Page 52 - Passivity in Religion

The Characteristics

of the Passive

They Are Passive in the Exercise
of Their Discernment

One of the main characteristics of the Muslims is that they
possess the power of discernment. This quality is different from
intelligence, in that only sincere believers have the ability to con-
clude appropriate decisions based on the Qur'an. But, the passive
have no such ability of discernment, no matter how hard they
may try to pretend to such a quality, for their understanding of
morality is far removed from the teachings of the Qur'an.
From their behavior one can see that most of them are in con-
fusion, and that clearly they cannot understand the significance
of outcomes as one sound in reason. When confronted by some-
thing that has happened, they draw very different conclusions
than would a Muslim, whose understanding is shaped by his
knowledge of the Qur'an. Unlike the sincere believers, they do
not have clear consciousness and, therefore, do not possess the
power of discernment to determine the meaning of that which
happens with reference to the Qur'an.
One of the clearest indications of those who are passive is the
empty, dull and vague expressions they often have on their faces.

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