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THE ALLIANCE OF THE GOOD

(an-nafs), such people adopt an aggressive attitude and
attempt to hurt him both physically and verbally.
One of the terms most frequently used by the evil in their
attack on the good is that of "insanity". As is stated in the
Qur'an, many true servants of God were accused of being

insane. No doubt, the accusers were very well aware that
these people were by no means lacking in reason. On the
contrary, they knew very well that everyone of them was a
highly intelligent person with high morals. Yet, as mentioned
earlier, the intention of the accusers is to shatter the
credibility of the good in the eyes of society. The Qur'an also
informs us that throughout history, the prophets and the
righteous have been accused of insanity:
'He is nothing but a man possessed so wait a while and
see what happens to him.' He (Noah) said, 'My Lord,
help me because of their calling me a liar!' (Surat al-
Muminun: 25-26)
The ruling circle of those of his people who were
disbelieving said, 'We consider you a fool and think you
are a liar.' He (Hud) said, 'My people, I am by no means
a fool, but rather am a Messenger from the Lord of all
the worlds, transmitting my Lord's Message to you, and

I am a faithful counsellor to you.' (Surat al-A'raf: 66-68)
Other offensive methods disbelievers employ to
humiliate the good is to insult them and call them and their
associates foolish, weak and shallow-minded, so as to
portray them as ordinary, simple and even unimportant.
These words, repeated by the evil throughout history, are
related in the verses of the Qur'an. Some of those are as
follows: