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THE SILENT LANGUAGE OF EVIL

how often it was expressed, or how enthusiastically or reservedly.
For believers, love is something that attends a good moral character.
The fact that a believer always shows love first, always pays compli-
ments, is generous and enthusiastic all indicate his fear of Allah, his
belief in the next life and his faith. For this reason, he never keeps an
account of these things. Even if another shows him no love at all, be-
cause of his faith, he is secure in the knowledge that he is surely
loved by other believers.

They claim that they have not received the love
they deserve
No matter how much someone loves them, those under satan's
influence are characteristically unhappy and think that this love is
not enough. Usually, because their lower selves desire to be impor-
tant, they demand far more love, attention and interest than they de-
serve. They always think they deserve more, and this expectation
makes them miserable. But they never consider whether or not they
are worthy of this love.
Believers act according to the moral teachings of the Qur'an
and, for this reason, they treat others with love and compassion, de-
spite their errors and shortcomings, so that they can urge them to
live good moral lives. Those under satan's influence cannot recog-

nize a believer's purpose, nor appreciate that the interest and con-
cern that believers show them stem from their superior moral
character. They think that they are worthy and deserve this interest.
This situation sometimes reaches the point where these people, in
their desire to be important, believe they are perfect and want to be
loved more than anyone else. They disparage any kind of love that
they think is insufficient.
But, again using satan's methods, they want to make others
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