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tioning one another. One group will say, "You
used to come at us from a position of power." The
others will say, "The truth is that you were not
believers. We had no authority over you. Rather
you were unbridled people. Our Lord's Word has
been carried out against us, that we would taste
it. We misled you and we were ourselves misled."
On that Day they will be partners in the punish-
ment… (Qur'an, 37: 25-33)
All this information gives us a clear picture. The true na-
ture of the clan is based upon the subconscious instinct of
self-preservation. Their degree of response to this instinct is
in direct relation to the seriousness of their crimes. Therefore,

their defence is often aggressive and can involve lies, slander,
and smear-campaigns against their enemies.

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ne of the most characteristic attributes of the clan
members is the constant fear they live in. We have
O mentioned in previous chapters that clan members
are afraid of being exposed, that their interests may be dam-
aged, that events can suddenly turn against them or that they
will have to change their immoral lifestyles. They live under
the threat of their immoral activities and crimes being discov-
ered and this fear results in a schizophrenic state of mind. In
order to comprehend this state of mind better, we can cate-
gorise their fears as follows:
1- One of the best-known fears of the clan members is
that of losing their place in the clan and thus being faced with