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The Intricacies of the Evil's Alliance

The Wicked Employ All Their Resources

Against the Good

Among the most recognised characteristics of
disbelievers are greed and selfishness. Particularly, they
avoid spending their money for a good cause. They are often
reluctant to give away even a portion of their money and
property to earn the good pleasure of God. However, when
they are called to evil, they never avoid spending of what
they have. Furthermore, each group within the alliance of
evil competes with the others in inflicting the most harm on
the good. They motivate those who may be slow or perhaps
hesitant in hatching plots against the good, and make sure
they spend as much energy as possible towards this cause.
These people, who never attempt to engage in anything
good, strive to their utmost when it comes to something bad.
God informs us in the following verse that they do not
hesitate to spend their wealth for evil:
Those who are disbelieving spend their wealth barring
access to the Way of God. They will spend it; then they
will regret it; then they will be overthrown. Those who
are disbelieving will be gathered into Hell. (Surat al-
Anfal: 36)

They Threaten the Good and Try To
Intimidate Them

The evil alliance resort to threat and intimidation against
the righteous, and thus, by frightening them, try to lead them
astray of the right way. This method, frequently used against
the good in the past, is being used likewise in our day. The