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Harun Yahya

know their ideas and demands. They never openly say, "I am worth
more than that," or "I want to be loved more than anyone else, I want
people to think that I'm better than everyone." And even if they are
questioned, they deny they think such things and protest with all
their might. They say that there is definitely no arrogance in their
hearts; that they do recognize their many shortcomings and know
they have made many mistakes, and so they don't believe they de-
serve the privilege of being loved. But their defense is not sincere,
since in their heart of hearts, they believe just the opposite. With the
methods that satan has taught them, they express what they really
believe with a secret language. With these denials, they secretly ex-
pect that they will make themselves appear sincere, and make others
believe their real opinions and desires. Indeed, they confirm what
they had denied with the discontent on their faces and their con-
trary, uninterested, cold, and officious behavior.
Believers are aware of what these people really think, and that
they desire to get what they want through these satanic methods.
But only a morality based in the Qur'an can counter their behavior.
Praising and extolling someone caught up in his own self-impor-
tance, behaving toward him as if he had a fine moral character will

only feed his arrogance and do him more harm than good. For this
reason, instead of approaching such person with undeserved love,
believers give him sincere advice and urge him to live by the moral
teachings of the Qur'an. Actually, this is one of the greatest demon-
strations of love for anyone who sincerely believes in Allah and de-
sires to attain the good life of the Garden. Those under satan's
influence cannot appreciate this and they may behave even more
negatively, thinking that they have not received the attention they
deserve.

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