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DEVOTED TO ALLAH

conduct in the light of this reality which has become ap-
parent to them. Others, , by means of contrast , are either
those who deny Allah, or, as is similar to the case of the
people depicted in the above verse, those who do not per-
form their duty to Allah, despite their acceptance of His
existence.
Throughout their lives, such people foolishly remain
entirely oblivious of Allah, the Creator of man. He to
Whom they owe their life and how and why they were
granted a lifetime on earth are questions with which they
illogically do not care to concern themselves with. They
envision a kind of life entirely separate from Allah and
His religion due to a rationale of their own making.
However, the following comparison in the Qur’an makes
it clear that such a life rests upon vain and rotten founda-
tions and is doomed to destruction:
Who is better: someone who founds his building on
fear of Allah and His approval; or someone who
founds his building on the brink of a crumbling
precipice, so that it collapses with him into the Fire of
Hell? Allah does not love wrongdoers. (Surat at
Tawba: 109)
As also stated in the above verse, the lives of those
who lack faith, as described in the Qur’an, are founded on
the brink of a “crumbling precipice.” The major goal to
which unbelievers are committed is the attainment of hap-
piness and peace “in this world.” In this sense, what some
most want is to become rich. They do their best to achieve
this goal, making all-out physical and mental efforts. For
others, on the other hand, becoming a respected and well-

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