Page 125 - Communication and Argument in the Qur'an

THE ATTEMPT

TO INCITE ARGUMENT

AMONG BELIEVERS

Believers take pleasure in conversation because Allah
created it in their nature. While talking among themselves,
they always mention Allah, exalt His glory, and seek ways
to draw closer to Him. So, any argument goes against reli-
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with one another in this way. If a difference of opinion aris-
es, they consult with each other to reach the best solution.
Believers do not try to assert their own egos over other
believers. Nor are they arrogant, for they do not blindly
insist on a particular idea just because it is their own. In a
society made up of such people, argument can find no
place to break out.
Therefore, an occasion for argument can only come
from outside. There are two possible outside sources here.
First, one or several believers may grow careless and dis-
tance themselves from the Qur’an’s morality, even if only
for a little while. In this case, former non-Islamic traits
begin to reemerge and, by satan’s wiles, an occasion for
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