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Who Are The Real Good and The Real Evil?

As these verses also inform, such people maintain that
they are rightful, honest and virtuous, and frequently
condemn the immoral behaviour of others around them and
warn them otherwise. However, they are actually the ones
who spread mischief on earth, who do wrong secretly and

deviously, who create conflict and stir up enmity among
people. For this reason, in our criterion to establish the good
and the evil, we should pay attention that people's acts match
their words. The Prophet Muhammad's (peace be upon him)
following words explain this very well:
Actions are only by intentions, and every man has only that which
he intended. Whoever's emigration is for God and His Messenger
then his emigration is for God and His Messenger. Whoever's
emigration is for some worldly gain which he can acquire or a
woman he will marry then his emigration is for that for which he
emigrated. 1

For instance, one would naturally raise doubts about the
sincerity of a person who claims to be a Muslim if he were to
wage a covert struggle against Muslims. If a person, for
instance, who claims that he attaches much importance to
moral values, and looks for honesty and sincerity in people,
advocates indecent people known for their immorality, and
presents them as respectable people who have
unimpeachable attributes, then this would cast doubts on
such a person's sincerity. Rather, the actual purpose of those
who associate the concept of immorality with "courage",
"modernism", "elitism" and "freedom" is evident. They tempt
people with such terms to make them see immorality as a
virtue and to indulge in degeneracy.
In the Qur'an, God makes plain who the good and the evil