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A study that examines and  God, in the Qur'an, calls the
                           seeks to remind us of the  culture of people who are not
                           basic moral principles of the  subject to the religion of God
                           Qur'an, particularly those  "ignorance."  The purpose of
                           that are most likely to be for-  this book is to take this compar-
                           gotten or neglected at times.  ison further, displaying the ex-
                           This book is also available in  tent  of  the  "crude
                           Bengoli.               understanding" of ignorant so-
                                                  cieties.













                           That people do not adopt the  The adjective "perfected"
                           moral values of the Qur'an  (kamil) carries the meaning in-
                           and submit to God underlie  clusive, entire and complete.
                           the personal and social de-  The "perfected faith" discussed
                           pression, pain, fears and lack  in this book represents the
                           of confidence that is widely  highest level of maturity and
                           experienced today. This book  depth of faith a person can
                           explains the detriments that  ever attain.
                           disbelief gives to people.











                            A believer who decides to live  The concept of patience re-
                            for the cause of God must  lated in the Qur'an differs
                            abandon all the idols of the so-  greatly from patience as
                            ciety of ignorance. Devoted to  perceived by people of igno-
                            Allah is a summons to over-  rance. The purpose of this
                            throw these idols for good.  book is to define this supe-
                                                   rior moral attribute with ref-
                                                   erences from the Qur'an.
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