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Bigotry:
The Dark Danger
According to the Qur'an Grief and Unhappiness Are
Attributes of Unbelievers Alone
Let them laugh little and weep much, in repayment for
what they have earned. (Qur'an, 11:82)
They will say, "Our Lord, our wretchedness overcame
us. We were misguided people." (Qur'an, 23:106)
As we can see, unhappiness is equated with the unbelievers in
the Qur'an. In the hereafter these people will blame their misguid-
ance on "their wretchedness overcoming them." Therefore, unhappi-
ness is not something that God desires. Unhappiness is equated with
the unbelievers in the Qur'an, and joy is equated with the believers.
In other verses, God reveals that there will be people who spurn
the advice of the Qur'an because of their unhappiness:
He who has fear will be reminded; but the most miser-
able will shun it, (Qur'an, 87:10-11)
Almighty God has prohibited sorrow to all Muslims:
Do not give up and do not grieve. You shall be upper-
most if you are believers. (Qur'an, 3:139)
Fanatics try to invalidate these verses of God on the basis of fab-
ricated hadiths. They regard Muslims as suited to the unhappiness
that God equates with the unbelievers. They seek to destroy joy, the
greatest need of the soul and body. This is not something that God
desires, however. God has created paradise as an abode of joy.
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