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The Unhappiness of the Society of the Ignorant

sires and their plans for the future. Some say they have work which
needs doing, some that they have no time and some that they will
catch up with their worship when they get older.
Someone who knows that Allah surrounds everything, includ-
ing himself, that He sees and hears everything and witnesses what is
going through his mind when he makes an excuse never indulges in
such behavior. He is aware of what torment awaits him if he acts in
this way and that deception will bring him no advantage in this
world or the next.
It is Allah's promise that people who are sincere towards Him
and comply with His instructions and prohibitions to the letter will
be brought together as his faithful servants and will live together in
the finest possible way in the comfort, beauty and tranquility which
their sincerity merits. This as a re w a rd and a very special blessing
for Allah's sincere followers in this world and the next. What a per-
son needs to do is to show gratitude to Allah for the beautiful sur-
roundings in which he finds himself.

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