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LIVING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE QUR'AN

prehensible and straightforward to anyone, rich or poor, employer
or employee, manager or official, teacher or student, city-dweller or
countryman alike... Without doubt this would be the greatest, hap-
piest news you have ever heard in your entire life.

This guide, which helps people make sense of themselves and others
around them as well as their lives and experiences in the most accu-
rate way possible and helps them find the most beautiful of paths,
is the Qur’an. God created humankind in the manner that they can
live in constant touch with the Qur’an. Contrary to what many peo-
ple think, the Qur’an is not a book that defines only what forms of

worships to practice. It encompasses all aspects of life in its entirety.
It is the most reliable source that people of all ages and standings
can turn to regarding every moment of their lives. It is the book to
be outright referred to by a student who is late to an exam, an
employee who has just been promoted, an entrepreneur whose
investment resulted in bankruptcy, a contestant who has come in
first in a competition, a mother who is having a hard time relating
to her children at home, a rich businessman attending an important
meeting. Just like bread and water, the Qur’an, too, is a blessing Mus-

lims must have with them at all times.
Only through complete adherence to the Qur’an can a person think
clearly, make accurate judgments and take good actions. On the
other hand, moving away from the Qur’an only renders one’s life
more complicated. The more people adhere to the Qur’an, the more
temperate and peaceful they become. And the more they move away
from the Qur’an, the more rocky and unsteady their journey in life

becomes, rendering both their minds and souls volatile. Neverthe-
less, the majority of Muslims either have not read the Qur’an or

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