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Say: "My Lord, I seek refuge with You from the goadings of the
devils, and I seek refuge with You, my Lord, from their
presence." (Surat al-Mu'minun, 97-98)

Unceasing adherence to a steadfast morality

Allah has placed upon everybody the responsibility for heeding
the Qur'an and living out its superior morality. Thus, on the Day of
Judgment people will be asked if they have followed the Qur'an's
morality or not. Everyone who has ever lived, and who will ever live,
has been advised of this truth and invited to conform to the morality
that pleases Allah. But the only people who heed this call are those
who have faith.

In those communities that are far from religion, some people may
live out certain aspects of the Qur'an's morality, such as being self-
sacrificing, kindhearted, merciful, just, and benevolent. But no matter
how moral they claim to be, there will be moments when they display
impatience. For example, a person may be late for an important
business meeting for a variety of reasons, and then get caught in a
traffic jam while trying to reach the meeting place. He might not be
able to call his office in time to let them know that he will be late, and
he might have missed the meeting by the time he finally arrives. Thus
he might respond angrily or just glare and remain silent if someone
else asks him a question at that very time. Even though the person in
question might consider himself helpful and understanding, in such
circumstances he shows that this is not the case all the time by saying

that "his patience has run out."
People who do not live the Qur'an's morality are often plunged
into unnecessary anger when confronted with certain events. For
example, a secretary may forget to send a very important message, a