not mi= #p their 2aith with any wrongdoing, they are the ones who are

sa2e; it is they who are g#ided! "S#rat al3An7am% 9-'


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8ail#res o2 )elie2 and )ehaior that

1rie *eople to Se0ret Sorrow

Si!3e the be7i!!i!7 o this book> =e ha@e stated that thou7h some people say that they a33ept the aith>

i!si!3erity is the reaso! =hy ma!y 3a!!ot eDperie!3e true tra! :They a0illate +etween the two>not ?oining these or ?oining those! I2 Allah misg#ides someone,

yo# will not 2ind any way 2or him to go: &Surat a!#5isa:% +4-,> these people k!o= e@erythi!7 i! their

3o!s3ie!3es> but de@iate bet=ee! i7!ora!t morality a!d the morality o the 9ur:a!. E@e! thou7h they belie@e>

demo!strati!7 this moral i!de3isio! 3auses su3h people to li@e i! se3ret sueri!7.

e= are a=are that the troubles a!d sorro=s they eDperie!3e is the re3ompe!se or the i!si!3erity they

3o!3eal i!side themsel@es. They belie@e that these are Ja3ts o lieJthat is> a part o lie that almost

e@erybody is apt to eDperie!3e. 1o=e@er> !o!e o the beha@ior =hi3h tur!s to sorro= or them is a! i!es3apable

a3t o lie.

People o this type suer sorro= a!d torme!t either be3ause they ha@e set their a3es a7ai!st the reli7ious

morality that =ill prote3t them rom dark!ess> as Allah tells us i! the @erse> :Ali2 Lam Ra! This is a )oo We

hae sent down to yo# so that yo# 0an +ring manind 2rom the darness to the light, +y the permission o2

their Lord, to the *ath o2 the Almighty, the *raiseworthy: &Surah Ibrahim% +,> or be3ause they do !ot li@e

the =ay that reli7ious morality re =hat ideas> dee3ti@e morality> atta3hme!ts a!d belies are dista!3i!7 people rom reli7ious

morality a!d 3ausi!7 them to demo!strate i7!ora!t beha@ior I! the ollo=i!7 li!es =e =ill a!s=er this

e@e!

thou7h they say they belie@e> is their ailure to ollo= 3ompletely the path sho=! by the 9ur:a!. I! the 9ur:a!>

Allah bri!7s the aithul the 7ood !e=s o a beautiul lie i! this =orld. But or this> people !eed to ollo= 1is

i!stru3tio!s u!3o!ditio!ally a!d li@e out the pere3tio! o the morality that 1e appro@es. hile li@i!7 out

reli7ious morality> i a perso! a3ts u!der the i!lue!3e o e@e! a si!7le part o i7!ora!t morality> he 3a!!ot ully

a3hie@e the beautiul lie o =hi3h the 9ur:a! speaks. or people to be able to li@e the lie o the =orld i! the

=ay the 9ur:a! promises> they must u!dersta!d that there is !o liestyle suitable or the huma! 3hara3ter other

tha! the morality o the 9ur:a!.

*ride Is a Ca#se o2 Sorrow and Tro#+le in ThisWorld and the Herea2terPride is a moral dee3t that Allah does !ot like. A proud perso! is sueri!7 rom the disease o 3o!3eit.

The reaso! or that 3o!3eit is that the perso! assi7!s himsel a separate ide!tity a!d re7ards himsel a!d those

arou!d him as 3reatures i!depe!de!t o Allah. &Surely Allah is beyo!d thatN, Su3h a perso! belie@es that

e@erythi!7 he does a!d e@erythi!7 he possesses is his a!d his alo!e. or eDample> =he! he a3hie@es a!y


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su33ess> he sho=s o a!d @ie=s himsel as a =o!derul perso!. 1e =a!ts to make those arou!d him eel that he

is superior u!der e@ery 3ir3umsta!3e.

I! a3t> su3h people 3a! !e@er a3hie@e the true ho!ors they pursue be3ause respe3t is ear!ed o!ly by

ollo=i!7 the 9ur:a!. Allah i!orms us o this truth%

I2 the tr#th were to 2ollow their whims and desires, the heaens and the Earth and eeryone in

them wo#ld hae +een +ro#ght to r#in! No indeed< We hae gien them their Reminder that +y whi0h

one is remem+ered, i!e!, with praiseB, +#t they hae t#rned away 2rom it! "S#rat al34#min#n% 5'

he! a perso! does !ot 3o!orm to the 9ur:a!> e@erythi!7 is brou7ht to rui!> as Allah tells us i! this

@erse. I! a!other @erse> Allah poi!ts out that people ote! all i!to this error a!d that they seek ho!or a!d

respe3t or a! illusio! o superiority%

They say, :I2 we ret#rn to 4adina, the more honora+le will drie o#t the in2erior!: )#t all honor

+elongs to Allah and to His messenger and the +elieers! )#t the hypo0rites do not now this! "S#rat al34#na2iD#n% 9'

As the @erse tells us> ho!or a!d mi7ht belo!7 to Allah> a!d Allah 7ra!ts this superiority o!ly to those o

1is ollo=ers =ho demo!strate hi7h moral sta!dards.

Althou7h they say that they belie@e> some people still remai! u!der the i!lue!3e o su77estio!s they

ha@e re3ei@ed duri!7 their i7!ora!t li@es a!d 3a!!ot bear to aba!do! their pride. The truth is> pride a!d alse

superiority are amo!7 the oremost a3tors that dri@e people to torme!t.

At the same time> pride is a moral dee3t =hi3h dri@es people i!to si! a!d 3auses them to 3ommit ma!y

immoralities a!d bad a3ts =hi3h do !ot 3o!orm to the 9ur:a!%

When he is told to 2ear Allah, he is seied +y pride whi0h dries him to wrongdoing! Hell will +e

eno#gh 2or him< What an eil resting3pla0e< "S#rat al3)aDara% -./'

A prideul perso! lo@es himsel more tha! a!ybody else. Be3ause o this> i! e@erythi!7 that 7oes a7ai!st

his o=! ad@a!ta7e> he pushes his o=! passio!s a!d desires to the orero!t rather tha! 3o!sideri!7 the appro@al

o Allah or his o=! 3o!s3ie!3e. This i!e@itably dire3ts him to=ards =i3ked!ess a!d lo= morality.

Thou7h a prideul perso! sets himsel abo@e e@eryo!e else a!d al=ays pursues his o=! i!terests> he 3a!

!e@er i!d the happi!ess a!d tra!they 3a! !e@er eDperie!3e real lo@e. Be3ause they lo@e themsel@es more tha! a!yo!e or a!ythi!7 else i! the

=orld> they are u!able to lo@e others as they should. They 3a!!ot ope!ly eDpress the ae3tio! they eel or

a!other> a!d 3a!!ot treat others =ith ki!d!ess or sho= them the =armth> si!3erity a!d rie!dship that lo@e

re they 3a!!ot be lo@ed by others either.

Prideul people 3a!!ot a33ept bei!7 deeated i! a!y matter> a!d be3ause their e7os are domi!a!t> they

al=ays dama7e rie!dships a!d display beha@ior that 3auses te!sio! a!d u!ease. They 3a!!ot display a!


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optimisti3> patie!t> humble> or7i@i!7 a!d 3o!3iliatory 3hara3ter. They =a!t =hate@er they say to al=ays be

a33epted. he! there is a disa7reeme!t> they beha@e i! a! obsti!ate> sti#!e3ked ashio! a!d reuse to ba3k

do=!. he! =hat they =a!t is !ot do!e> they make trouble> =hi3h all 3auses them to be re7arded as dii3ult

a!d to ha@e a rie!dly 3hat or eDperie!3e lo@e>

rie!dship a!d superior morality. This 3auses them to be3ome u!lo@ed by people arou!d them. Their prese!3e

3auses dis3omort or others> a!d or them this is a 7reat loss.

ithi! these people> i!ability to eDperie!3e these beautiul eeli!7s se3retly tur!s i!to a 7reat sorro=.

Althou7h they eel a !eed to lo@e a!d be lo@ed> make rie!dships a!d share superior morality =ith others> their

o=! pride a!d 3o!3eit simply pre@e!t them rom doi!7 so. They eel a deep lo!7i!7 or these thi!7s> but 3a!!ot

attai! them> =hi3h 3auses them to 3o!ti!ually suer rom se3ret sorro=.

A!other ki!d o sorro= that pride 3auses is the ear these people ha@e o maki!7 mistakes. Be3ause they

3laim to be la=less> they also 3laim to be immu!e to error. As a result> they eel @ery troubled =he!e@er they

do make a mistake. They aim to prote3t their presti7e i! the eyes o others> i!stead o ear!i!7 Allah:s appro@al.

1a@i!7 a!other perso! poi!t out their errors or dee3ts is @ery hurtul to their pride. I! su3h a! e@e!t> they

eel shake!> thi!ki!7 they ha@e demea!ed themsel@es a!d lost a3e i! the eyes o others. or this reaso!> theyare 3o!sta!tly li@i!7 i! ear a!d te!sio! i!side themsel@es. They 3a!!ot a3t as they =ould like a!d li@e a !ormal

lie. Part o their mi!ds is al=ays 3al3ulati!7> so that they beha@e a33ordi!7 to the 3al3ulatio! i!stead o

si!3erely a!d rom the heart. Be3ause o this> they are u!der stress a!d al=ays 3ompelled to a3t artii3ially.

or eDample> =here e@erybody is e!;oyi!7 themsel@es> i! 3o!trast to e@eryo!e else> proud people suer

sorro=. ! the o!e ha!d> they eel a 7reat desire to ;oi! i! the e!tertai!me!t> but o! the other> they remai! aloo

out o ear that they =ill demea! themsel@es i they demo!strate u!di7!iied beha@ior.

Be3ause o their o=! approa3h> these people are or3ed to li@e =ith their obsti!a3y i! a 3old a!d lo!ely

=orld. I they =ere able to sho= a submissi@e 3hara3ter to=ards Allah a!d the aithul> all these troubles =ould

be at a! e!d.

ith submissio!> they =ould a3 tra! he

immediately tur!s to=ards Allah to ask or or7i@e!ess a!d 3orre3ts his i!te!tio!s a!d beha@ior. Moreo@er>

throu7h his de@otio!> he re7ards the 3orre3tio! as a blessi!7 or him a!d is happy to thi!k that it is a mea!s o

de@elopi!7 himsel urther. 1e sets store !ot o! =hat others thi!k o him> but o! Allah:s appro@al. b@iously

the spiritual state a!d the lie o a perso! =ho thi!ks like this are his

3o!dem!atio! by Allah a!d has e!sured his abode a!d torme!t i! 1ell. or this reaso!> people =ho or7et their

o=! eeble!ess =ith re7ards to the po=er o Allah a!d e!ter i!to 3ompetitio! =ith others out o u!;ustiiedpride should ear the same re=ards as sata!:s. I!deed Allah has poi!ted out that bitter torme!t i! the 1ereater

a=aits people =ho 3a!!ot res3ue themsel@es rom the @alue ;ud7me!ts o the so3iety o the i7!ora!t a!d persist

i! their obsti!a3y i! the !ame o perso!al ho!or. Allah tells us ho= those =ho prete!d to =orldly 7reat!ess =ill

be 3alled upo! o! that day%

Taste that< $o# are the mighty one, the no+le one< "S#rat ad31#han% &F'


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True ho!or a!d superiority are or people =ho beha@e submissi@ely> i!oe!si@ely a!d 7e!tly =hile o!

Earth. Allah 7i@es the aithul this 7ood !e=s%

I2 yo# aoid the serio#s wrong a0tions yo# hae +een 2or+idden, We will erase yo#r +ad a0tions

2rom yo# and admit yo# +y a (ate o2 Honor! "S#rat an3Nisa7% G5'

8ail#re to Consider the *er2e0tion o2 1estiny andthat There Is (oodness in EerythingI! o!e @erse o the 9ur:a!> Allah tells us> :!!! It may +e that yo# hate something when it is good 2or

yo# and it may +e that yo# loe something when it is +ad 2or yo#! Allah nows and yo# do not now:

&Surat al#Ba people may e!3ou!ter u!eDpe3ted> u!=a!ted a!d u!desirable e@e!ts.

E@ery o!e o these is a spe3ial situatio! 3reated to test them> as =e are told i! the @erse> :He Who 0reated

death and li2e to test whi0h o2 yo# is +est in a0tion!!!: &Surat al#Mulk% *,. hat people !eed to do> !o matter

ho= dii3ult a!d !e7ati@e =hat happe!s to them may seem> is to trust i! Allah a!d be a=are that our ord

predesti!es 7ood or them i! e@ery e@e!t. The se3urity a!d submissio! =hi3h a aithul perso! eels i! his heart3o!trols his morality. This is the ki!d o beha@ior by =hi3h a perso! puts his trust i! Allah.

Putti!7 trust i! Allah is a blessi!7 a!d a 7reat 3o!solatio! or people> pro@ided by Allah. People =ho

u!dersta!d the truth de3lared by Allah i! the @erse> : What assailed yo# on the day the two armies met

was +y Allah7s permission!!!: &Surah Al :Imra!% +//, surre!der themsel@es to Allah:s =isdom> so they both see

beauties a!d blessi!7s at e@ery mome!t o their li@es a!d sho= their aith a!d trust i! Allah throu7h their

morality. I! retur! or this morality> Allah eases their paths> as =e are told i! the @erse> :!!!Whoeer 2ears

Allah>He will mae matters easy 2or him: &Surat at#Tala :It is He

Who sent down serenity into the hearts o2 the +elieers there+y in0reasing their 2aith with more 2aith>

the legions o2 the heaens and the Earth +elong to Allah! Allah is All3nowing, All3Wise: &Surat al#ath%

4,> i! retur! or the submissio! =hi3h they display> Allah 3alms the hearts o the aithul a!d 7i@es them

eeli!7s o tra! =ho k!o= that Allah =ill tra!sorm all e@e!ts that appear o! the

sura3e to be 7ood or bad i!to somethi!7 auspi3ious or 1is si!3ere ser@a!ts> eDpress their submissio! to 1im%

:And why indeed sho#ldn7t we p#t o#r tr#st in Allah when He has g#ided #s to o#r ways6 We will

+e stead2ast howeer m#0h yo# harm #s! Those who tr#st p#t their tr#st in Allah!: "S#rah I+rahim% 5-'

A perso! =ho trusts i! Allah a!d relies upo! 1im suers !o pai! or 7rie. This is Allah:s promise to 1is

de@oted ollo=ers. I! the 9ur:a!> =e are told this%

Those who say, :O#r Lord is Allah,: and then go straight will 2eel no 2ear and will now no

sorrow! "S#rat al3AhDa2% 5G'

As =e 3a! see> i Allah =ills> submitti!7 to 1im makes e@erythi!7 easier. I! the abse!3e o submissio!>

e@ery detail o o!e:s lie tur!s i!to a! additio!al dii3ulty> trouble a!d sorro=. E@ery task be3omes more


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3ompli3ated> e@e! i!soluble. The most ordi!ary a!d basi3 o33urre!3es> a!d those that are easiest to resol@e>

7ro= to problemati3 proportio!s i! the eyes o those =ho are !ot submissi@e. E@e! =he! they 3laim they

belie@e i! Allah> su3h people may or7et ho= desti!y is =o@e! i! a =o!derul patter! or be3ome trapped i! the

idea that e@e!ts o33ur i!depe!de!tly o 1im. &Surely Allah is beyo!d thatN, Be3ause o this> they 3a!!ot look

positi@ely at e@e!ts that happe! to them a!d see the 7ood!ess i! e@e!ts. They li@e i! 3o!ti!ual ear a!d 3o!3er!.

They eDperie!3e te!sio! brou7ht about by their la3k o submissio! by thi!ki!7 up !e7ati@e possibilities> e@e!

=he! these are !ot at all likely. I! the same =ay> they i!d somethi!7 to des3ribe as a dra=ba3k> e@e! i! aairs

that are ru!!i!7 pere3tly smoothly.

I! additio!> be3ause they do !ot 3o!sider that e@ery e@e!t they eDperie!3e is rom Allah> they 7et i!to

terrible troubles by belie@i!7 that they ha@e to sol@e e@ery dii3ulty or problem by themsel@es. I! a3t> !o

matter =hat they do> it is impossible to sol@e a!ythi!7 =ithout Allah:s =illi!7 it. or this reaso!> a submissi@e

perso! =ill attempt e@ery solutio! a!d make e@ery eort he 3a!. But be3ause he k!o=s that Allah =ill bri!7

about the out3ome> he does all this 3almly a!d 3omortably.

The problems suered by people =ho la3k submissi@e!ess are re you =ill ha@e ote! ru! a3ross the ra7e a!d the a!7ry =ords o a perso! =ho:s missed his bus o!the =ay to =ork. 1e 3a!!ot pull himsel to7ether or se@eral mi!utes. E@e! i he i!ds a!other =ay o 7etti!7 to

=ork o! time> he is upset by this i!3ide!t throu7hout the day. 1e =ill be3ome stressed a!d torme!t himsel by

thi!ki!7 that e@erythi!7 =ill 7o =ro!7 o! a day that:s be7u! badly. I i!stead o this> he 3o!siders the possible

be!eits that Allah may 7ra!t throu7h this e@e!t> he =ould !ot be3ome so troubled. 1e =ould 7o o! hopi!7 or

Allah:s appro@al be3ause he surre!ders himsel to Allah e@e! =he! e@erythi!7 appears to be 7oi!7 =ro!7.

I! the same =ay> a perso! i!;ured i! a! a33ide!t 3a!!ot be prote3ted rom the =orry i!to =hi3h he alls

=he! he beha@es =ith a la3k o trust i! Allah to=ards =hat has bealle! him. Be3ause he has or7otte! that it

=as Allah ho 3reated this e@e!t> he looks or the ault i! the dri@er o the @ehi3le or i! himsel a!d 7ets a!7ry.

I! a3t> all his =orry is e!tirely 7rou!dless. I! su3h a situatio!> thi!ki!7 about ;ust o!e positi@e aspe3t o =hat

happe!ed is e!ou7h to res3ue the perso! rom this irre3o!3ilable 3o!3er!.

or eDample> 3o!sideri!7 that the out3ome 3ould ha@e bee! !ot i!;ury but death is a reaso! to be 7rateul

to Allah a!d a sour3e o 3alm a!d 3heerul!ess. r the patie!t should take pleasure i! thi!ki!7 that i!;ury is a

mea!s o eeli!7 3lose to death a!d the 1ereater> a!d that this bri!7s him @ery 3lose to Allah a!d i!3reases his

ear o Allah. Perhaps be3ause o this he =ill be res3ued rom pride a!d @a!ity> a!d his submissio! =ill make

Allah pleased =ith him. This =ill bri!7 him 7reat blessi!7s a!d be!eits i! the 1ereater. Thus a perso! =ho

belie@es =ith 3ertai!ty i! Allah a!d the 0ay o ud7me!t 3a! u!dersta!d the be!eits a!d blessi!7s Allah has

3reated i! a!y situatio!.

People =ho ha@e o!ly a superi3ial aith may ote! beha@e =ith la3k o submissio!. A!d be3ause o this>

i! 3o!trast =ith true belie@ers> their li@es may be illed =ith troubles a!d sorro=s. I su3h people submit toAllah i! the =ay the aithul are i!stru3ted to do i! the @erse> :)elieers areB those to whom people said,

7The people hae gathered against yo#, so 2ear them!7 )#t that merely in0reased their 2aith and they said,

'Allah is enough for us and the Best of Guardians7: &Surah Al :Imra!% +6-,> the sorro=s they suer =ill 3ome

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Ingratit#deI! the 9ur:a!> Allah makes me!tio! o a !e7ati@e moral 3hara3teristi3 3ommo!ly ou!d =ithi! ma!% :!!!

When We let a man taste mer0y 2rom Us, he e=#lts in it! )#t i2 something +ad stries him 2or what he has

done, he is #ngrate2#l: &Surat ash#Shura% 4,. Certai!ly some people are u!7rateul to Allah i! spite o the

3ou!tless blessi!7s amo!7st =hi3h they li@e. Althou7h they may !e@er ha@e 3o!sidered this> su3h poor moral

beha@ior to=ards Allah is o!e o the pri!3ipal reaso!s or their u!happi!ess. I! the @erse> :Remem+er 4e>I

will remem+er yo#! (ie thans to 4e and do not +e #ngrate2#l: &Surat al#Ba Allah orders

people to a@oid i!7ratitude. 0espite ha@i!7 aith> their ailure to appre3iate Allah:s mer3y a!d all the i!e thi!7s

1e has 7ra!ted them =ill !aturally 7ro= i!to a torme!t or them.

The u!dame!tal reaso! or these people:s sho=i!7 su3h poor moral beha@ior is that they ha@e !ot ully

7rasped the esse!3e o reli7io!. Their i!ability to 3o!sider the pere3t stru3ture o desti!y> or that there is

7ood!ess i! e@erythi!7 =hether it appears 7ood or bad> 3auses them to re7ard e@e!ts !e7ati@ely. I! e@ery e@e!t>

there are really hu!dreds o details i! =hi3h a perso! 3a! i!d a blessi!7 a!d take pleasure. But be3ause o their

distorted @isio!> these people 3a!!ot see the blessi!7s a!d be 7rateul as they should. Some see these beautiul

thi!7s =hi3h ha@e 3ome to them rom Allah a!d thi!k they o=! them a!d he!3e> do !ot sho= the !e3essary7ratitude;ust as 9aru!> =ho =as 7i@e! so mu3h =ealth that he 3ould !ot e@e! 3arry his keys> beha@ed

u!7rateully to=ards Allah.

As =e are told> :He @ar#nB said, 7I hae only +een gien it +e0a#se o2 nowledge I hae!!!7: &Surat

al#9asas% 6,. Su3h people start thi!ki!7 that they deser@e the thi!7s they possess. or this reaso!> they do !ot

re7ard them as blessi!7s that bri!7 ;oy a!d happi!ess. Be3ause they ha@e !ot 3ompletely pur7ed =orldly

ambitio! rom their hearts> =hat they do possess does !ot seem e!ou7h or them. They sho= a 3o!trary

3hara3ter to=ards their blessi!7s be3ause they are 3o!3eited> yet dissatisied.

These people also or7et that it:s Allah ho 7i@es blessi!7s a!d takes them a=ay a!d ho i!3reases or

redu3es them. or this reaso!> =he!e@er they suer a loss> they are plu!7ed i!to deep disappoi!tme!t. I! a3t>

this is o!e o Allah:s testsa! importa!t lear!i!7 opportu!ity or people to u!dersta!d the true @alue o

=hate@er they ha@e.

People should take ad@a!ta7e o the opportu!ities that Allah pro@ides them a!d try to ear! Allah:s

appro@al =ith a 7rateul approa3h. e are told i! the 9ur:a! that people =ho are u!7rateul to Allah =hile i! the

midst o 1is blessi!7s may suer the loss o those same blessi!7s as a result. The @erse =hi3h tells us this truth

is%

Allah maes an e=ample o2 a 0ity whi0h was sa2e and at pea0e, its proision 0oming to it plenti2#lly

2rom eery side! Then it showed ingratit#de 2or Allah7s +lessings, so Allah made it wear the ro+es o2

h#nger and 2ear 2or what it did! "S#rat an3Nahl% 55-'

I people like those des3ribed i! the @erse sho= 7ratitude i!stead o i!7ratitude> Allah =ill i!3rease their

blessi!7s. People =ho belie@e li@e =ith the tra! they immediately !oti3e the blessi!7s a!d the i!e a!d beautiul

thi!7s arou!d them. Be3ause they are !ot ambitious or =orldly ad@a!ta7es> they k!o= ho= to be satisied =ith

=hat they ha@e. They mai!tai! this morality e@e! u!der the most dii3ult 3o!ditio!s a!d i! the most troubli!7


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3ir3umsta!3es. Father tha! seei!7 a!ythi!7 bad i! a! e@e!t a!d letti!7 it make them u!happy> they k!o= ho=

to see that e@e!t:s 7ood aspe3ts. I! retur! or this superior morality> Allah re=ards 1is si!3ere ollo=ers by

i!3reasi!7 their blessi!7s still urther> as =e are told i! the @erse%

!!! yo#r Lord anno#n0ed% :I2 yo# are grate2#l, I will 0ertainly gie yo# in0rease, +#t i2 yo# are

#ngrate2#l, 4y p#nishment is seere!: "S#rah I+rahim% '

EgotismI! the 9ur:a!> Allah tells us o a =eak!ess i! people:s !atures =ith the @erse> :!!! people are prone to

sel2ish greed!!!: &Surat a!#5isa:% +*,. I!deed> ma! is pro!e to su33umbi!7 to selish desires. 1e is ready to put

himsel irst at e@ery opportu!ity> look ater his o=! selish be!eits a!d lo@e himsel abo@e all others. I a

perso! is !ot sui3ie!tly stro!7#=illed i! his ear o Allah a!d i! superior morality> this =ill prompt him to

selish desires su3h as Jet o!ly me be lo@ed>J or Jet me be admiredJ a!d Jet me be praised.J Su3h a!

immoral approa3h i!@ariably puts the 3omort> tra! Jirst> let me e!sure the 3omort o others>J or Jet it be to theirad@a!ta7e a!d i !e3essary> I:ll sa3rii3e my o=! be!eits>J a!d Jet others be happy a!d let me take pleasure

rom their happi!ess>J he =ill 3ome to a3t =ith the idea o JMe irst> !o matter =hatNJ

Belie@ers 3o! =hat 3a! be =ro!7 i

o33asio!ally I look ater my o=! i!terestsJ a!d re7ard this as a harmless dei3ie!3y i! their morality. They 7o

urther a!d @ie= prote3ti!7 their o=! ad@a!ta7es as Ja a3t o lie.J I! other =ords> e@e! thou7h the 9ur:a! tells

them this is =ro!7> they pri@ately belie@e that to stay ali@e a!d prosper> they !eed to put their o=! i!terests irst.

They thi!k that !obody else 3a! look out or their i!terests a!d that others =ill suppress a!d harm them.

Moreo@er> =he! e@eryo!e else demo!strates this morality a!d looks ater his o=! i!terests> but o!e o them is

7e!erous a!d sel#sa3rii3i!7> they belie@e this o!e is maki!7 a ool o himsel. Be3ause o these ideas> they

3a!!ot dire3t their thi!ki!7 to=ard sel#sa3rii3e. I! a3t> there is o!ly o!e Po=er ho 3a! prote3t people:s

ad@a!ta7es> a!d that Po=er is Allah. 5either selish!ess !or the pursuit o his o=! i!terests 3a! bri!7 a perso!

a!y ad@a!ta7e.

Allah eDplai!s this i! a @erse%

I2 Allah a22li0ts yo# with harm, no one 0an remoe it e=0ept Him! I2 He desires good 2or yo#, no one

0an aert His 2aor! He +estows it on whi0heer o2 His serants He wills! He is Eer38orgiing, 4ost

4er0i2#l! "S#rah $#n#s% 5.'

People:s e7otism emer7es most 3learly throu7h their passio! or lie a!d property. or eDample> =he! a

perso! is asked to le!d somethi!7 he o=!s> he may lie a!d say> JI do!:t ha@e it =ith me>J be3ause he does!:t

=a!t to ha!d it o@er. This selish te!de!3y ma!iests itsel at e@ery sta7e o lie. Su3h people =a!t a i!e meal

to be ser@ed to them alo!e. To a@oid shari!7 it =ith others> they take pai!s to e!sure that they di!e =he!

!obody else is i! the house. he! shari!7 is u!a@oidable> they keep the 3hoi3est parts o the meal or

themsel@es a!d oer the others =hat is let. I! the same =ay> =he! there is a dii3ult ;ob to be do!e> they use


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@arious eD3uses to es3ape doi!7 it a!d try to arra!7e or someo!e else to do it. They re7ard their o=! sel@es as

more importa!t tha! a!ybody else:s. or this reaso! they still seek =ays o es3api!7 =ork> e@e! i they ha@e

!othi!7 to do a!d others are @ery tired or busy.

This attitude that su3h people 3o!3eal i! their hearts is !ot limited to property a!d ood> but be3omes

appare!t i! ma!y other sub;e3ts. !e =hose soul is !ot 3lea!sed o e7otism =ill stoop to ma!y thi!7s. 1e

al=ays =a!ts his o=! =ishes to be 3arried out a!d his to be the last =ord. or eDample> =he! ma!y others are

prese!t> he =a!ts to liste! to his 3hoi3e o musi3 a!d =at3h his 3hoi3e o TL pro7rams. 1e !e@er re7ards the

=ishes o others as a priority. 1e rushes to 7rab the most 3omortable seat. he! =ork is bei!7 di@ided up> he

J@olu!teersJ or the easiest tasks a!d dumps the most dii3ult o! others. I! situatio!s that re he a3ts slo=ly a!d is al=ays o!e step behi!d. I! 3o!@ersatio!> he re7ards pushi!7 himsel or=ard as a

tale!t> rather tha! beha@i!7 =ith humility.

The truth is> beha@i!7 i! this =ay to obtai! mi!is3ule ad@a!ta7es pushes a!yo!e =ho 3laims to be a

belie@er a!d k!o=s about the morality o the 9ur:a! i!to 7reat hypo3risy. I!si!3erity al=ays 3auses substa!tial

u!easi!ess. A perso! =ho 3o!ti!ually pursues his o=! i!terests must u!dertake massi@e eorts to de3ei@e

others arou!d him. 1e li@es =ith the ear that this o!7oi!7 se3ret hypo3risy =ill be [email protected]!3ere Muslims !e@er eDperie!3e su3h ears. e are told i! the 9ur:a! that i !eed be> si!3ere Muslims

put their li@es a!d their 7oods i! ;eopardy to ear! Allah:s appro@al> a3t =ith !o eDpe3tatio! o a!y retur! a!d put

the !eeds o other Muslims ahead o their o=!%

Those who were already settled in the a+ode 4adinaB, and in 2aith, +e2ore they 0ame, loe those

who hae migrated to them and do not 2ind in their hearts any need 2or what they hae +een gien and

pre2er them to themseles een i2 they themseles are needy! It is the people who are sa2eg#arded 2rom

the aari0e o2 their own seles who are s#00ess2#l! "S#rat al3Hashr% F'

They the +elieersB gie 2ood, despite their loe 2or it, to the poor and orphans and 0apties! :We

2eed yo# only o#t o2 desire 2or the 8a0e o2 Allah! We do not want any repayment 2rom yo# or any thans!

Tr#ly We 2ear 2rom o#r Lord a glowering, 0alamito#s 1ay!: So Allah has sa2eg#arded them 2rom the eil

o2 that 1ay and has made them meet with radian0e and p#re ?oy! "S#rat al3Insan% 9355'

As =e 3a! see> Allah bri!7s Muslims radia!3e a!d li7ht be3ause o their sel#sa3rii3i!7 morality. or the

selish> i! 3o!trast> Allah 3reates a se3ret torme!t. These selish people belie@e that they are i!telli7e!t a!d are

setti!7 traps or others> but really all i!to their o=! trap. This is o!e o the se3rets the 9ur:a! re@eals to us. !e

=ho displays sel#sa3rii3i!7 morality may seem to tire himsel more be3ause he a33epts more respo!sibilities>

eDpe!ds his 7oods a!d mo!ey> a!d re!ou!3es his o=! ri7hts a!d desires. But he li@es a 3omortable> happy a!dbeautiul lie =ith a 3lear 3o!s3ie!3e. A selish a!d e7o3e!tri3 perso! li@es a troubled> dii3ult lie i! the

attempt to prote3t his o=! i!terests> the sli7htest threat to =hi3h is e!ou7h to make him u!3omortable a!d

u!happy.

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Amo!7 moral 3hara3teristi3s> hatred a!d a!7er play a @ery substa!tial role i! 3ausi!7 people to all i!to

trouble a!d sorro=. I! daily lie> people may 3ome a3ross u!pleasa!t beha@ior as =ell as ma!y e@e!ts =hi3h do

!ot please them. I! su3h 3ir3umsta!3es> some immediately be3ome a!7ry a!d do !ot stop there> but tur! their

i!!er a!7er i!to hatred.

The aithul pay !o atte!tio! to this te!de!3y =ithi! themsel@es be3ause Allah dei!es those o 1is

ollo=ers =ho ear! 1is appro@al a!d rea3h Paradise> as :those who gie in times o2 +oth ease and hardship,

those who 0ontrol their rage and pardon other people>Allah loes the good3doers: &Surah Al :Imra!%

+-4,. Be3ause o this> the aithul take reu7e i! Allah rom a!7er a!d hatred a!d pray like this%

!!! :O#r Lord, 2orgie #s and o#r +rothers who pre0eded #s in 2aith and do not p#t any ran0or in

o#r hearts towards those who +eliee! O#r Lord, $o# are All3(entle, 4ost 4er0i2#l!: "S#rat al3Hashr%

5.'

or the aithul> eeli!7s o hatred or ra7e a7ai!st other belie@ers should really be eared a!d a@oided

be3ause i! the 9ur:a!> Allah tells us that the aithul are o!e a!other:s 7uardia!s% :$o#r 2riend is only Allahand His messenger and those who +eliee% those who per2orm prayer and gie alms, and +ow: &Surat al#

Ma:ida% 88,. a3ed =ith people =ho lo@e Allah> seek 1is appro@al> li@e out the morality o the 9ur:a! a!d

de@ote their li@es to ser@i!7 their reli7io!> eeli!7 su3h emotio!s as hatred or a!7er sho=s that aith has !ot

ully take! root i! a perso!:s heart. Su3h i!si!3erity to=ards Allah a!d 1is ollo=ers makes a perso! u!able to

li@e i! the tra! =hi3h> i! a3t>

they 3ould easily tolerate. A simple i!3ide!t or somebody else:s i!!o3e!t mistake is e!ou7h to e!ra7e them.

Be3ause sometimes they see o!ly throu7h the eyes o a!7er> they may per3ei@e e@e! pere3tly !ormal beha@ior

as i!uriati!7. ?!der a!7er:s i!lue!3e> they 3a!!ot thi!k 3learly or e@aluate e@e!ts airly a!d ob;e3ti@ely. More

importa!t> their mome!tary desire to satisy their a!7er take pre3ede!3e beore a 7reat ma!y other 7oals.

Althou7h they k!o= that Allah =a!ts or them to 3o!

bei!7 u!der the i!lue!3e o their lo=er sel@es> they 3a!!ot keep themsel@es rom 7ro=i!7 a!7ry. I! the 9ur:a!>

Allah tells people to :mae allowan0es 2or people, 0ommand what is right, and t#rn away 2rom the

ignorant: &Surat al#A:ra% +((,. Be3ause o this> a belie@er seeki!7 Allah:s appro@al =ill or7i@e the aults o

his brothers a!d sisters amo!7 the aithul> e@e! i they made serious mistakes.

Moreo@er> these people should!:t de3ei@e themsel@es by hidi!7 their hatred a!d a!7er i!side a!d !ot

sho=i!7 it out=ardly. hat Allah =a!ts is or people !ot to eel these emotio!s> e@e! se3retly. They also or7et

that Allah k!o=s =hat they 3o!3eal i! their hearts. Allah tells us i! a @erse%

Or did those with si0ness in their hearts imagine that Allah wo#ld not e=pose their maleolen0e6

"S#rah 4#hammad% -F'

As =ith all moral dee3ts> hatred a!d a!7er harm those =ho harbor them ar more tha! they i!;ure a!yo!e

else. Most o the time> others are !ot a=are that they are eeli!7 like this> thou7h at the time> the people eeli!7


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so 3a! thi!k o !othi!7 else. So lo!7 as they 3a!!ot 3ast out the a!7er i! their hearts> they i!d it impossible to

3o!3e!trate o! a!y other matter> use their i!telli7e!3e> do =ork or e@e! hold a !ormal 3o!@ersatio! =ith others.

5or 3a! the physi3al ee3ts o a!7er be take! li7htly. This type o moral dee3t is usually the root o su3h

ailme!ts as i!ter!al upsets> heada3hes> stoma3ha3hes a!d i!som!ia.

These moral dee3ts arise rom or7etul!ess o Allah> their desti!y> a!d o the a3t that they are bei!7

tested a!d =ill be 3alled upo! to 7i@e a! a33ou!t i! the 1ereater. Fele3ti!7 o! these thi!7s> it is impossible to

thi!k or hours> days or e@e! =eeks about a!other:s beha@ior a!d harbor a!7er i! o!e:s heart as a result. A!yo!e

=ho ears Allah i! the true se!se is a=are that his lo=er sel de3ei@es him o! su3h matters a!d beha@es as Allah

i!stru3ts us%

As 2or those who g#ard against eil, when they are +othered +y isitors 2rom satan, they remem+er

and immediately see 0learly! "S#rat al3A7ra2% -.5'

1atred a!d a!7er pre@e!t a!y true 3o!3eptio! o rie!dship> lo@e a!d to7ether!ess rom de@elopi!7. Su3h

people al=ays remai! rie!dless a!d alo!e a!d it is impossible or a rie!dless> lo!ely perso! to be happy a!de!;oy blessi!7s. People ha@e bee! 3reated to deri@e pleasure rom shari!7 rie!dship> lo@e> ae3tio! a!d ;oy

=ith others> a!d rom bei!7 i! the 3ompa!y o those they trust. Be3ause lo!eli!ess a!d rie!dless!ess are

a7ai!st huma! !ature> they =eary people a!d plu!7e them i!to sorro=. 5o matter ho= mu3h people may 3laim>

JI am happy to be alo!e. I lo@e !obody eD3ept mysel a!d take 3omort rom this>J they are !ot si!3ere. They

remai! u!happy be3ause o their hatred o others> or their i!ability to i!d a!yo!e =ith =hom they 3a! orm a

rie!dship. They say su3h thi!7s o!ly to make others belie@e they are happy.

People =ho 3a!!ot make rie!ds ote! berie!d do7s> 3ats a!d birds out o desperate!ess> =hi3h is the

moti@e behi!d their be3omi!7 so de@oted to them a!d e@e! talki!7 to these a!imal pets as i they =ere huma!.

I! short> hatred a!d a!7er are a7ai!st huma! !ature a!d i!e@itably dri@e people i!to lo!eli!ess> u!happi!ess a!d

helpless!ess.

I! Paradise> there is !o pla3e or hatred a!d a!7er> as =e are told i! these @erses% :7Enter them in pea0e,

in 0omplete se0#rity+rothers, resting on 0o#0hes 2a0e3

to32a0e: &Surat al#1i;r% 4/#46,.

This bei!7 the 3ase> a belie@er =hose aim is Paradise !eeds to pur7e himsel o these moral dee3ts.

A22e0tation% A Chara0teristi0 that Wearies and1is0om2orts *eopleThe 3atalyst that dri@es people i!to ae3ted beha@ior is their 3o!3eali!7 a!y !umber o se3ret thou7hts i!

their hearts. Be3ause their i!ter!al a!d eDter!al beha@iors are 3o!tradi3tory> these people i!d it eDtremelydii3ult to beha@e !aturally a!d si!3erely rom =ithi!. They are al=ays 3o!3eali!7 a!d simulati!7> tryi!7 to

de3ei@e others by putti!7 o! a! a3t. or this reaso! their eDpressio!s are !ot authe!ti3> their @oi3es are !ot their

!atural to!es> a!d =hat they say seldom rele3ts their true thou7hts. Be3ause o their prete!ded beha@ior> it is

impossible or su3h people to orm relatio!ships. They 3o@er up their real 3hara3ters a!d try to keep se3ret their

real opi!io!s about others> their true i!terpretatio!s o e@e!ts> a!d their o=! =eak!esses> ambitio!s a!d desires.

E@e! =he! their ae3ted beha@ior a!d the situatio! i! =hi3h they i!d themsel@es is eDplai!ed to them a!d they


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are asked to be si!3ere> still they respo!d =ith the same ae3ted rea3tio!s. As a result> it:s !e@er possible to

u!dersta!d these people:s true 3hara3ter a!d dis3o@er their real ideas. I! 3o!se it:s hard to be 3omortable

arou!d them be3ause a!yo!e =ho 3o@ers up his real sel may beha@e u!eDpe3tedly a!d badly at a!y time.

By 3o!trast> o!e o the mai! 3hara3teristi3s o a belie@er is trust=orthi!ess. hat aords him this

trust=orthi!ess is his eari!7 Allah> taki!7 reu7e i! 1im> a!d his si!3ere eort to 3orre3t a!y mistakes or

dee3ts i!stead o tryi!7 to hide them. Beha@ior 3o!trary to this is irst o all> i!si!3erity to=ards Allah a!d

se3o!dly> hypo3risy to=ard other people.

1ypo3risy bri!7s pai! be3ause it is as dii3ult a!d troublesome as si!3erity is easy a!d 3omortable.

I!si!3erity re =ithout a mome!t:s respite. Co!3e!trati!7 to

mai!tai! the u!!e3essary pose a!d 3o!ti!ually pla!!i!7 a!d 3al3ulati!7 are @ery dii3ult. I! the same =ay>

3urbi!7 the 7e!ui!e desires that arise rom =ithi! a!d !e@er li@i!7 a !atural lie dri@e people i!to serious

sueri!7. To tur! the bad thou7hts i! their hearts i!to positi@e thi!ki!7> adopt superior morality a!d ideas a!d

as a result> be u!hesitati!7 i! beha@i!7 si!3erely> !aturally a!d 3omortably is mu3h easier tha! to li@e that =ay.

Merely imitati!7 a reli7ious a!d moral lie> =hile prete!di!7 7e!ui!e si!3erity to=ards Allah> 3auses

those =ho do so to suer loss i! this =orld a!d the 1ereater. Be3ause o this> !othi!7 should be let i! aperso!:s heart =hi3h is !ot i! keepi!7 =ith the 9ur:a!. !e should beha@e =ith the utmost si!3erity> dire3t!ess

a!d ho!esty to=ards Allah a!d 1is ollo=ers.

EnyThis is a serious beha@ioral dee3t that arises rom de@otio! to =orldly lie. Allah tells us that su3h a!

emotio! is lod7ed i! the huma! soul i! this @erse o the 9ur:a!% :Or do they in 2a0t eny other people 2or the

+o#nty Allah has granted them6 !!!: &Surat a!#5isa:% 84,. e are told that or huma! sal@atio!> it is !e3essary

to 3lea!se the soul o su3h e@il% :He who p#ri2ies it has s#00eeded: &Surat ash#Shams% (,. The 3o!trary> that

su3h a! e@il i! the soul dri@es people to destru3tio!> is made 3lear i! the @erse> :He who 0oers it #p has

2ailed: &Surat ash#Shams% +),. The dama7e a!d torme!t that e!@y bri!7s do=! o! people i! this =orld 3learly

demo!strate the orm =hi3h the ailure reerred to by the @erse may take i! this =orld.

Amo!7 the i7!ora!t> the @ie= o e!@y is @ery diere!t rom that 7i@e! i! the 9ur:a!. People assume that

e!@y is a !atural huma! 3hara3teristi3> prese!t i! e@erybody to a 7reater or lesser de7ree. They re7ard as stra!7e

people =ho say> JI am !ot at all [email protected] As or themsel@es> they are ;ealous o almost e@erythi!7 possessed by

the people they li@e !ear% their i!telli7e!3e> appeara!3e> 7oods> 3hildre!> houses> ;obs> a!d so o!.

I!stead o shari!7 i! their pleasure> e!@ious people eel u!3omortable at others: @irtue> beauty a!d

su33ess. Their rese!tul!ess lea@es them deeply sadde!ed by the blessi!7s that others e!;oy. This i!=ard

emotio! 3a! e@e! make them =a!t to harm others. Be3ause o this> i! the 9ur:a! Allah =ar!s the aithul%

Say% :I see re2#ge with the Lord o2 1ay+rea, 2rom the eil o2 what He has 0reated and 2rom the

eil o2 the darness when it gathers and 2rom the eil o2 women who +low on nots and 2rom the eil o2

an enier when he enies!: "S#rat al38alaD% 53J'

The aithul k!o= that this 3hara3teristi3> harbored by i7!ora!t people> is basi3ally bad. I! 3o!trast> they

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a!yo!e =ho k!o=s the 9ur:a! a!d li@es out its morality 3a!!ot 3o!template doi!7 other=ise. But i! spite o

this> some people say they do belie@e> but 3a!!ot a3hie@e this moral approa3h. Su3h people do !ot re7ard e!@y

as !atural> as i! the 3ommu!ity o the i7!ora!t =ho dee!d it ope!ly. 2et they are dri@e! i! this dire3tio! by the

bla!dishme!ts o their o=! lo=er sel@es. Some de3ei@e themsel@es by thi!ki!7 that i! 3ertai! situatio!s> eeli!7

this emotio! is !atural a!d !ot 3o!trary to the 9ur:a!.

or eDample> as a !atural desirea!d o!e =hi3h is i! a33orda!3e =ith the 9ur:a!they =a!t to be

oremost amo!7st the aithul i! matters o ae3tio!> rie!dship a!d reliability. 3ourse> a!y belie@er =a!ts to

7ai! the ae3tio!> rie!dship a!d trust o Allah a!d 1is aithul ollo=ers> as mu3h as possible. But to the same

eDte!t> he also =a!ts other belie@ers to a3 the! he should praise a!d admire him. E!@y has !o pla3e i! the morality o the aithul. But e!@ious

people may 3o!use admiri!7 others =ith bei!7 ;ealous o them.

or e@ery o!e o these people> be3omi!7 amiliar =ith reli7ious morality bri!7s a! u!dersta!di!7 o the

3lear disti!3tio! bet=ee! 7ood a!d e@il a!d ri7ht a!d =ro!7. The @erses o the 9ur:a! sho= people a!d their

3o!s3ie!3es =hat arises rom e!@y> a!d =hat rom !atural desires. 0espite this> some 7o o! de3ei@i!7

themsel@es by methods all based o! their i!si!3erity to=ards Allah. Althou7h they 3ould li@e i! the tra! their i!si!3erity or3es them to se3retly eDperie!3e the torme!t o li@i!7 out the

morality o the i7!ora!t. People =ho keep e!@y ali@e i! their hearts li@e i! a =orld that:s perpetually u!happy.

The @ery eDiste!3e o others =ho are more attra3ti@e a!d more tale!ted> a!d the praise a!d ae3tio! 7ra!ted to

those people by others> 3ause them sorro= a!d sueri!7be3ause they do !ot k!o= ho= to be satisied =ith

the blessi!7s Allah has 7i@e! them> !or ho= to be 7rateul a!d 3o!se happy.

The o!ly =ay to be res3ued rom these se3ret torme!ts is to 3lea!se o!e:s soul o su3h bad 3hara3teristi3s

a!d e@aluate e@erythi!7 a33ordi!7 to the @erses o the 9ur:a!. A!yo!e =ho 3a! do this k!o=s that the real

o=!er o all the 7ood thi!7s o lie> o all 7oods a!d property> is Allah a!d that i! the =orld> Allah tests

people:s morality by 7ra!ti!7 them these thi!7s i! diere!t measures. Be3ause he a3ts i! the li7ht o this truth>

e@ery beautiul thi!7 3a! be3ome a pleasa!t blessi!7 or him.

8alsehoodalsehood is a bad moral 3hara3teristi3> but =idespread i! 3ommu!ities o the i7!ora!t. A 7reat ma;ority

belie@es that there is !o problem about telli!7 a lie =hi3h they> to their o=! mi!ds> ha@e 3le@erly pla!!ed that

others 3a!!ot dete3t it be3ause su3h people re7ard themsel@es as bei!7 respo!sible solely to others. They

belie@e that o!3e they ha@e de3ei@ed a!d 3o!@i!3ed others> !o problem remai!s. But i! a3t> the =hole o

huma! respo!sibility is to Allah. I! the 9ur:a!> Allah i!stru3ts people to a@oid lyi!7 i! the @erse> :!!! hae done

with telling lies: &Surat al#1a;;% -),. 5o matter ho= 3le@er a lie may be or ho= =ell it de3ei@es others> Allah

k!o=s the truth a!d 1e sees that the perso! is lyi!7.Belie@ers k!o= that lyi!7 is a type o beha@ior =hi3h Allah has orbidde! a!d they stro!7ly abstai! rom

telli!7 alsehoods o! e@e! the most tri@ial matter. But some i! their i7!ora!t li@es> i!lue!3ed by their o=!

selish dri@es> persist i! this moral dee3t =hi3h should be let behi!d. he! asked> these people =ill !aturally

de!y that they =ould e@er do a!ythi!7 at all that is orbidde! by Allah> but u!der pressure> their desires may

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A perso! telli!7 a lie> =ho k!o=s this is orbidde! by Allah> may at irst belie@e that he has prote3ted

himsel or 7ai!ed somethi!7> but this is !ot true. yi!7 troubles a perso!:s 3o!s3ie!3e a!d makes him

u!3omortable. Su3h a perso! al=ays remai!s araid that his lies =ill be dis3o@ered a!d that as a result> other

people =ill demea! him. 1e li@es =ith this te!sio! all the time. 0eep i!side> he eels u!3omortable be3ause he

k!o=s he has do!e somethi!7 orbidde! by Allah. urthermore> o!3e a perso! tells a lie> he eels the !eed to tell

more lies> o!e ater a!other> i! order !ot to let his irst lie be dis3o@ered. Ea3h time he is dra=! deeper i!to the

s=amp o alsehoods a!d eels stress i! his heart be3ause he 3a!!ot es3ape rom it.

I! additio!> liars are suspe3ted ri7ht a=ay by those arou!d them a!d as a result> are !either trusted !or

respe3ted. This makes a liar eel e@e! lo=er. People =ho tell lies to eDalt a!d be!eit themsel@es i!d that the

re=ard they re3ei@e is eDa3tly the opposite.

Allah tells us i! the 9ur:a! that su3h people are a3ti!7 u!der the i!lue!3e o sata!%

Shall I tell yo# #pon whom the satans des0end6 They des0end on eery eil liar! They gie them a

hearing, and most o2 them are liars! "S#rat ash3Sh#7ara7% --53--G'

As =ith all orms o i!si!3erity> the solutio! is to take reu7e i! Allah =ith si!3ere repe!ta!3e a!d li@e

out the morality o the 9ur:a! i! ull. I people do this> their =orldly troubles =ill e!d a!d they =ill be able to

hope or sal@atio! rom eter!al torme!t i! the 1ereater.

EmotionalismEmotio!alism is a si7!ii3a!t a3tor that makes people lead troubled li@es. It is !ot i! 3o!ormity =ith the

approa3h i!stru3ted by Allah i! the 9ur:a!> but most people do !ot !oti3e its da!7er. I!deed most o the time>

bei!7 emotio!al attra3ts others: praise> admiratio! a!d e!3oura7eme!t. It is deemed to be a ma!iestatio! o

ae3tio!> =hereas i! a3t it 3reates torme!t =ithi! people =ho are dista!3ed rom the morality o the 9ur:a!.

True ae3tio! is a 7e!ui!e a!d si!3ere emotio! =hi3h is sho=! =ith !either hesitatio! !or 3o!3eit. As or

emotio!alism> it spri!7s rom 3o!3eali!7 ae3tio! or rom dire3ti!7 to=ard people the lo@e =hi3h ou7ht to be

elt or Allah. Those =ho beha@e i! this =ay !urture eeli!7s that border o! the idolatrous to=ard those =hom

they lo@e. Be3ause o this> they li@e i! 3o!sta!t a!Diety.

Emotio!alism is 3o!trary to reli7io!. The 9ur:a! bri!7s people the ability to obser@e e@e!ts ob;e3ti@ely

a!d i!terpret them lo7i3ally. Emotio!alism> o! the other ha!d> dista!3es people rom reality> pushes them i!to

illo7i3al thi!ki!7> a!d dire3ts i!to maki!7 =ro!7 de3isio!s. or people =ho 7rasp aith a!d the morality o the

9ur:a!> there is !o positi@e side to emotio!alism. They realize that this mi!dset dri@es people i!to sorro=>

disappoi!tme!t a!d harm. Be3ause o this> they permit !o su3h =eak!ess i! their hearts> either ope!ly or

se3retly.People o aith =ho are u!a=are that these aspe3ts o emotio!alism are 3o!trary to the 9ur:a! or =ho

pla3e !o importa!3e o! them may sho= =eak!ess i! this matter. Sometimes they merely keep it 3o!3ealed

i!side themsel@es> a!d other times let it ope!ly 3o!trol their beha@ior.

!e o its 3learest i!di3atio!s is a! u!3o!trollable te!de!3y to 3ry> rom sorro= o@er somethi!7 a perso!

3a!!ot 3ope =ith a!d rom ailure to submit =ith heartelt 3alm a!d 7ratii3atio! to =hate@er desti!y Allah has

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?!der the i!lue!3e o emotio!alism> these people ha@e a perma!e!tly sorro=ul appeara!3e. They =ill

dei!itely i!d somethi!7 i! e@ery e@e!t they eDperie!3e to upset a!d dis3omort them. Be3ause o this> they

li@e =ith a 3o!ti!ual te!de!3y to=ards =eepi!7> but a perso!:s tears should !ot be all that 3omes to mi!d.

Sometimes they 3ry =ith 7e!ui!e tears> but sometimes 7o o! =eepi!7 e@e! thou7h !ot sheddi!7 tears

physi3ally. This is the =aili!7 o the body. I! this spiritual state> a perso!:s eyes may moiste! sli7htly. A 3ertai!

pallor 3aused by sorro= sho=s itsel o! their a3es. There is !o stre!7th or lie i! their @oi3es. Their looks are

sti a!d 7rie@i!7. There is a hea@i!ess a!d =eari!ess about them> a!d a deep hopeless!ess pre@ails i! their

spee3h. Their bodies 3a!!ot perorm u!3tio!s as they should be3ause o i!te!se stress. or this reaso!> su3h

people suer !ot o!ly spiritual depressio! but serious physi3al problems as =ell. At times> =he! they are deep

i! this spiritual state> e@e! =ere the =orld:s 7reatest blessi!7s oered to them> they =ould be u!able to take a!y

pleasure rom them. 5o!e o them =ill be ee3ti@e i! res3ui!7 them rom their sorro=. hile they 3ould li@e i!

the 3alm a!d 3omort o aith a!d submissio!> they 3reate a =orld ull o pai! or themsel@es =ith their o=!

eorts.

I! the 9ur:a! Allah re@eals the ollo=i!7 =ith re7ard to u!belie@ers% :Let them la#gh little and weep

m#0h!!! : &Surat at#Ta=ba% *,.That is> 3ryi!7> 7rie@i!7 a!d eeli!7 sorro= are 3hara3teristi3 o u!belie@ers. I!the same =ay> @erses o the 9ur:a! ote! reer to the u!happi!ess a!d miserable state o u!belie@ers a!d the

trouble#illed li@es they lead. I! the 9ur:a!> the aithul are e!3oura7ed to be 3heerul al=ays a!d a 7reat ma!y

@erses 7i@e them 7ood !e=s about matters that =ill bri!7 them ;oy i! this =orld a!d the 1ereater. This bei!7

the 3ase> i a perso! =ho proesses aith is 3o!ti!ually illed =ith sorro= or is i! a spiritual state te!di!7 to=ards

the tearul> this i!di3ates that he is superi3ially e@aluati!7 a !umber o matters> i!3ludi!7 submissio! to Allah>

a!d is !ot i! a truly reli7ious state o mi!d.

or these reaso!s> a perso! =ho says he has aith should !ot re7ard 7rie@i!7 a!d bei!7 sorro=ul as

!ormal or a!y reaso!. Father tha! 7i@e =ay to su3h eeli!7s he should take reu7e i! Allah. 1e should !ot

re7ard li@i!7 a lie o su3h torme!t as !atural> =he! it is possible to be rie!ds =ith Allah a!d li@e i! tra! :They will say, 7O#r Lord, o#r misera+le destiny

oerpowered #s! We were misg#ided people! O#r Lord, remoe #s 2rom it< Then i2 we reert again, we

will de2initely +e wrongdoers: &Surat al#Mumi!u!% +)/#+)6,> =e should take =ar!i!7 rom the situatio! o

people> deeated by u!happi!ess i! the lie o this =orld> =ho e!ter the 1ereater i! a state o re7ret. e should

aim to attai! a true a!d u!shakable aith.

Irrita+ility and S#lA!other beha@ioral dee3t that 3auses people to suer sorro= is irritability. Irritable people may be3ome

oe!ded at a!y e@e!t they =it!ess or a!ythi!7 they hear u!der the i!lue!3e o the spiritual state they are i!>

e@e! thou7h there is !o ;ustii3atio! or su3h a rea3tio!. The =ords spoke! may ha@e !othi!7 to do =ith them.r be3ause o their irritability> su3h people may 3ompletely misu!dersta!d =hat is said to them. I!stead o

seei!7 the se!se i! =hat is said> they dra= totally u!=arra!ted 3o!3lusio!s a!d use these to uel their

rese!tme!t.

Those arou!d them 3a!!ot u!dersta!d =hy irritable people beha@e as they do be3ause they seldom say

ope!ly =hat they are @eDed about> =hat is upsetti!7 them. ther bysta!ders try @arious methods o =orki!7 out

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!e o the reaso!s or su3h people:s irritability is that they do !ot re7ard those arou!d them as rie!ds a!d

do !ot trust them. I!@ariably they i!terpret others: =ords a!d beha@ior as hostile. A!other reaso! is these

people:s la3k o tra!

they thi!k others may !oti3e it a!d thro= it up to them at a!y mome!t.

Allah tells us o this 3hara3teristi3 o hypo3riti3al people%

When yo# see them, their o#tward 2orm appeals to yo#, and i2 they spea yo# listen to what they

say! )#t they are lie propped3#p plans o2 wood! They imagine eery 0ry to +e against them! They are

the enemy, so +eware o2 them! 4ay Allah destroy them< How they are pererted< "S#rat al34#na2iD#n%

&'

Some people =ho do !ot really take oe!se deliberately beha@e as thou7h they did a!d rom this> try to

deri@e a! u!deser@ed ad@a!ta7e. By sulki!7> they =a!t to make the perso! they are speaki!7 =ith eel sorry a!d

ba3k do=!. Belie@ers do !ot stoop to su3h methods. I! the morality o the 9ur:a!> i the other perso! beha@es

i7!ora!tly> =ro!7ly or thou7htlessly> there is still !o reaso! or irritability or sulk% A belie@er k!o=s that e@ery

e@e!t> e@ery a3t a!d e@ery =ord has bee! 3reated a33ordi!7 to the desti!y predetermi!ed by Allah. Beha@i!7badly i! spite o this is a mistake 3ommitted a7ai!st Allah. I! additio!> the aithul k!o= that tolera!t> or7i@i!7

a!d ae3tio!ate beha@ior is !e3essary or Allah:s appro@al.

Allah i!di3ates the importa!3e o this i! the 9ur:a!%

The repayment o2 a +ad a0tion is one eD#ialent to it! )#t i2 someone pardons and p#ts things right,

his reward is with Allah! Certainly He does not loe wrongdoers! "S#rat ash3Sh#ra% &.'

Irritable people 3a!!ot be rie!ds =ith a!ybody. They 3a!!ot lo@e a!yo!e a!d 3a!!ot be lo@ed. They li@e

i! 3o!ti!ual trouble a!d sorro=. Be3ause they take e@erythi!7 amiss> they are al=ays lo!ely. It is @ery importa!t

or e@ery Muslim to a33ept that irritability a!d @eDatio! =ith others are !ot i! harmo!y =ith the morality o the

9ur:a!. A Muslim> e@e! =he! he is i! the ri7ht> speaks ope!ly to others about matters that upset him a!d i he

is i! the =ro!7> he 3orre3ts his beha@ior. I somebody else is beha@i!7 i!3orre3tly> he is !ot put out by that

perso!> but i!stead =ar!s him by remi!di!7 him o the @erses o the 9ur:a!.

Aoiding Tho#ghts A+o#t 4atters that 1estroyWorldly Am+ition0espite ha@i!7 aith> o!e importa!t reaso! =hy some are troubled at times is their 7reat desire or

=orldly 7oods a!d their relu3ta!3e to thi!k about matters that =ill remo@e this same desire.

rom the 9ur:a!> =e u!dersta!d that the sub;e3ts =hi3h trap people i! =orldly lie are al=ays the same.Amo!7 the most importa!t are the dri@e to a33umulate property> o!d!ess or o!e:s lie> the desire to 7ai!

presti7e a!d a@oid losi!7 respe3t i! the eyes o other people.

Allah tells us about people =ho are trapped i! =orldly ambitio! by these matters i! the ollo=i!7 @erse%

To manind, the loe o2 worldly appetites is painted in glowing 0olors% women and 0hildren, and

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=ith him 3a!!ot eel a passio! or a!ythi!7. 1e uses e@erythi!7 7e!erously i! the =ay Allah appro@es he

3o!3e!trates o! the eter!al lie o the 1ereater rather tha! the leeti!7 lie o this =orld a!d =orks to=ards this

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-! Remem+ering that there is no deity +#t AllahE@ery o33urre!3e i! the u!i@erse happe!s throu7h Allah:s po=er a!d =ill. There is !o po=er other tha!

Allah. I! the 9ur:a!> Allah re@eals this truth as ollo=s%

Allah, there is no deity +#t Him, the Liing, the Sel23S#staining! He is not s#+?e0t to drowsiness or

sleep! Eerything in the heaens and the Earth +elongs to Him! Who 0an inter0ede with Him e=0ept +y

His permission6 He nows what is +e2ore them and what is +ehind them +#t they 0annot grasp any o2 His

nowledge sae what He wills! His 8ootstool en0ompasses the heaens and the Earth, and their

preseration does not tire Him! He is the 4ost High, the 4agni2i0ent! "S#rat al3)aDara% -JJ'

0espite this a3t> the @ast ma;ority ail to belie@e i! Allah =ith a pure aith. As Allah tells us i! the @erse%

I2 yo# as them, :Who 0reated the heaens and the Earth6: they will say, :Allah!: Say% :So what

do yo# thin6 I2 Allah desires harm 2or me, 0an those yo# 0all #pon +esides Allah remoe His harm6 Or

i2 He desires mer0y 2or me, 0an they withhold His mer0y6: Say% :Allah is eno#gh 2or me! All those whotr#ly tr#st p#t their tr#st in Him!: "S#rat a3K#mar% G9'

Some a33ept the po=er o Allah> but also adopt deities other tha! 1im. But these deities that people eDalt

a!d =hose 7ood=ill they try to ear! are !othi!7 but 3reatio!s =hi3h ha@e !o po=er to do a!ythi!7 a!d 3a!!ot

e@e! bri!7 themsel@es a!y be!eit. I! the 9ur:a!> Allah tells the impote!3e o deities other tha! 1im as ollo=s%

)#t they hae adopted deities apart 2rom Him whi0h do not 0reate anything +#t are themseles

0reated! They hae no power to harm or help themseles! They hae no power oer death or li2e or

res#rre0tion! "S#rat al38#rDan% G'

Those yo# 0all on +esides Allah are serants ?#st lie yo#rseles! Call on them and let them respond

to yo# i2 yo# are telling the tr#th! "S#rat al3A7ra2% 5F&'

But keep i! mi!d that =he! asked> most people !e@er reer to these bei!7s they eDalt as deities a!d do !ot

a33ept that they re7ard them as su3h. 2et all their beha@iors re@eal that they do so. hile they !eed o!ly to ask

or help rom Allah a!d be 7rateul to 1im> these people seek help a!d assista!3e rom the alse deities they

belie@e to ha@e po=er. !e !eeds to ear o!ly 1im a!d seek o!ly 1is appro@al> but they set the 7ood=ill o

these alse deities abo@e 1is appro@al.

Some> o! the other ha!d> make deities o themsel@esas =e are told i! the @erse> :Hae yo# seen himwho has taen his whims and desires to +e his deity6 Will yo# then +e his g#ardian6: &Surat al#ur these people belie@e they are i!depe!de!t bei!7s.

Their a33omplishme!ts> they belie@e> are o their o=! maki!7> a!d their ailures are the result o their o=!

mistakes.

3ourse> this is the result o people:s ailure to appre3iate Allah:s po=er as they should. The a3t is that>

there is !o deity but Allah. As is the 3ase =ith e@ery o33urre!3e i! the u!i@erse> o!ly by Allah:s =ill a!d 1is


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order do these e@e!ts take pla3e. !ly Allah 3a! a!s=er people:s prayers> 7ra!t their aspiratio!s> ease their

troubles> bri!7 pea3e a!d se3urity to hearts a!d e!sure them beautiul li@es. As Allah tells us i! the 9ur:a!> :!!!

All might +elongs to Allah!!!: &Surah 2u!us% /8,.

Some people:s heedless!ess o! this sub;e3t pre@e!ts them rom li@i!7 the pea3e o aith as they should

a!d 3ause them trouble i! a !umber o =ays. rom others they eDpe3t lo@e> respe3t> ae3tio!> rie!dship> sel#

sa3rii3e> patie!3e> or7i@e!ess a!d ma!y other blessi!7s. ike=ise> they belie@e that they =ill a3hie@e them by

their o=! a3ts> eorts a!d their o=! =ill. 1o=e@er> o!ly Allah 3a! make a! i!di@idual be lo@ed> respe3ted a!d

admired. 5o matter ho= hard he tries> a perso! 3a! !e@er ae3t the hearts o others. Allah pla3es lo@e i! a

perso!:s heart as a blessi!7 resulti!7 rom his obser@a!3e o the morality o the 9ur:a!. ike=ise> !o o!e 3a!

3reate lo@e or a!other i! his o=! heart. It is Allah ho 7i@es him this emotio!. hate@er people a3 e@erythi!7 is easy. The 9ur:a! i!orms him o all the deeds

to =hi3h he should 3o!orm> a!d =hi3h he should a@oid> duri!7 his lie. hat others thi!k a!d ho= they beha@e

to=ards him is o !o importa!3e. As lo!7 as he 3o!orms to Allah:s =ill> a si!3ere Muslim li@es i! the hope o

i!di!7 sal@atio! both i! this =orld a!d the !eDt. Co!se he li@es out a ar more tra! simple a!d

beautiul lie tha! those =ho eel 3ompelled to ;ud7e themsel@es a7ai!st those arou!d them a!d seek theappro@al o others.

Allah des3ribes the situatio! o people =ho seek the appro@al o others i! this @erse% :4ost o2 them do

not +eliee in Allah witho#t asso0iating others with Him: &Surah 2usu% +)/,. or this reaso!> =ithout

eD3epti!7 himsel> e@eryo!e should thi!k 3areully o! the sub;e3t o idolatry a!d re7ulate his belies a!d his lie

a33ordi!7 to this truth. As Allah tells us%


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Allah does not 2orgie anything +eing asso0iated with Him, +#t He 2orgies whoeer He wills 2or

anything other than that! Anyone who asso0iates something with Allah has 0ommitted a terri+le 0rime!

"S#rat an3Nisa7% &9'

E@erybody should take a =ar!i!7 rom this importa!t truth =hi3h Allah re@eals to us i! the @erse%

That is part o2 the wisdom yo#r Lord has reealed to yo#! 1o not set #p another deity together with

Allah and so +e thrown into Hell, +lamed and drien o#t! "S#rat al3Isra7% GF'

Con0l#sion

I! this se3tio!> you ha@e see! the @arious reaso!s behi!d the se3ret sorro=s that people suer. I! times o

trouble> true aith !e@er 3reates eeli!7s o distress or hopeless!ess. I a perso! su33umbs to su3h eeli!7s> he

irst !eeds to re3o!sider his aith a!d remi!d himsel o the @erses o the 9ur:a! a!d o the a3ts i! the li7ht o

the 9ur:a!. ther=ise> !o matter ho= mu3h o!e 3laims to ha@e aith i! Allah> he =ill dei!itely suer u!less he

li@es as aith re

the hearts o those =ho do !ot li@e by the reli7io! are al=ays troubled%

When Allah desires to g#ide someone, He e=pands his +reast to Islam! When He desires to misg#ide

someone, He maes his +reast narrow and 0onstri0ted as i2 h

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