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Mankind! We created you from a male and female, and made you into
peoples and tribes so that you might come to know each other. The no-
blest among you in Allah’s Sight is the one of you who best performs
his duty. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Aware. (Surat al-Hujurat: 13)
Children of Adam! We have sent down clothing to you to conceal
your private parts, and fine apparel, but the garment of heedful-
ness–that is best! That is one of Allah’s signs, so that hopefully you
will pay heed… (Surat al-A‘raf: 26)
In another verse Allah says: “...Whatever good you do, Allah
knows it. Take provision; but the best provision is fear of Allah. So
have fear of Me, people of intelligence!” (Surat al-Baqara: 197), thus
stating that the most important quality of man is the fear of Allah.
People must therefore aim to acquire this “fear of Allah” which will
make them precious in life as well as in the hereafter and give them su-

premacy, instead of seeking worldly values like wealth and property,
status or fame.
Allah reveals in another verse that seeking Allah’s good pleasure is
more rewarding than seeking the status among certain people that
comes with wealth:
Do not covet what Allah has given to some of you in preference to
others – men have a portion of what they acquire and women have a
portion of what they acquire; but ask Allah for His bounty. Allah has
knowledge of all things. (Surat an-Nisa’: 32)
All these verses make it clear that seeking supremacy based on gen-
der, physical power or any other value recognized by ignorance is a
great mistake. Allah reveals that the only supremacy is to be found in
faith and fear of Allah.

Allah reminds people with the following verse that for men and
women alike, what will make them truly superior and honorable is to
live by Allah’s prescribed morality:

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)