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DEVOTED TO ALLAH

gers have been accused of “bewitching and deceiving” the
believers around them:
They said, “These two magicians (Moses and Aaron)
desire by their magic to expel you from your land and
abolish your most excellent way of life.” (Surah Ta Ha:
63)
… The disbelievers say, “This is a lying magician.”
(Surah Sad: 4)
The main ambition of those who slander Muslims is to
present an image of a Muslim who has the same vices that
they themselves display. This went to such great lengths
that they dared to call the noble Prophet Noah (as) as a
liar: “He is an insolent liar!” (Surat al-Qamar: 25). By say-
ing this they proved that they are indeed the liars them-
selves.
Another slander that believers are very often exposed
to is that of “insanity.” In fact, disbelievers’ failure to
grasp one important rationale of believers accounts for
this slander. Having no concept of “earning the approval
of Allah,” disbelievers have difficulty in understanding
the acts of believers that are aimed at this goal alone. Due
to their distorted perspective, they fail to comprehend
why believers, who obviously pursue no interests of their
own for the services they render, devote their lives to
Allah. According to their superstitious point of view, such
an idealistic attitude can be nothing but “insanity.”
Throughout history, they have often employed this slan-
der. As Allah reveals in the Qur’an of the Prophet Moses
(as), Pharaoh said: “This Messenger, who has been sent to

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