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refuse to accept it. For this reason, only a few of them who have,
by Allah's leave, the intelligence to transcend their society's strong
allures and the will to practice what they have learned will believe
in and follow the Messengers. For this reason, in the Qur'an they
are called "believers" (mu'minun).
Believers are very special individuals. Their attitudes toward

the world and their reactions to events are very different from that
of their contemporaries. They do not direct their lives according to
their society's guidelines; rather, they take their cue from Allah's
revelation and His Messenger's teachings and behavior. By doing
so, they acquire an outstanding moral character that stands in
stark contrast to that of the people around them. They are
respectful of, as well as loving and loyal to, the Messenger. Their
moral qualities, attachment to Allah, and behavior toward the
Messengers are related in detail in the Qur'an.
Another characteristic belonging to this group of people is
revealed in the Qur'an in its account of the Prophet Moses (as) and
the Companions of the Cave. The following is revealed in the
Qur'an about those who believed in the Prophet Moses (as):

No one believed in Moses except for some scions of his people,
out of fear that Pharaoh and the elders would persecute them.
Pharaoh was high and mighty in the land. He was one of the
profligate. (Surah Yunus, 83)
Here, Allah reveals that those who followed the Prophet Moses
(as) were young. The great majority of the Companions alongside
our Prophet (saas) consisted of young people, and these blessed

young people followed the Prophet Muhammad (saas) despite all
the pressure from their polytheist relatives and families and lived
alongside him. The believers mentioned in Surat al-Kahf are also