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anyone to claim that it is hard to practise religion and
to put this forward as a reason for defaulting. He can
deceive no one with such an explanation but himself.

24 No Love for the Unbelievers

In order to live by the morals of the Qur’an, one
should completely renounce the culture and moral
values of the profane society. One of the first things to
be abnegated is the understanding of love in a
profane society.

In a profane society, all relations and love are
based on selfish interests. One person gets along with
another well only if there is some benefit to be gained
from him or if he is being taken care of by the other or
at least is being well-treated by him. Another
measure is the family tie. People love others just
because they are from the same family; or from the
same dynasty, or from the same society, or sometimes
even from the same nation.
However, these are not the criteria for the
believers. Because believers love Allah more than
anything or anyone.

“There are some among men who take for
themselvesobjects of worship besides Allah, whom they

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