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How Do They Aim to Demoralize Muslims?

have made proper preparations for it..." (Surat at-Tawba, 46), these
people, whose real intention was to avoid struggle, intended to sug-
gest that there was no such situation that demanded preparation, in
order both to break believers' morale and to render them vulnerable.
Taking precautionary measures and being prepared for every sort
of condition is one of the attributes unique to believers. Because, when
they approach any task, they consider all possibilities likely to cause
them harm, either to themselves and to their communities, and con-
sider all necessary precautions, without procrastinating to implement
them. Those who attempt to demoralize the Muslims, however, try to
hinder the believers from taking these precautions, by misleading
them or influencing them by their corrupted mentalities. One method
they may employ is to present some who have not sincerely embraced
the morality of religion as trustworthy, and thus, expose the believers
to compromising situations.
According to the corrupt beliefs of the passive, one can be re-
garded as a believer merely for saying, "I believe." This is, however, in-
correct. Surely, such a phrase is significant, but it has also to be
reinforced by one's outlook and behavior, as it is necessary that his
words be sincere. In a verse in reference to desert Arabs, "… You do
not believe. Say rather, "We have become Muslim," for belief has
not yet entered into your hearts." (Surat al-Hujurat, 14), our Lord in-
dicates that one cannot embrace faith only by saying, "I believe."
Furthermore, Allah states that He will surely test the believers, and
that they would not be let off so easily as to just say "We believe":
Do people imagine that they will be left to say, "We believe,"
and will not be tested? (Surat al-‘Ankabut, 2)
A sincere believer reveals his piety and the profoundness of his
faith though his careful attention to what is lawful and unlawful, as
prescribed by the religion, his obedience to all commands related in
the Qur'an, his commitment, patience, trust and submission to Allah,

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