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THE ALLIANCE OF THE GOOD

efforts do not require great sacrifices. Some of them may even
be aware that with such charity work, they can ingratiate
themselves to people surrounding them, wanting to be
admired for their efforts. Ultimately, another motivation for

their interest in such charity work may be to ease their
conscience.
However, the purpose of the "good", who are the subject
of this book, is loftier and more noble. The "alliance of the
good", formed by people committed unconditionally to
remain among the good and offer complete support to this
end, acquires immense strength and brings forth
unprecedented results in the shortest possible time. Grudge,
hatred, mercilessness, insincerity, lying, injustice, penetrating
into the societies of the world today, can only be removed by
the "alliance of the good". Only people with high morals can
stop the harm such corruption brings to the world.
None of these goals should seem remote, imaginary or
unattainable to the reader. As you read, you will also
acknowledge that joining with the "alliance of the good" is
amenable to anyone. Be they a housewife, a high school

student, a tradesman, or a professor, every conscientious
person living by moral principles and committed to the
dissemination of such values in society is capable of
associating with the good. For this end, you must set aside
your prejudices, presuppositions, and the ideas of right and
wrong you have acquired earlier in life. The next step will be
to look around you to identify the true good and the true evil.
In the process, you will have to adopt a single criterion: the
Qur'an, the only guide sent to mankind by God. That is
because, only God knows who are the truly good or the truly