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THE ALLIANCE OF THE GOOD

are, as well as their attributes, lifestyles, mindset and outlook
on life and other people. A person who is sincerely in pursuit
of goodness should first identify the attributes of the good in
the Qur'an, and accordingly, search for these features in those

surrounding him. The same thing also applies in identifying
the evil. Some of the attributes of the evil of which God
makes clear in the Qur'an are as follows:
Sinful
Consumes ill-gotten gains
Associates partners with God
Disrespectful and disloyal to parents
Readily kills an innocent person for personal gains
Enjoins evil
Hinders from good
Greedy
Rarely ever remembers God
Despicable
Slanderer
Perpetrator of calumnies
Forbidder of good

Transgressing beyond bounds
Violent-cruel when God's verses are recited, or
interrupts discussions of religion saying "(These are) the
myths of the ancient peoples"
Murders people for a small piece of land or source of
water, drives away children, the elderly, and women and
men out of their land, subjects them to torture and keeps
silent about those who commit all such cruelty
Believes in some parts of the Qur'an and disbelieves
the rest